Marubeni Corporation : - Investment in New Real Estate Project in Mumbai, India
March 31, 2020 at 09:12 am EDT
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Marubeni Corporation (hereinafter, 'Marubeni') is pleased to announce its new investment in the Atmosphere Project (hereinafter 'Project'), a residential real estate development and sale project being executed in a suburb of Mumbai, India by Wadhwa Group Holdings Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter, 'Wadhwa'), a developer based out of Maharashtra, Mumbai, and others
This Project is Marubeni's first real estate project in India, and Marubeni will invest in the Project by way of subscribing NCD (1) issued by Atmosphere Realty Pvt. Ltd.
The middle class of India's staggering population of over 1.3billion is increasing rapidly, especially in Greater Metropolitan Mumbai which itself has quite a large population (2) and as such is one of the largest residential markets in India. Mumbai also has a long history as a financial center and the income level there is high compared to other cities in India. Additionally, demand for housing in Mumbai is expected to grow even further, as urbanization advances rapidly due to the growing number of high-rise buildings and the improvement of the housing environment which is, in part, the result of improvement in highway and railway networks. Furthermore, since the real estate market in Mumbai's capital of Maharashtra adheres strictly to India's Real Estate Regulation Act, increased market transparency is expected to lead to a healthy and stable market.
Marubeni will contribute to a high-quality housing supply that combines both Marubeni's knowledge and experience in Japanese development, and also Indian culture and lifestyle. Lastly, Marubeni's activities in India will not be limited to the promotion of smart cities and other such real estate development business. Marubeni will also expand its scope into a number of related development businesses, including social infrastructure maintenance and the new sales channels and services these businesses produce. In this way, Marubeni will grow the Indian market as a pillar of its overseas real estate business.
Marubeni Corporation is a diversified group organized primarily around 12 business segments:
- sale of agricultural products and related services (47% of net sales): sale of agricultural inputs (crop protection products, fertilizers, seeds, etc.), precision farming services, formulation of crop protection products, export of cereals and oilseeds, etc.;
- sale of food products (17.6%);
- production and distribution of oil, gas, alternative energy and electricity (10.4%);
- production of chemicals and petrochemicals (6.4%);
- production of metals and mineral resources (4.9%);
- sale and financing of industrial and construction machinery and equipment (4.6%). The group also develops car sales and tire distribution activities;
- sales of consumer electronics (4.3%). In addition, the group develops real estate development and management activities;
- sale of forest products (2.3%): wood chips and biomass fuel, pulp and waste paper, paper, paperboard, hygiene products, building & construction materials and wood products;
- sale of apparel, accessories, textile and lifestyle products (1.1%);
- management and operation of aircraft and ships (1%);
- development of energy production units and industrial installations (0.3%);
- finance and leasing (0.1%): auto finance, aircraft leasing, aircraft engine leasing, leasing and renting of refrigerated trailers, commercial vehicles and commercial freight railcars, etc.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Japan (37.2%), the United States (42.5%)