Gayatri Ramanathan In Mumbai

Stories by Gayatri Ramanathan In Mumbai

Mumbai office rentals soar

Mumbai office rentals soar

Rediff.com   2 Apr 2007

Office rentals in Mumbai are going over the top indeed. Even suburban localities like Goregaon have seen rentals going up by more than 100 per cent, from Rs 75 a sq ft last year to Rs 175 this year.

Deutsche Bank pays $1 bn for 5% in Emaar-MGF

Deutsche Bank pays $1 bn for 5% in Emaar-MGF

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2007

The New Delhi realty firm is gearing up to float an IPO and has now raised its targetted mop-up to Rs 25,000cr.

Young brigade in charge at Siyaram

Young brigade in charge at Siyaram

Rediff.com   20 Mar 2007

The next generation of the Poddar family, the promoters of the Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) Siyaram group, is taking charge.

Work is fun for this billionaire

Work is fun for this billionaire

Rediff.com   16 Mar 2007

Whether it is jumping from a plane at 10,000 feet or just working away at his latest hospitality project, real estate tycoon Vicky, as Oberoi is fondly known to friends, believes in having fun.

Trinity Capital lines up $10 bn to develop 3 metro

Trinity Capital lines up $10 bn to develop 3 metro

Rediff.com   14 Mar 2007

The New York-based real estate investment fund Trinity Capital has lined up $10 billion, which may go up to $12 billion, to develop three satellite cities on the outskirts of three major metros - Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore.

Global accounting firms eyeing India

Global accounting firms eyeing India

Rediff.com   13 Mar 2007

When Control Solutions, one of the biggest accounting firms in the US dealing with Sarbanes-Oxley accounting compliance procedures

GE Finance plans to fund Mumbai Metro

GE Finance plans to fund Mumbai Metro

Rediff.com   8 Mar 2007

GE had also lined up aggressive investment plans for roads, airports, ports and real estate sectors.

REL asked to match Lanco bid for Sasan

REL asked to match Lanco bid for Sasan

Rediff.com   28 Feb 2007

The power ministry is considering asking Reliance Energy to match the price offered by the Lanco Infratech-Globeleq consortium for power from the Sasan ultra mega power project.

Suzlon to play safe on REpower

Suzlon to play safe on REpower

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

Armed with a counter offer, country's largest wind energy company Suzlon Energy is confident to acquire the German firm REpower but will refrain from getting into a bidding war if that hurts the interest of its shareholders.

PE funds help make India Inc transparent

PE funds help make India Inc transparent

Rediff.com   15 Feb 2007

The Mumbai-based Arch Pharma has raised $27 million from private equity funding in the last four years

Areva may queer Suzlon pitch for German firm

Areva may queer Suzlon pitch for German firm

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2007

Suzlon's Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) bid to acquire Germany's third largest wind turbine maker REpower could well turn into a bidding war

Citi Property to invest $120 mn in luxury hotels

Citi Property to invest $120 mn in luxury hotels

Rediff.com   14 Feb 2007

The New York-based Citigroup Property Investors will invest up to $120 million in Bangalore-based Nitesh Estates' luxury hotels.

Tata, Kalpataru in race for Globeleq

Tata, Kalpataru in race for Globeleq

Rediff.com   6 Feb 2007

Follow Anil Ambani group and Lanco for asset valuation.

Lanco's partner may exit Sasan

Lanco's partner may exit Sasan

Rediff.com   3 Feb 2007

Six weeks after Lanco Infratech and Globeleq won the Rs 16,000-crore (Rs 160 billion) Sasan ultra mega power project, the Hyderabad-based company is planning to buy out its 70 per cent foreign partner.

High net worth NRIs go long on realty

High net worth NRIs go long on realty

Rediff.com   31 Jan 2007

What could a mall in Ahmedabad, an office complex in Hyderabad and a residential township in Baroda have in common?

Getting home loans difficult now

Getting home loans difficult now

Rediff.com   23 Jan 2007

Now, banks stop giving in-principle loan sanctions on central bank directive.

EGoM decides to pool gas price for Dabhol

EGoM decides to pool gas price for Dabhol

Rediff.com   18 Jan 2007

The Empowered Group of Ministers on Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd on Wednesday decided to pool the price of gas for Dabhol

Hot destinations for retired people

Hot destinations for retired people

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

Pune, Dehradun, Goa and Kerala are fast emerging as preferred destinations for the retired and would-be retirees.

Hinduja in JV with ONGC for Mangalore project

Hinduja in JV with ONGC for Mangalore project

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

In a bid to enter India's booming petroleum sector, the Hinduja group has entered into a joint venture agreement with Oil and Natural Gas Corporation

East coast is now world's hydrocarbon capital

East coast is now world's hydrocarbon capital

Rediff.com   15 Jan 2007

India's east coast is emerging as one of the hydrocarbon hotspots in the world with 100 trillion cubic feet of gas and two billion barrels of oil in place.