Realty Funds

The boom in the real estate industry has attracted a large number of realty funds to tap into this market. According to Cushman & Wakefield, foreign investors have raised nearly US$ 30 billion since March 2005 for investing in Indian real estate.
Prominent global players like Carlyle, Blackstone, Morgan Stanley, Trikona, Warbus Pincus, HSBC Financial Services, Americorp Ventures, Barclays and Citigroup among others have all already checked into the Indian realty market.
In fact, real estate has been instrumental in India emerging as the top destination in Asia (excluding Japan) in attracting private equity investments during the first ten months of this year. Real estate accounted for 26 per cent of total value of private equity investments, with 32 deals valued at US$ 2.6 billion. And according to industry estimates, another US$ 10-20 billion would pour into the sector in the next three years.