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Embassy Office Parks REIT on Monday said it has committed over Rs 300 crore for ongoing green initiatives across its commercial projects. In a regulatory filing, Embassy REIT informed that the company has "committed over Rs 300 crore to its ESG (environmental, social, and governance) programme across its 43.6 million square feet pan-India portfolio". Embassy REIT said it has recently commissioned the first phase of its 20 MW solar rooftop project. This project aims to generate 30 million units of solar power, offsetting around 25,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. As part of its 2040 net zero carbon operations goal, Embassy REIT aims to achieve 75 per cent renewable energy usage by 2025. Apart from the existing 100 MW solar plant, the REIT strategically plans to more than double its current 120 MW onsite and offsite renewable energy capacity by installing new solar plants across Bengaluru and NCR. This renewable energy capacity enhancement will be through additional capital investments
Realty firm Embassy Property Developments Pvt Ltd has sold 4.2 crore shares in Embassy Office Parks REIT to Bain Capital for Rs 1,250-1,300 crore to pare debt. Bengaluru-based Embassy Group has entered into a strategic sale of a certain portion of its shareholding in Embassy Office Parks REIT to Bain Capital, according to a company statement. The company did not disclose any further details. Sources said Embassy Group, who is one of the sponsors of Embassy REIT, has sold around 4.2 crore shares to Bain Capital through block deal for around Rs 1,250-1,300 crore. Embassy Group's stake in Embassy REIT has come down to 8 per cent after this share sale from 12 per cent earlier, sources said. Share price of Embassy REIT closed at Rs 301.38 per share on the BSE. The Group will utilise the amount to reduce its debt. Embassy Group aims to reduce overall debt by approximately 30 per cent before 30th June 2023. "As sponsor of Embassy REIT, the Embassy Group reiterates its commitment to th
Embassy Office Parks REIT will invest around Rs 2,200 crore in the next four years to develop premium workspaces as it sees tremendous growth potential in office market despite global recessionary concerns, its CEO Vikaash Khdloya said. In an interview with PTI, he said the office demand in India would remain strong as large global companies want to open offices in India because of the huge availability of a cost-efficient talent pool and cheap rentals for premium workspaces. This trend would only strengthen amid global recessionary fears, which will lead to increased outsourcing of work to India, Khdloya said. Bengaluru, which is its core market with a significant presence, is leading the resurgence of India's office market that suffered a setback during the COVID pandemic, he added. Embassy Office Parks REIT is India's first Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sponsored by global investment firm Blackstone and Bengaluru-based realty firm Embassy group. It has a completed portfoli
American Balanced Fund on Thursday offloaded 2.9 crore shares of real estate investment trust Embassy Office Parks REIT for Rs 1,046 crore through an open market transaction. According to the bulk deal data available with BSE, American Balanced Fund sold 2,92,62,468 shares of the company. The shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 357.61 apiece, taking the transaction size to Rs 1,046.45 crore. Meanwhile, ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund picked up the shares of the company. Shares of Embassy Office Parks REIT closed 3.56 per cent lower at Rs 360.94 on BSE on Thursday.
Embassy Office Parks REIT will raise up to Rs 300 crore through issue of non-convertible debentures. The company did not disclose where the funds will be utilised. In a regulatory filing, the company informed that the board of Embassy Office Parks Management Services Pvt Ltd, the manager to Embassy Office Parks REIT, had in November last year approved the raising of debt, including the issue of non-convertible debentures, for an aggregate amount up to Rs 3,641.1 crore in one or more tranches. Out of this, Rs 2,600 crore was raised earlier as REIT NCD Series-III. On Thursday, the debenture committee of the board of directors of the manager, has approved the further issuance of 3,000 listed, rated, secured, redeemable, transferable, rupee denominated non-convertible debentures of face value of Rs 10,00,000 each, aggregating up to Rs 300 crore by Embassy REIT on a private placement basis. In January this year, Embassy REIT had raised Rs 2,600 crore through issue of non-convertible ..