Certus Capital invests Rs 30 cr in EON, a prime real estate project in Mumbai
Certus Capital, an institutional real estate investment and advisory company founded by former KKR director Ashish Khandelia, has invested Rs.30 crore in EON One, a residential project located at a prime south central location in Mumbai and being developed by EON group that has 30 years of experience in Mumbai real estate. This secured debt investment opportunity will soon be available for the investors through Earnnest.me, the digital neo-financing platform of Certus Capital.
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Mumbai, Nov 28 Certus Capital, an institutional real estate investment and advisory company founded by former KKR director Ashish Khandelia, has invested Rs.30 crore in EON One, a residential project located at a prime south central location in Mumbai and being developed by EON group that has 30 years of experience in Mumbai real estate. This secured debt investment opportunity will soon be available for the investors through Earnnest.me, the digital neo-financing platform of Certus Capital.
With this Rs 30 crore investment, investments through Earnnest.me have crossed Rs.100 crore within months after its launch in February 2022.
This is the third deal closed by Earnnest.me in quick succession following Rs.40-crore investment in mid-market residential project being developed by Pune-based real estate development firm Pharande Spaces and another Rs.40-crore investment in Chennai-based real estate company Arun Excello's portfolio of four affordable housing projects.
Commenting on the investment, Ashish Khandelia, founder of Certus Capital and Earnnest.me said, "This investment in EON is a part of Certus Capital's strategy to fund well placed projects being executed by experienced developers in Tier 1 cities. The residential real estate sector is witnessing a stronger demand revival and improved sales. At Earnnest.me, we'll continue to offer carefully selected and diligenced investment opportunities in the real estate sector to our investors."
The company has plans to deploy about Rs 500 crore in FY22-23 in senior secured real estate credit deal through Earnnest.me. As a part of its strategy, Certus Capital takes up 10-15 per cent of each investment to ensure its presence throughout the investment cycle.
So far, more than 200 investors with a minimum investment ticket size of Rs 10 lakh have invested in various such credit opportunities through Earnnest.me. The platform has witnessed over 50 per cent repeat investing interest. It has a diversified clutch of investors which includes real estate professionals, finance experts, family offices, CXOs, UHNI, professionals, etc. Earnnest.me continues to actively evaluate deals across Tier 1 markets including Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Mumbai and Chennai.
Certus Capital continues to grow its leadership team and has added several senior hires. The company has recently appointed former Deloitte India executive Vishal Singh bolster its institutional investment banking business. The other recent appointments include ex-Piramal Capital executive Gaurav Bhalla as Director and ex-Deloitte India executive Siddharth Pal as Senior Vice President.
Across the twin platforms, Certus Capital is working through investment and advisory deals ranging from Rs 25-1,000 crore.
Certus Capital is also planning to launch its first category-II alternative investment fund (AIF) in 2023.
Since its inception in 2018, Certus Capital has evaluated over Rs.40,000 crore of real estate credit exposure forming part of NBFCs and, housing finance companies. Certus has also advised foreign institutional investors on close to Rs 10,000 crore of closed investments / platform commitments in real estate credit and warehousing space.
