Coronavirus & India RE -
The moment for crossborder capital or domestic dealflow set to soar?
Wednesday, 29th April
16:00 - 17:00 | India time (GMT+5:30)
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Some Confirmed Participants
Some Confirmed Participants
Co-chairs
Pawan SwamyCREDBERG Moderator
Abhishek GoenkaAeka Advisors
Adil EngineerCREDBERG
Akshat PandyaAditya Birla RE
Ambar MaheshwariIndiabulls Investment Management Limited
Amit BhagatASK Property Fund
Amit DiwanHines
Anshul SinghalWelspun One Logistics Parks
Arshdeep SethiRMZ Corporation
Chanakya ChakravartiIvanhoé Cambridge
Dhaval AjmeraAjmera Realty & Infra India
Karthik KrishnaEverVantage
Manoj MendaRMZ Corporation
Pradeep KhannaNippon India AIF
Rahul RaiICICI Prudential
Raj MendaRMZ Corporation
Rohit SinghFidus Advisors LLP
Sanjay DuttTata Realty
Sharad MittalArnya RealEstates Fund Advisors
Shridhar NarayanHiranandani Group
Sudhanshu KejriwalEverVantage
Tariq VaidyaNV Capital Services
Vineet SekhsariaPrologis India
Some Confirmed Participants
Moderator
Pawan Swamy
Chairman & Jt.Managing Partner
CREDBERG
Abhishek Goenka
CEO
Aeka Advisors
Adil Engineer
Jt.Managing Partner
CREDBERG
Akshat Pandya
Head-Real Estate Fund
Aditya Birla RE
Ambar Maheshwari
CEO
Indiabulls Investment Management Limited
Amit Bhagat
Co-founder, CEO & MD
ASK Property Fund
Amit Diwan
Senior Managing Director, Country Head India
Hines
Anshul Singhal
Managing Director
Welspun One Logistics Parks
Arshdeep Sethi
President, Real Estate
RMZ Corporation
Chanakya Chakravarti
Head of Indirect Strategies, Asia-Pacific
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Dhaval Ajmera
Director
Ajmera Realty & Infra India
Karthik Krishna
Co-founder & Managing Partner
EverVantage
Manoj Menda
Chairman - Supervisory Board
RMZ Corporation
Pradeep Khanna
Head, Real Estate Investments
Nippon India AIF
Rahul Rai
Executive VP & Head RE Business
ICICI Prudential
Raj Menda
Chairman, Supervisory Board
RMZ Corporation
Rohit Singh
Head Real Estate Finance
Fidus Advisors LLP
Sanjay Dutt
MD & CEO
Tata Realty
Sharad Mittal
Founder & CEO
Arnya RealEstates Fund Advisors
Shridhar Narayan
CEO - Hiranandani Group, Real Estate & Infrastructure Business
Hiranandani Group
Sudhanshu Kejriwal
Co-founder & Managing Partner
EverVantage
Tariq Vaidya
MD - Real Estate
NV Capital Services
Vineet Sekhsaria
Managing Director and Country Head
Prologis India
Pawan Swamy
Chairman & Jt.Managing PartnerCREDBERG
India
Pawan Swamy is a founding member of Credberg and serves as Chairman & Jt Managing Partner and is responsible for the overall direction of the firm. He has more than 20 years of experience in Indian Real estate on the investment banking and brokerage sides of the industry. He has led more than US$ 5 billion in transactions across all asset classes and the entire capital structure. Mr Swamy was previously a Managing Partner at Brookfield FInancial, leading their India operations. Prior to that, he was a Managing Director at Jones Lang Lasalle where he set up one of the largest real estate capital markets and investment brokerage platforms in the country. His experience also includes real estate mortgage lending side in Standard Chartered
Abhishek Goenka
CEOAeka Advisors
India
Abhishek Goenka is currently the CEO of the RMZ Family Office and the CEO at CoWrks. He is also the CIO at CoWrks Foundry. Previously, Abhishek has worked with PwC and BMR, and in both firms he has been actively engaged in advising families in setting up a governance framework and also on succession planning. He has also assisted promoters of some of the largest listed companies in Bangalore in moving to a Trust holding structure, including dealing with cross border issues. Abhishek is well versed with the various operating models of single and multi-family offices. Abhishek is also known for his domain expertise in real estate and Prop-Tech.
