Blackstone Group, the second biggest realty firm in India, may soon replace DLF as the top real estate developer with its series of acquisitions in the country.
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HFF arranges USD100M financing to acquireParmenter Realty for Tower at Cityplace
Holliday Fenoglio Fowler LP or HFF was able to secure USD 100 million in financing to fund the acquisition of Tower at Cityplace by Parmenter Realty Partners.
Croydon local government council gives preliminary approval to Westfield Group, Hammerson for mall project
Sydney-based property trust Westfield Group and London-based property developer Hammerson obtained preliminary approval from the local government council of Croydon to rebuild a shopping center in South London.
Jones Energy inks definitive agreement to buy USD 195 million worth of assets in Anadarko Basin
Jones Energy Inc has signed a deal to purchase oil and gas assets in the Andarko Basin from a private seller. The price tag for the producing and undeveloped assets is USD 195 million.
Top deals of the day - bids, mergers and acquisitions
The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported on Monday including Greece banking, Fiat, BOFA, Mechel, Saputo, RBS, Lohmann, Carlyle Group, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, Kuwait Airways, Dubai Holding, SunEdison, Blackstone, Greece National Bank, IMG Worldwide, KKR, Babcock, AMR, Orrick, BAC and Fisker Automotive.
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The Malaysian consortium made up of Sime Darby Property, SP Setia Bhd and the Employees Provident Fund, have secured GBP790 million in syndicated funding to acquire the Battersea Power Station in the United Kingdom.
The Ethiopian government's program to lease farmland to private investors to grow food has experienced several setbacks, a report from Bloomberg said. The program was started in 2008.
Charter Hall Retail REIT completed a fully underwritten USD80 million institutional placement for the partial funding of its Rosebud Plaza acquisition, according to the company's statement to the Australian Securities Exchange.
Commonwealth Property Office Fund Ltd (CPA) terminated a takeover offer from Dexus Property Group Ltd and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) after the the consortium failed to top a rival bid within the specified time.
Singapore-listed AIMS AMP Capital Industrial REIT entered the Australian market by buying a 49% stake in Optus Center at Sydney's Macquari Park for over USD184 million.
A U.S. housing regulator has been investigating the activities of a small California not-for-profit that bought hundreds of foreclosed homes through a federally backed program intended to help local communities hurt by the housing bust, according to government documents reviewed by Reuters.
Buyers of new homes in CastleRock Communities would be having the choice of equipping their homes with solar power with the agreement signed by the homebuilder and solar power provider SolarCity.
Chinese real estate developer Sichuan Xinglida Group Enterprises Co bought the Torrance Marriott hotel in South Bay, California for USD74 million, according real estate broker John Strauss.
According to a new report by the Associated General Contractors of America, Mississippi has led the US in construction job growth third quarter of this year. Former leader Tennessee has dropped to rank number 44.
