Macrotech Developers (Lodha) Ltd IPO

Microtech Developers (Lodha) is the largest real estate developer in India, by residential Sales value for the financial years 2014 to 2020. (Source: Anarock Report) Its core business is residential real estate developments with a focus on affordable and mid-income housing.

Currently, it has residential projects in the MMR and Pune. In 2019, it forayed into the development of logistics and industrial parks and entered into a joint venture with ESR Mumbai 3 Pte. Limited (“ESR”), a subsidiary of ESR Cayman Limited, an Asia Pacific focused logistics real estate platform. It also develops commercial real estate, including as part of mixed-use developments in and around its core residential projects.Its brands include “Lodha”, “CASA by Lodha” and “Crown – Lodha Quality Homes” for its affordable and mid-income housing projects, the “Lodha” and “Lodha Luxury” brands for its premium and luxury housing projects, and the “iThink”, “Lodha Excelus” and “Lodha Supremus” brands for its office spaces.

The Lodha group has been involved in the real estate business since 1986. The Company is led by Abhishek M. Lodha, its MD and CEO.

It commenced its operations in Mumbai, developing affordable housing projects in the suburbs of Mumbai, and later diversified into other segments and regions in the MMR and Pune.Its large townships are located at Palava (Navi Mumbai, Dombivali Region) and Upper Thane (Thane outskirts).Its premium and luxury housing projects include Lodha Park (Worli), Lodha World Towers (Lower Parel), Lodha Venezia (Parel) and New Cuffe Parade (Wadala).It has planned to develop a logistics and industrial park of over 800 acres of land near Palava, which is strategically located near the Jawaharlal Nehru Port, the proposed international airport in Navi Mumbai and the industrial hub of Taloja.

As of December 31, 2020, it has 91 completed projects comprising approximately 77.22 million square feet of Developable Area, of which 59.13 million square feet is in affordable and mid-income housing, 12.15 million square feet is in premium and luxury housing, 5.21 million square feet is in office space and 0.74 million square feet is in retail space. It has 36 ongoing projects comprising approximately 28.78 million square feet of Developable Area, of which 23.57 million square feet is in affordable and mid-income housing, 2.80 million square feet is in premium and luxury housing, 2.38 million square feet is in office space and 0.04 million square feet is in retail space, and 18 planned projects comprising approximately 45.08 million square feet of Developable Area, of which 35.48 million square feet is in affordable and mid-income housing, 2.04 million square feet is in premium and luxury housing, 7.13 million square feet is in office space and 0.43 million square feet is in retail space, as of December 31, 2020.