Adil Engineer
Jt.Managing PartnerCREDBERG
India
Adil Engineer is a founding Director and Managing Partner of Credberg and is based in Mumbai. Adil is responsible for Jointly leading the firms growth Strategy. He has more than 28 years of experience encompassing investment banking, investment management and construction. He has advised on deals in excess of US$ 4 billion across asset classes and the entire capital stack. Mr Engineer was previously a Partner at Brookfield Financial where he was instrumental in setting up the Indian operations and for leading the investing banking and advisory function.
Akshat Pandya
Head-Real Estate FundAditya Birla RE
India
Over 17 years of real estate private equity, investment banking and construction finance experience in India. Prior to joining Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC Limited in July 2013, Akshat was Vice President real estate investment banking at ENAM / AXIS Capital (Sep 2009 – Jun 2013) where he was part of a ~USD 1 billion fund raise via initial public offerings. Before ENAM, Mr. Akshat Pandya worked with the Real Estate Prop Investments book at Lehman Brothers/ Nomura (July 2007 – July 2009) and prior to that with HDFC Limited in their developer finance team (May 2004 – Jun 2007). He received a Master’s degree in Management Studies (specializing in Finance) and a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai.
Ambar Maheshwari
CEOIndiabulls Investment Management Limited
India
Ambar looks after the Asset Management business At Indiabulls. A Chartered Accountant, Ambar brings with him substantial deal-making and structuring experience in the Real Estate sector. Prior to joining Indiabulls AMC, Ambar was associated with JLL as Managing Director, where he successfully ran five businesses including Corporate Finance, Education, Healthcare and Social Housing, Special Development Initiatives and Infrastructure. He had worked with DTZ for over five years profitably leading the Investment Advisory business for India and set up the firm’s presence in West India for other service lines. His non real estate stints as an investment banker included IL&FS, Ambit Corporate Finance and KPMG”.
Amit Bhagat
Co-founder, CEO & MDASK Property Fund
India
Mr. Bhagat Co-founded the Real Estate Private Equity business of ASK Group in 2008. He has experience of more than a decade in the mortgage finance including as National Credit Head for the mortgage division of ICICI Bank. He was also the head of ICICI Property Services and has advised/syndicated over US $ 500 Mn of private equity investments. At ASK, he has raised and manages/advises an offshore and three domestic funds amounting to US $ 500 mn. He has invested in 25 projects in five cities and demonstrated complete exits from 11 projects. Mr. Bhagat is a Chartered accountant.
Amit Diwan
Senior Managing Director, Country Head IndiaHines
India
Amit Diwan is Senior Managing Director and the Country Head for Hines in India. Amit joined Hines in 2015 as the Chief Investment Officer. Prior to Hines, Amit was a Director/Partner at Piramal Fund Management for 5 years, responsible for the platform in North India which he had setup in 2010. Before his 2 year stint at Jones Lang LaSalle from 2008-2010, Amit was based in Singapore for 7 years and worked across Asia-Pacific, covering over 10 countries from Japan to UAE to Indonesia, first as a strategy consultant at Marakon Associates and thereafter as Head of Investments at GE Real Estate Southeast Asia. Amit received his BA in Economics from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University and earned his Masters from IIM, Ahmedabad
Anshul Singhal
Managing DirectorWelspun One Logistics Parks
India
Anshul has over 15 years of leadership experience in the infrastructure and real estate sector with a track record of establishing 5 new businesses from the ground up. He has held the CEO and Director positions for Blackstone, Warburg Pincus, and Brookfield investee companies.
In 2019, Anshul founded One Industrial Spaces - an integrated fund, development, and asset management organization. His entrepreneurial venture was soon provided backing by the USD 2.7 billion Welspun Group; and post acquiring a majority stake in this business, it went on to be rebranded as Welspun One Logistics Parks.
Arshdeep Sethi
President, Real EstateRMZ Corporation
India
Arshdeep has 25 years of experience in Business Management. He has held strategic roles in various companies across industries such as RE, Telecom/Infrastructure & Insurance. Before, he played key roles with Bharti Enterprises, Max New York Life, Punj Lloyd & Colliers International. In 2004 Arshdeep joined RMZ and plays a key role in defining and implementing the strategic vision of the group. He has led various capital-raising and partnership initiatives with top PE & SWF. He has been instrumental in raising over USD 1 billion of foreign direct investment from these global investors. Additionally, he represents the RE industry during dialogues with governmental bodies with regard to the policies related to REIT and SEZ development.
