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Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:”Table Normal”; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:”"; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:”Times New Roman”;} <a href= “ http://www.zameen-zaidad.com/parsvnath.aspx ”> Realty major Parsvnath Developers </a> isunderstood to have raised Rs 225 crore through equity sale of two of itsprojects to private equity investors and plans to utilize the funds to reduceits Rs 1,600 crore debt and meet construction costs. Sources said the company had closedtwo transactions – one worth Rs 150 crore and another Rs 75 crore – withprivate equity firms. The company has sold stakes in itstwo <a href= “ http://www.zameen-zaidad.com/ ”>   projects located in the nationalcapital region </a> (NCR). The company’s spokeperson declinedcomment. With these two deals, Parsvnath hasraised over Rs 500 crore in the last four months through private placement ofshares and stake sales at project level. The fund-raising exercise is meant tocut its debt amounting to Rs 1,600 crore by at least half by the end of thisfiscal. The company also intends tostrengthen its balance sheet by improving cash flow, which has taken a hit dueto slow-down in the Property market and the global financial crisis. During this week, Parsvnath raised$35 million(nearly Rs 170 crore) through the qualified institutional placements(QIP) route by issuing shares at Rs 121.25 a share. The company yesterday announcedselling an additional 4 percent stake in a North Delhi <ahref= “ http://www.zameen-zaidad.com/delhi-real-estate.aspx ”> project to Red Fort Capital </a> for Rs25 crore. In June, it had sold an 18 percent stake in the same project to RedFort Capital for Rs 90 crore. The company might raise more fundsas it has obtained approval from its board to raise up to Rs 2,500 crorethrough QIP and other instruments. After the QIP, the company’s shareprices have gone up by 17 percent. Its share prices have risen to Rs 147.55, asof yesterday, on the BSE. Courtesy:- BS dt:- 03-10-09

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