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MPC Synergy Real Estate AG plans to invest about $1 billion (Rs4,000 crore) in the Indian real estate market over the next 18 months, reflecting the continued interest of overseas investors in India.

The company, a joint venture between Germany’s MPC Capital AG and Switzerland-based Synergy Asset Management SA (both companies are in the asset management business), expects a return of around 15% from its India investments, compared with the 5-6% return it typically earns in mature markets.

“We are investing in the Indian real estate market because we see incredible demand here,” said Alex Schroeder, chief executive officer, MPC Capital. “There might be a lull now. But the market is huge, considering that the housing shortfall is 28 million units,” he added.

MPC Synergy will raise money from retail investors in Europe and launch closed-ended funds for its projects. It recently launched its first real estate fund, with a corpus of $200 million, to invest in three residential projects being developed by Delhi-based Akme Projects Ltd.

Akme is promoted by Anil Nanda, the former vice-chairman of Escorts Ltd. Nanda said MPC Synergy’s investment would cover the capital costs of the three projects.

MPC Synergy is also looking at investing in malls, hotels, hospitals and schools. It plans to invest $400 million in malls, and is in discussions with two developers to invest in their mall projects, according to Jay Oberai, managing director, Synergy Asset Management. He declined to name the developers. “We are also looking at buying one or two malls, which are generating good revenues,” Oberai added. MPC Synergy has a similar $400 million investment planned for hotels in new projects across categories (three-, four- and five-star) in Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Agra, Udaipur and Jaipur. “We are in talks with two hotel players, out of which one is an international hotel chain,” said Oberai.


Source: Livemint.com

puni

Well upon speaking to them, they say they plan over 3000 condos in Ludhiana, Bangalore and Chandigarh.
I know who might be developing it as well but if they say they don't want to name then, then okay. I think its freely available in their India Funds DVD (entirely in German).
Expected return, they say on their site is 134% in 4 years.
Investment begins in a month.
Okay, perhaps not freely available. I may have misunderstood.

akmeballetresident

Pls read below article that indicate mis deeds of AKME Projects Limited. News clipping & Articles appeared on TV, Times of India, Bangalore and The Hindu, Bangalore edition sometime ago.

http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/31/stories/2008083157960300.htm[/URL

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/C...ow/3427071.cms
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=KeYQEK5_7Cs
http://www.mouthshut.com/review/AKME-149307-1.html

AKME Projects Limited is promoting another project in Bangalore (AKME ENCORE, whitefield) & a few in North of India. Big name (they think!!) with hopless Deliverables. They are a bunch of useless & un-professional crooks in simple words....


They have been cheating residents by NOT provided AGREED UPON & PAID for facilities like Club House, Gym, Grocery & Amenities store, Return of corpus amount additionally taken for maintanance (~ Rs 8 crores)Tennis Court, Khata Transfer facility, etc to name a few. Infact the project has delayted for more than 2 years & AKME is least botherd to complete & get out of the scene, royally using funds & providing absolutely pathetic facilities that their chairman (Anil Nanda, earstwhile Escorts) & Ex Director Sonal Anand

A disgusted AKME Ballet Resident Bangalore

ramarao

how can they survive in this present market?

ramarao

That's very good news for the market

ramarao

where are they investing?