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DLF seeks to to cut debt

By Amy Kazmin in New Delhi and Kevin Brown in Singapore

Published: June 22 2010 01:05 | Last updated: June 22 2010 01:05

DLF is seeking to sell its controlling stake in the Aman Resorts luxury hotel chain as part of a plan by India’s largest property developer by sales to cut its high debt levels by about Rs50bn ($1.1bn).

The Indian developer – hit hard by the slowdown in India’s real estate market during the global financial crisis – hopes to raise $350m by selling its controlling stake in Aman Resorts to an Asian or Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund, investment banking sources said.

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