{"id":737710,"date":"2013-02-08T07:48:55","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T12:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pehub.com\/?p=185586"},"modified":"2013-02-08T07:48:55","modified_gmt":"2013-02-08T12:48:55","slug":"morgan-stanley-in-talks-to-invest-in-india-office-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/737710","title":{"rendered":"Morgan Stanley in Talks to Invest in India Office Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The global real estate fund of <strong>Morgan Stanley<\/strong> is in talks with the <strong>Wadhwa Group<\/strong> to invest 9 billion to 10 billion rupees ($168-$186 million) in an office development in India&#8217;s financial capital of Mumbai, three sources familiar with the matter told <em>Reuters<\/em>. <strong>Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing<\/strong> plans to invest in jointly developing 1.6 million square feet of office space in Bandra Kurla Complex, a financial district in Mumbai, said two of the sources on condition of anonymity as the deal is not yet final. Mumbai-based Wadhwa Group has already begun construction on the project, ONE BKC, which will consist of two office towers and is due to be completed by 2014.<\/p>\n<p>(<em>Reuters<\/em>) &#8211; The global real estate fund of Morgan Stanley is in talks with the Wadhwa Group to invest 9 billion to 10 billion rupees ($168-$186 million) in an office development in India&#8217;s financial capital of Mumbai, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI) plans to invest in jointly developing 1.6 million square feet of office space in Bandra Kurla Complex, a financial district in Mumbai, said two of the sources on condition of anonymity as the deal is not yet final.<\/p>\n<p>Mumbai-based Wadhwa Group has already begun construction on the project, ONE BKC, which will consist of two office towers and is due to be completed by 2014.<\/p>\n<p>If the deal is concluded it would be the first investment by MSREI in an office development in India, said one source.<\/p>\n<p>MSREI has invested about $850 million in Indian real estate, mainly in residential projects, including $100 million to $125 million in a housing project by Mumbai-based Sheth Developers, Reuters reported in December 2011.<\/p>\n<p>MSREI and the Wadhwa Group declined to comment.<\/p>\n<p>Private equity investors have been cautious about the Indian real estate market, investing $1.95 billion in 2012 compared with $9.8 billion in 2007, according to data from research firm Venture Intelligence.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Reuters reported that U.S. private-equity firm Blackstone Group, along with two other companies, agreed to buy a business park in Bangalore for $367 million, citing two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pehub.com\/185586\/morgan-stanley-talks-invest-india-office-development\/\">Morgan Stanley in Talks to Invest in India Office Development<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pehub.com\/\">peHUB<\/a>.<\/p><div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?a=p6RQ9obDVX4:dtQA4_rfkys:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?a=p6RQ9obDVX4:dtQA4_rfkys:dnMXMwOfBR0\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?d=dnMXMwOfBR0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?a=p6RQ9obDVX4:dtQA4_rfkys:D7DqB2pKExk\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?i=p6RQ9obDVX4:dtQA4_rfkys:D7DqB2pKExk\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?a=p6RQ9obDVX4:dtQA4_rfkys:7Q72WNTAKBA\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?d=7Q72WNTAKBA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?a=p6RQ9obDVX4:dtQA4_rfkys:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?i=p6RQ9obDVX4:dtQA4_rfkys:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?a=p6RQ9obDVX4:dtQA4_rfkys:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?a=p6RQ9obDVX4:dtQA4_rfkys:l6gmwiTKsz0\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/pehub\/news\/all?d=l6gmwiTKsz0\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/pehub\/news\/all\/~4\/p6RQ9obDVX4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The global real estate fund of Morgan Stanley is in talks with the Wadhwa Group to invest 9 billion to 10 billion rupees ($168-$186 million) in an office development in India&#8217;s financial capital of Mumbai, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. 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