Chanakya Chakravarti
Head of Indirect Strategies, Asia-PacificIvanhoé Cambridge
India
Chanakya (Chan) Chakravarti is the MD for India, responsible for implementing in his territory, the investment and asset-management strategies outlined in Ivanhoé Cambridge’s annual business plan and strategic plan. He works closely with the Growth Markets team and collaborates with internal and external stakeholders to put in place and consolidate strategic partnerships for major projects in India. Mr. Chakravarti is a seasoned manager with more than 27 years of experience, including over 20 years in real estate, investment and development. Before joining Ivanhoé Cambridge in 2018, he was Managing Director, Global Alternatives, Asia, at J.P. Morgan Chase. Chan has previously held country management roles at Actis Capital and C&W.
Dhaval Ajmera
DirectorAjmera Realty & Infra India
India
Dhaval Ajmera pursued his MBA in Finance from the Cardiff University- United Kingdom and is spearheading the division of Marketing & Sales for Ajmera Group. His supervision led the company’s strong presence in India, Bahrain & United Kingdom. He is also a member of the Youth Wing of the CREDAI West zone with approx 1000 young developers from all across Western India. Dhaval also looks into the Liasoning of the projects in Mumbai, who along with other Committee members of CREDAI-MCHI was responsible for implementing the ease of doing business in building permits in Mumbai. Dhaval is a result-driven and resourceful director with a proven ability to drive management teams to maximize company profitability and efficiency.
Karthik Krishna
Co-founder & Managing PartnerEverVantage
India
Karthik is a Managing Partner at EverVantage and overseas the Transaction Advisory and Leasing Verticals across asset classes. Having completed transactions in over 50 cities and over 10 million sft. his expertise ranges across verticals and industries. Karthik has successfully executed a multitude of landmark transactions across retail, F&B, commercial office space and healthcare platforms. He specialises in complex transactions be it hospitality, commercial advisory, landmark land transactions or strategy. His power house of unique experiences in portfolio management for corporates, land owners and developers nationwide, gives EverVantage it’s strength across industries.
Manoj Menda
Chairman - Supervisory BoardRMZ Corporation
India
Manoj Menda is the firm’s Corporate Chairman. He leads the firms Executive Committee and sits on the Investment Committee. Responsible for the strategic client and business relationships globally. He contributes to business development and transaction strategy. He serves on the Investment and Advisory Committees of all RMZ private fund programs. Founder and Trustee of RMZ Foundation whose vision is to actively contribute to the social and economic development of the communities in which we operate.
Pradeep Khanna
Head, Real Estate InvestmentsNippon India AIF
India
Senior leader with 25+ years of experience in Real Estate Investment Management, Credit, Project Finance, Investment Banking & Project Management in India and abroad. Heading Nippon India Real Estate investments since 2011 and prior to that had set up and anchored real estate private equity business in previous organization (ICICI Prudential AMC). He has well diversified experience over entire life cycle of Funds (domestic and offshore) and strong track record of investing in real estate projects (residential and commercial) across all stages in various formats across market cycles. Holds Masters in Business Management and B Tech (Civil Engg) and advance certifications from Wharton and Columbia Business School.
Rahul Rai
Executive VP & Head RE BusinessICICI Prudential
India
Rahul is with ICICI Prudential AMC Ltd and heads the management of third party close ended funds that invest in real estate projects and pre-leased offices. Rahul has over 25 years of experience of which the past 16 years have been specialized on Indian real estate sector and includes expertise across all real estate asset classes and cities. Prior to ICICI Prudential, Rahul was with SUN-Apollo Real Estate Advisors as Principal and before that he has worked with Ernst and Young and Arthur Andersen. Rahul is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has done his graduation in Commerce from the Bombay University.
Raj Menda
Chairman, Supervisory BoardRMZ Corporation
India
Under Raj Menda's visionary leadership, RMZ has become a global leader in alternative asset ownership, strategically investing in high-growth opportunities that foster a sustainable global economy. Raj was the first Indian to serve on the jury of the Urban Land Institute’s Awards for Excellence and currently chairs FICCI's 2026 Committee on Urban Development & Real Estate. His contributions to shaping urban landscapes are both pioneering and unparalleled.
