DLF to sell Aman Resorts

DLF on Monday confirmed it had decided to sell itsfollowing the consolidation of liabilities of DLF Asset Ltd.
stake in ultra-luxury hotel group Aman Resorts as partDLF bought its 97% stake in Aman in 2007 for $400
of its planned exit from the hospitality business, but amillion. It is hoping to raise Rs 2,000 crore from the sale,
sale would exclude Aman's New Delhi property.which is being managed by Goldman Sachs. Aman's
THEcountry's top real estate company DLF confirmedfounder Adrian Zecha owns the remaining 3% stake.
on Monday it had decided to sell its stake in ultra-luxuryDLF did not say why it planned to retain the Aman
hotel group Aman Resorts as part of its planned exitLodhi and what it would do with it after the sale, but its
from the hospitality business, but a sale would excludeexclusion is unlikely to matter much to potential buyers,
Aman's New Delhi property.most of whom would be mainly attracted by its resort
DLF CFO Ashok Tyagi told analysts that that theproperties. The Aman Lodhi is the group's first and only
company was looking at potential investors for Aman,city property. DLF has also dropped its plan to sell the
which has 23 hotels across 12 countries patronised bywind energy business. The group has plans to cut its
the super-rich. This portfolio includes the Aman Lodhi, adebt by Rs 5,000 crore, more than half of which —
68-room hotel which was commissioned in 2009. DLFRs 2,700 crore – will be from the sale of non-core
hopes the sale of its 97% stake in Aman will help itassets and refunds from various government
pay down debt, which now stands at Rs 14,821 croreauthorities in the next 12-18 months.