17 Jul, 2008, 1639 hrs IST, PTI
MUMBAI: Unitech Ltd today said it has received Rs 740 crore from global investment bank Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners for a 50 per cent stake in the country's second largest realty firm's project.
"On satisfactory completion of all the conditions under the transaction documents, Unitech Ltd today received subscription amount of Rs 740 crore," the realty major said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
Lehman Brothers Real Estate Partners have been allotted 50 per cent stake in the initial phase of a master-planned project on the Western Expressway of Mumbai.
The construction cost for the initial phase would be borne by Lehman Brothers Real Estate and the Western Expressway JV, a joint venture of Unitech Ltd and its local partners, the filing added.
The initial phase entails development of one million square feet of office space out of the total developable area of around 18 million square feet.
Lehman Brothers' Real Estate group is a capital and advisory services provider to the real estate firms.
The group has presence in all of the major international markets, with investment bankers in New York, Los Angeles, London, Milan, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
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