Raj’s stewardship drives RMZ’s focus on sustainability and innovation, positioning it as a pioneer in emerging sectors. By leveraging strategic partnerships and advanced business acumen, he ensures RMZ delivers exceptional returns while shaping India's economic landscape with a global outlook.
Rohit Singh
Head Real Estate FinanceFidus Advisors LLP
India
More than 18 years in Banking and Financial Services with rich experience of having built a business around Banking services for the Real-Estate industry. Rich Experience and strong relationships across all key markets.
Sanjay Dutt
MD & CEOTata Realty
India
Sanjay is the MD & CEO of TRIL and Tata Housing with over 28 years of experience in the Real Estate Development and Consulting space. He is managing 20 ongoing projects across 13 cities in India, Sri Lanka & Maldives, incl. Commercial, Retail, Hospitality and Residential as well as infrastructure projects incl. 3 rope ways, 4 roadways & a Metro project in Pune.
Previously, he was CEO India Operations & Private Funds with The CapitaLand, a multinational Alternative Asset Management Company. Sanjay spent 23 years with top 3 global real estate consulting companies. He was MD South Asia at C&W (2001-2008 and 2012-2016), also CEO Business with JLL (2008 – 2012) and was one of the founder member of CBRE, India (1996-2001).
Sharad Mittal
Founder & CEOArnya RealEstates Fund Advisors
India
Sharad Mittal leads and manages RE funds at Motilal Oswal Real Estate (MORE). Sharad has over 16 years of experience in RE investing and fund raising. He joined MORE in 2013, spearheading the firm's real estate fund business and has been instrumental in rebuilding and scaling up the MORE business from an AUM of Rs 200 Cr to Rs 2,000 Cr in the last 3 years. Prior, Sharad was with ICICI Prudential AMC where he was VP (RE Investments), leading the commercial rental office fund and mezzanine fund. He also led the fund raising initiative, raising Rs 1,300 Cr across two funds. He has also worked with ASK Property Investment Advisors and ICICI Bank. Sharad is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce from Delhi University.
Shridhar Narayan
CEO - Hiranandani Group, Real Estate & Infrastructure BusinessHiranandani Group
India
As the CEO - Hiranandani Group Real Estate & Infrastructure Business, he drives the Business Strategy & Re-engineering, Operations,Investments/Divestments & M & A. across business verticals of Real estate, Infrastructure/Utilities, Industrial & Logistics parks. He is also associated with Pegasus Fininvest Advisory Pvt. Ltd. Prior to Hiranandani Group, He was the Group director & CEO of a large entity operating in the Hospitality and Real estate sector. He was also the Group CFO of “Future Capital Holdings Ltd.” He was the CFO for “Britannia Industries Ltd.”. He has had a long stint of 7 years with “Coca-Cola India” as Vice-President Finance and as a board member at the bottling company “Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Ltd.
Sudhanshu Kejriwal
Co-founder & Managing PartnerEverVantage
India
Sudhanshu is a Managing Partner at EverVantage and heads the Capital Markets and Investment Banking verticals across asset classes. He has gathered over a decade of experience in fund raising and deal structuring. Sudhanshu is the go-to specialist in capital advisory to Real Estate and Hospitality developers nationwide. He has single handedly raised over 1.5 Bn USD in the real estate sector.
Tariq Vaidya
MD - Real EstateNV Capital Services
India
Tariq is the Managing Director & CEO of New Vernon Capital, with a demonstrated history of success in the real estate Private Equity space. He has spent over 25 years in the Real Estate industry. He was instrumental in setting up Knight Frank in India and ran their Advisory and Corporate Real Estate functions before joining NV Capital Services in 2005. Built up a commercial real estate portfolio of ~8.5 mn aft and successfully exited ~6.5 mn sft to global and domestic institutional investors with arguably some of the best returns in the industry.
Vineet Sekhsaria
Managing Director and Country HeadPrologis India
India
Vineet joined Morgan Stanley in Aug’2007. Vineet relocated to India in June 2011 after spending a no. of years with MSRE in New York. - Vineet has experience underwriting transactions in opportunistic and core real estate and restructuring legacy deals. - Prior to joining MSRE, Vineet worked at Deloitte Consulting in the Strategy and Operations Practice helping Fortune 500 companies restructure and grow. - Vineet has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a Bachelors degree in Economics from Miami University.
