Units of Knowledge Realty Trust ends with over 6 pc premium

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) The units of Knowledge Realty Trust, sponsored by realty firm Sattva Group and Blackstone, ended with a premium of over 6 per cent on Monday against the issue price of Rs 100 per unit.

The unit started trading at Rs 104, up 4 per cent from the issue price on the BSE. During the day, it surged 9.14 per cent to Rs 109.14. The company's unit finally ended at Rs 106.15, a jump of 6.15 per cent.

On the NSE, it listed at Rs 103, a premium of 3 per cent. Later, it settled at Rs 106.24 per unit, a jump of 6.24 per cent.

The company's market valuation stood at Rs 47,071.15 crore.

The Rs 4,800-crore REIT initial public offering (IPO) got subscribed 12.48 times.

The company had set a price band of Rs 95 to Rs 100 per unit for its initial share sale.

The IPO was entirely a fresh issuance of units by Knowledge Realty Trust.

KRT owns over 46 million sq ft of office assets across 29 assets in six cities, primarily Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad.

The assets include One BKC and One World Center in Mumbai, Knowledge City, and Knowledge Park in Hyderabad and Cessna Business Park and Sattva Softzone in Bengaluru.

There are four other listed REITs (real estate investment trusts) in India -- Brookfield India Real Estate Trust, Embassy Office Parks REIT, Mindspace Business Parks REIT, and Nexus Select Trust.

Bengaluru-based Sattva Developers has so far constructed 74 million sq ft across seven Indian cities in commercial, residential, co-living, co-working, hospitality, and data centre sectors. PTI SUM SUM SHW