Ask an Expert
Mumbai | 24 December 2025: Brookfield India Real Estate Trust (Brookfield India REIT) has reinforced investor confidence in India’s institutional real estate market by raising ₹2,000 crore through its maiden sustainability-linked bond issuance. This marks the REIT’s first green-linked bond offering and a notable step in aligning capital raising with sustainability outcomes.
The five-year bonds carry a quarterly coupon of 7.06% and were anchored by the International Finance Corporation (IFC). The issuance attracted strong participation from both domestic and global institutional investors, underscoring continued appetite for high-quality, ESG-aligned assets in India’s commercial real estate space.
Building Scale with Strategic Capital
This bond issuance follows closely on the heels of a ₹3,500 crore Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) completed earlier in the month, making it Brookfield India REIT’s second major fundraise within two weeks. Together, these capital moves are designed to support the REIT’s growth strategy, including portfolio expansion, diversification, and selective acquisitions.
A significant portion of recent fundraising is linked to Brookfield India REIT’s agreement to acquire Ecoworld, a large-scale office campus in Bengaluru. The asset spans 7.7 million square feet across 48 acres and is being acquired for ₹13,125 crore, making it the largest acquisition announced by an Indian REIT to date. Part of the QIP proceeds is expected to be deployed toward this transaction.
Sustained Fundraising Momentum
Over the past 12 months, Brookfield India REIT has raised approximately ₹10,000 crore through a mix of equity and debt instruments. This sustained fundraising momentum reflects growing institutional confidence in India’s office REIT model and highlights the increasing use of bond markets as a strategic funding channel for large real estate platforms.
Expanding the Enterprise Ecosystem
Beyond the REIT portfolio, the broader Brookfield ecosystem continues to deepen its footprint in India. Brookfield Asset Management has announced plans to invest USD 1 billion to develop a large-scale Global Capability Centre (GCC) in Powai, Mumbai. The proposed development will span 6 acres, offer 2 million square feet of leasable space, and is expected to be leased to a U.S.-based banking major under a long-term arrangement of approximately 20 years.
This development asserts the growing convergence between institutional real estate, enterprise capability centres, and long-term global business operations in India.
A Portfolio Anchored in Institutional Quality
Brookfield India REIT currently manages 10 Grade-A office assets across key Indian markets, including Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, and Kolkata. Its total portfolio spans 29.1 million square feet, comprising operational assets, under-construction developments, and future growth pipelines. Notably, Brookfield India REIT remains India’s only fully institutionally managed office REIT, setting a benchmark for governance, scale, and capital access.
For enterprises, investors, and GCC leaders alike, Brookfield India REIT’s latest fundraise signals more than capital availability. It reflects:
- Rising global confidence in India’s commercial real estate fundamentals
- Increasing alignment between sustainability, capital markets, and long-term assets
- The growing role of institutional-grade infrastructure in supporting enterprise growth and GCC expansion
As India’s GCC and enterprise ecosystems scale, the intersection of real estate strategy, sustainability, and long-term capital will continue to shape where and how global organisations build their next-generation operating hubs.
