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Merrill makes big play in India

By Joe Leahy in Mumbai

Published: November 19 2007 20:24 | Last updated: November 20 2007 03:16

Merrill Lynch has launched its biggest foray into India’s real estate market, joining a growing number of foreign financial institutions seeking to tap into the fast-growing but volatile sector.

The US bank is paying about $377m for a 49 per cent share in a portfolio of residential projects managed by DLF, the country’s largest listed developer, in one of the biggest deals of its type in India.

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