GMR Group would launch long-term infrastructure bond issue for its highway project in January, India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL) said. The Rs 316-crore issue will be partly guaranteed by IIFCL, a state-run infra lender, through its credit enhancement scheme. GMR plans to raise around Rs 316 crore through the issue and IIFCL would guarantee the bonds issue to the tune of 24 per cent.
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To invest in the road assets of Bangalore-based diversified conglomerate GMR Group, Malaysian sovereign fund Khazanah and SBI Macquarie have emerged as potential investors.
The key differentiator between completion and excellence
Which do we prefer—that projects are systematically completed in time within costs, or that they thrive under a bright leader who can transform it beyond what it is meant to be?
GMR bags first mega highway project
GMR Group has emerged as the selected bidder through international competitive bidding for six laning of 555-km long Kishangarh-Udaipur-AhmeÂdabad highway, the first brownfield mega highway project of the country.
MAT will inhibit export growth
GMR Group is one of the few developers that is gung ho on SEZs. Their Rs 26,000 crore SEZ, coming up in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, is being constructed at full pace in the face of scepticism and uncertainty regarding SEZs in the country.
MAT will inhibit export growth
GMR Group is one of the few developers that is gung ho on SEZs. Their Rs 26,000 crore SEZ, coming up in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, is being constructed at full pace in the face of scepticism and uncertainty regarding SEZs in the country.
Infra-Landmarks: Few and far between
The past 12 months have not belonged to infrastructure flag-offs. As the economy turned south in 2008-09, not as many infra projects as targeted were awarded, especially those in road, rail, port and energy; in most cases, the targets themselves took a heavy beating.
GMR Airports gets breather
Bangalore-based GMR Group, which has been battling a high debt of around Rs 15,300 crore is all set to raise approximately Rs 645 crore from three private equity (PE) firms.
Case study: How India's largest airport project was fast-tracked
Collaboration has not caught up in India. Fraught with lack of transparency at all levels, both public and private projects languish in needless delays.

