DLF Ltd, the country’s largest listed realty company, will acquire DLF Asset Ltd (DAL), the real estate investment trust owned by promoters K P Singh and his family, for an enterprise value (equity plus debt) of around Rs 7,000 crore.

The move is aimed at repaying some of DAL’s debt and to bring commercial properties under the flagship company to generate an annual income of around Rs 600 crore in the form of lease rentals from 2009-10. DAL currently earns around Rs 325 crore from lease rentals.

DAL had acquired four Special Economic Zones (SEZs) from DLF Ltd with a built-up area of 4.5 million square ft, which will increase to 9.5 million sq ft by the end of this month and to 19 million sq ft when fully ready.

Under the proposed deal, DLF will raise debt of around Rs 2,500 crore from banks and financial institution by mortgaging receivables from the lease rental of these SEZs, mainly to repay leading hedge fund DE Shaw, which had invested $400 million in 2007. In addition, around $700 million invested by Symphony Capital and some debt from other lenders will be transferred to DLF Ltd’s books.

D E Shaw was assured an exit route from DAL on planned listing on the stock exchange in two years. That route has closed since the real estate market has crashed and is unlikely to witness a revival of interest from equity investors in the near future. As a result, the group has abandoned the idea of listing DAL.

In the absence of an exit route, the hedge fund decided not to convert the preference shares into equity shares and asked for redemption. Since the maturity period of DE Shaw’s investment is coming closer, DAL has left little option to but to pay them back.crackcrack

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