Virtuous Retail

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Virtuous Retail
Company type Private company
Industry Retail
Founded2007
ProductsCommercial offices
Shopping malls
Hotels
Hospitality
Retail

Virtuous RetailSouth Asia (VRSA) is a joint venture between Singapore-based private equity firm Xander Group and Dutch institutional investor APG. The company owns and operates a portfolio of retail assets across India, including shopping malls in major cities like Chennai, Bengaluru, Surat, Amritsar, Nagpur, and Chandigarh. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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History

Virtuous Retail was founded in 2007 by Xander Group to develop community-centric retail and mixed-use projects in India. [5] In 2016, Xander partnered with APG to form a $450 million joint venture, with APG holding a majority stake of 77%. [5] The joint venture company, Virtuous Retail South Asia, acquired three retail assets from a Xander-backed fund for ₹2,000 crore. [5]

Since then, VRSA has expanded its portfolio through organic growth and acquisitions. In 2019, the company acquired two shopping malls from Tata Realty and Infrastructure Ltd for ₹700 crore. VRSA currently has a total of six operational malls and two under-construction projects in Thane and Delhi. [6] [7] [8] [3]

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