Keventer and Saroj Poddar Groups Launch Rs 400-Crore Real Estate Debt Fund
The Kolkata-based Keventer Group and Saroj Poddar Group have launched a Rs 400-crore Category II Alternative Investment Fund focused on secured real estate debt financing. Targeting projects in Delhi-NCR and West Bengal, the fund aims for a gross internal rate of return of 18-22% before expenses. Sponsors have committed Rs 80 crore, or 20% of the corpus, with a Rs 200 crore greenshoe option to expand the fund to Rs 600 crore. The fund will finance ultra-luxury to mid-market real estate projects over six years.
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Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–70/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
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economictimes broke this story on 2 Oct, 02:59 am. Other outlets followed.