Pvt equity investment in real estate down 4% to $2.3 bn in Apr-Sep: Anarock

Private equity investments in the Indian real estate sector declined 4 per cent to USD 2.3 billion in the first half of this fiscal year due to lower inflow in office assets, according to Anarock.Real estate consultant Anarock noted that the total number of deals declined to 17 in April-September this year from 24 in the corresponding period of the preceding year.Shobhit Agarwal, MD & CEO of ANAROCK Capital, said, "Private equity investments in offices are primarily driven by foreign investors, which have tapered down due to global factors such as geopolitical tensions and elevated interest rates."However, he added that the aggregate numbers and the dominance of foreign investors in the Indian real estate remained largely stable due to the ADIA/KKR investment in the Reliance Retail warehousing assets.Private equity investments stood at USD 1.2 billion in the first half of 2020-21 fiscal; USD 2 billion in H1 2021-22; USD 2.8 billion in H1 2022-23; USD 2.4 billion in ...