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Kumar Urban Development to Raise Funds From PE Investors

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Kumar Urban Development Ltd is planning to raise upto $800mn through private equity by diluting stakes in various SPVs.

The company is already is talks with an overseas PE investor to raise $100mn, which is likely to be signed in April.

The company is awaiting clearance from SEBI for an IPO where it wants to raise Rs 450 cr for land acquisitions, construction and to repay loans upto Rs200cr ( Company's debt stood at Rs 434cr as on 31 March, 09). The DRHP was filed in October 2009.

The SPVs were formed to execute residential and commercial projects across Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore.Kumar Urban has land banks in Hyderabad and Nagpur where it plans to develop residential projects.

The company's land reserves as of September 2009.

City Land Area Developable Area Developable Area2 Saleable Area Saleable Area2
  In acres In million sq. ft. % of aggregate area In million sq.ft % of aggregate area
Pune 1142.42 59.12 76.9 53.04 78.9
Mumbai 24.32 2.21 2.9 1.25 1.9
Bangaluru 222.46 6.83 8.9 5.05 7.5
Hyderabad 157.79 1.79 2.3 1.07 1.6
Nagpur 121.2 6.69 8.7 6.69 10
Panchgani 33.47 0.22 0.3 0.13 0.2
Total 1701.66 76.86 100 67.23 10

Kumar Urban Development is a pune based realty firm promoted by Lalit Kumar Jain and his family. Kumar Urban Development posted a net profit of Rs 34cr in FY09.

The authorized share capital of the company was Rs.0.5mn at the time of incorporation which was increased to Rs200mn in October 2006. As of now, the authorized share capital is Rs 1250mn out of which Rs 959mn is issued, subscribed and paid-up. Reliance Capital had invested Rs 100cr in the firm 3 years ago for 2.5% stake, valuing the company at Rs 4000cr then. According to LalitKumar, although reliance capital has a call option, it will stay invested in the company for another year and will not exit through the IPO.

Kishore Biyani is also on the board of directors of the group. According to a survey conducted by the Construction World publication in July 2009, the Company was amongst the top 10 builders in India.

Other realty companies looking for PE investment:

Date Company
Jan-10 Sobha Developers
Jan-10 Sunil Mantri Group
Jan-10 Century Real Estate

Source : ET