To proceed with its proposed bond, Macrotech will first have to raise about $118 million and deposit the proceeds in an escrow account, which is a condition precedent
Lodha Developers' M P Lodha and family has been named India's richest real estate entrepreneur with a wealth of Rs 31,960 crore followed by DLF's Rajiv Singh and Embassy group founder Jitendra Virwani in the second and third position respectively, according to a report. Hurun Report and GROHE India on Monday released the third edition of GROHE Hurun India Real Estate Rich List 2019' featuring the richest real estate entrepreneurs in India. "With a wealth of Rs 31,960 crore, Mangal Prabhat Lodha & family of Macrotech Developers (earlier named Lodha Developers) retained the top spot in GROHE Hurun India Real Estate Rich List 2019 for the second consecutive year," the report said. Lodha family's wealth increased by 18 per cent during 2019 and was 12 per cent of the cumulative wealth of the remaining 99 Indians featured on the list. "At number two is Rajiv Singh of DLF (up one rank) with a wealth of Rs 25,080 crore up 42 per cent as compared to 2018," the report said adding that ...
Fitch said the risks around Macrotech's ability to meet domestic debt maturities of Rs 2,000 crore, Rs 5,000 crore, and Rs 4,600 crore in FY20, FY21, and FY22, respectively, are rising
Moody's said the negative outlook reflected uncertainty over the refinancing of Macrotech's upcoming debt maturities
Property companies face debt woes as funding stresses deepen
Lodha plans to repay £290 million (Rs 2,600 crore) from sales at the 48CS project in London for which it had taken the loan
Lodha said the company would achieve Rs 9,500 crore of collections and it is also on track for net sales of about Rs 8,000 crore
Investors will continue to get 9.5% interest on NCDs worth Rs 495 crore after completion of the moratorium period
With high debt on its balance sheet, Lodha plans to sell assets worth Rs 42 billion in London to repay loans taken from NBFCs in India
The Mumbai-based company had forayed into the London market in 2013 with the acquisition of the landmark MacDonald House
The company has a major presence in MMR and Pune, besides London where it is developing two prime properties
The approval paves way for the second biggest IPO in the real estate sector after DLF which had raised close to Rs 92 billion in 2007
In the same period of 2016-17, Lodha's revenue was Rs 55.72 billion versus DLF's Rs 59.96 billion
Its IPO will be the first by a real estate company in eight years and only the sixth Rs10-billion-plus offering by a home developer
According to sources, the company is looking to raise about Rs 55 billion through its IPO, including pre-placement of shares
The managing director of Mumbai-based Lodha Developers says it is a misnomer that real estate market is depressed; only the buyers are now shifting more towards quality homes
The company had planned an IPO of Rs 2,800 crore in 2010, but it was shelved due to a weak stock market
Lodha Group has 31 ongoing projects in London, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru and Hyderabad
Infrastructure status to affordable housing will boost availability of cheaper finance
Ratings firm Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the corporate family rating of Mumbai based real estate company Lodha Developers to B1 from Ba3.Moody's has also downgraded the senior unsecured debt rating of the US dollar denominated bonds issued by Lodha Developers International Limited and guaranteed by Lodha Developers to B1 from Ba3.Ba3 ratings are assigned to those bonds which are considered non-investment grade. Moody's Corporate Family Ratings (CFR) are opinions of a corporate family's ability to honor all of itsfinancial obligations.Moody's said the outlook on the ratings is negative."The downgrade reflects our expectation that the company's credit metrics will fail to improve to a level more appropriate for its ratings over the next 12-18 months. The company's operating performance will remain well below our original expectations at the time we assigned the ratings for the first time in November 2014 and also below our reduced expectations in June 2015", says Vikas ...