Infrastructure & Real Assets

Investment Banking

The development of infrastructure in India is as crucial to the growth of Indian economy as real estate is crucial to enhancing the social capital of an under-housed India. The government, as well as the private sector, are aware of its significance to the nation’s progress and of the pitfalls these two sectors with large capital requirements, long gestation periods and risky return of investments.

Infrastructure and Real Assets vertical focuses on businesses that hold the potential to demonstrate multi-fold growth and create a sustainable impact on India's infrastructure. The team has strong capabilities and experience in raising equity, debt and hybrid capital for high-growth companies, both at the company and at the project level.

We build long-term relationships with our clients by offering our services across the spectrum of mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity (PE) syndication and structured finance related products as may be required at different stages of the business lifecycle. 


Sub-Sectors in Focus

Our mergers and acquisitions (M&A) advisory and private equity (PE) syndication services are recognized as amongst the best in these chosen sub-sectors.

  • Energy (power) – conventional and renewable
  • Transportation - roads, railways, ports, shipping & airports
  • Logistics assets – CFS, ICD, PFT, multi-modal
  • Power transmission and distribution
  • Warehousing, logistics & industrial parks and SEZs
  • Hotels, Commercial & Mixed Use Assets
  •  Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC)
  • Waste and water management
  • Oil  and gas
  • Mining and natural resources
  • Telecom infrastructure & services
  • Cable and Broadband

Led By

Prateek Jhawar

Director and Head, Infrastructure & Real Assets, Avendus Capital

Prateek Jhawar heads the Infrastructure & Real Assets vertical for Avendus’s investment banking business and is based in Mumbai.

He has over 15 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance with the key focus on private equity (PE) fundraising and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions for clients in power, infrastructure, logistics and real estate sectors.

He has been an integral part of the investment banking team for over 10 years. He joined Avendus as a part of the structured finance and special situations advisory team and consequently moved to the Infrastructure & Real Assets vertical. Additionally, He manages relationships with investment banking investors and structured finance globally.

Prior to joining Avendus in 2008, he has worked with ICICI Bank, TATA Power and Citibank in various roles in corporate finance and investment banking.

Prateek is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a CFA charter holder from CFA Institute, USA and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mumbai University.

Transactions

Jan 2015

Value : USD 25 MILLION

Avendus Capital advises Pristine Logistics on its INR 1,500 million fund raise from CDC Group plc.
Dec 2014

Value : Undisclosed

Avendus Capital advises KMB Group (Bulchee) on its funding from Piramal Enterprise.
Feb 2014

Value : USD 23 MILLION

Avendus Capital advises Atria Convergence Technologies on raising structured debt from Olympus Capital Asia Credit and Kilimanjaro Credit Fund
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