Indiabulls exits real estate market
Indiabulls group has announced its intent to merge with Lakshmi Vilas Bank, a Tamil Nadu based private bank which is the fourth largest housing finance company in India. Indiabulls was incorporated in 2006 with the primary aim to focus on construction and development of residential, commercial and special economic zones in various metros. Why it plans to exit? Over the last 1 year, the company was streamlining its real estate by exiting residential projects in Chennai. It was experiencing a prolonged slump in the real estate sector. Over the years, its real estate business has dropped to less than 20%…