As confidence in the global economy nosedives, and most real estate and capital markets investors adopt a ‘wait and see approach’ what immediate and long term consequences will this pandemic have on global capital deal flow?
This eMeeting will gather senior real estate leaders to discuss openly amongst each other and share what steps they are taking in order to benchmark solutions as a global community. Has overseas investment temporarily dried up or are we seeing evidence of capital trickling through and what challenges and opportunities does it present the market?
This eMeeting will gather senior real estate leaders to discuss openly amongst each other and share what steps they are taking in order to benchmark solutions as a global community. Has overseas investment temporarily dried up or are we seeing evidence of capital trickling through and what challenges and opportunities does it present the market?
- Asia vs India - Investment patterns, biggest risk exposure and where?
- Safe Havens - Do they exist in the current situation?
- Which are the key cities that will benefit or suffer?
- Adapting Investment Strategies - Adjust risk, hold assets or buy/sell?
- How long will global investors stay cautious?
- Possible Influences on long-term capital flow
Submit your interest (Non-members)
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If you would prefer to contact us by email, please send to [email protected].
Our team will get in touch with you soon to confirm your participation
Participation is restricted to Club Members and eMembers.
If you would prefer to contact us by email, please send to [email protected].
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GRI Institute
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Priya is leading the strategy, investors relationship, business development, key account management, content development, special projects, events and team management across B2B/B2C at the GRI club. Headquartered in London, the GRI Club is a 'membership by invitation' club reserved exclusively for a qualified individual (C/Director level decision-makers) in real estate globally. Priya is a part of the GRI Management team and leads the India real estate relationships (Investors, Lenders, Developers, and operators) she is also responsible for the group's Asia Pacific business expansion. She has over 20 years of Marketing and Communications experience across real estate, hospitality, media and retail industry.
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CREDBERG
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaCREDBERG is a solution focused boutique investment bank that draws on its expertise in Real Assets and its global network to provide corporate finance solutions, asset brokerage and capital market services across all major real estate markets across India. CREDBERG’s trustworthy and credible team matches its deep-rooted understanding of local real estate with expertise in capital markets, to provide innovative and strategic solutions to meet the precise needs of its clients and has an unmatched track record of advising on complex situations.
Katerra
Bangalore, Karnataka, IndiaKaterra is a technology driven global company optimizing the way buildings are designed & constructed through tested systems & approaches to bring more efficiency in our projects. Katerra offers end-to-end building products across Residential, Commercial Office Buildings, Hotels, Malls, Hospitals, Schools & Industrial Parks. Founded in 2015 by Michael Marks, Katerra has 700+ projects in progress & 6 factories globally. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Katerra is present across America, India, China & the Middle East with 7,500+ professionals experienced in design, technology & construction. Katerra utilizes offsite manufacturing at its factories to save time & cost. Katerra's unique design approach links standardization with customization to provide efficiency without sacrificing design freedom. In India, Katerra is working with Indira Canteen, Infosys, Embassy, Vaishnavi, Lulu Mall, Bosch, KMCH Hospitals, GEMS Schools & others to deliver design & construction solutions.
PwC
Mumbai, IndiaAt PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with more than 2,36,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com In India, PwC has offices in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune. For more information about PwC India’s service offerings, visit www.pwc.com/in PwC refers to the PwC International network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate, independent and distinct legal entity. Please see www.pwc.com/structure for further details.
Team One Arteq
Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaWe are a Technology-Enabled Architecture, Engineering, Planning, and Design firm creating the Intelligence Based Architectural and Design solutions for Sustainable Buildings, and Efficient Infrastructure for Tomorrow. The company has Energy Modelling & The Sustainability Concept at the core of its Designs. We leverage the knowledge of the work environment as a tool to solve organizational challenges. We understand issues companies face as they attempt to effect change through the built environment and with our Technology Adaptive and Enabled Design solutions we are able to combine an organization’s strategy, space types and sciences to create interdisciplinary facilities that lead to innovations and creative breakthroughs he proposes designs that are at the convergence of engineering, efficiency, and wellness. OUR NICHE: Architectural Design Interior Architecture Design Engineering Procurement Commissioning (DEPC)
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