Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Phoenix Mills have formed a strategic investment platform to develop, own and operate retail-led mixed-use developments across the country..CPPIB will initially own 30 per cent of the platform with an equity commitment of around Rs 724 crore. CPPIB plans to invest around Rs 1,600 crore, in multiple tranches, to own up to 49 per cent stake, reported Business Standard..Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as Indian legal advisors for CPPIB with a team led by Partner Shagoofa Khan while Torys LLP acted as International legal advisors and the team was led by Partner Jared Fontaine..Khaitan & Co advised Phoenix with a team led by Partner Siddharth Shah, Associate Partner Mayank Singh along with Senior Associate Kartikeya Prakash, Principal Associate Kinshuk Jhunjhunwala and Associate Anish Mohanty..Employment aspects: Anshul Prakash (Partner), Intellectual property aspects: Shailendra Bhandare (Counsel), Litigation aspects: Sanjeev Kapoor (Partner), Sachin Mandlik (Partner) and Peshwan Jehangir (Associate Partner) and Tax aspects: Ritu Shaktawat (Associate Partner)..This is CPPIB’s first retail real estate venture in India for acquiring or developing high-quality retail assets across India’s top cities
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Phoenix Mills have formed a strategic investment platform to develop, own and operate retail-led mixed-use developments across the country..CPPIB will initially own 30 per cent of the platform with an equity commitment of around Rs 724 crore. CPPIB plans to invest around Rs 1,600 crore, in multiple tranches, to own up to 49 per cent stake, reported Business Standard..Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas acted as Indian legal advisors for CPPIB with a team led by Partner Shagoofa Khan while Torys LLP acted as International legal advisors and the team was led by Partner Jared Fontaine..Khaitan & Co advised Phoenix with a team led by Partner Siddharth Shah, Associate Partner Mayank Singh along with Senior Associate Kartikeya Prakash, Principal Associate Kinshuk Jhunjhunwala and Associate Anish Mohanty..Employment aspects: Anshul Prakash (Partner), Intellectual property aspects: Shailendra Bhandare (Counsel), Litigation aspects: Sanjeev Kapoor (Partner), Sachin Mandlik (Partner) and Peshwan Jehangir (Associate Partner) and Tax aspects: Ritu Shaktawat (Associate Partner)..This is CPPIB’s first retail real estate venture in India for acquiring or developing high-quality retail assets across India’s top cities