Sanjeet Bakshi - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Construction Development sector

Sanjeet Bakshi 2020-12-24

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Sanjit Bakshi is the whole time Director of Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd. Oriental is one of the oldest and most reputed Business houses in the field of Highway Infrastructure in India.

Leads Oriental Structural Engineers as a Director. Instrumental in growth and strengthening of the company’s profile. Responsible for conceptualizing, analyzing and successful implementation of the BOT-PPP business model based Projects in Oriental. During the last 11 Years, has spearheaded the growth of BOT (Build, Operate, Transfer) portfolio of the company to a US$2.00 Billion Asset base and this is poised to add a steady revenue stream to the Company in the present & next decade. Oversees the execution of the entire EPC projects of the company. Enabled, Company’s diversification through the development of Coal Mining Business which has also seen steady execution and achieved targeted revenue realization under his leadership.

An investor in a slew of Indian and international start-ups, Infratrust industrialist Sanjit Bakshi feels that “some of the valuations are pricey” and he supports those new businesses that are “really making a difference”.

Infratrust Director and Senior Advisor to Oriental Infratrust Ventures India, Oriental has made personal investments in start-ups, ranging from Infrastructure firms to cab aggregators.

Oriental Infrastructure sector is a key driver for the Indian economy. The sector is highly responsible for propelling India’s overall development and enjoys intense focus from Government for initiating policies that would ensure time-bound creation of world class infrastructure in the country. Infrastructure sector includes power, bridges, dams, roads, and urban infrastructure development. India was ranked 44 out of 167 countries in World Bank's Logistics Performance Index (LPI) 2018. India ranked second in the 2019 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index.

Market Size

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Construction Development sector (townships, housing, built up infrastructure and construction development projects) stood at US$ 25.66 billion during April 2000 to March 2020, according to Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). The logistics sector in India is growing at a CAGR of 10.5% annually and is expected to reach US$ 215 billion in 2020.

Investments

India requires investment worth Rs 50 trillion (US$ 777.73 billion) in infrastructure by 2022 to have sustainable development in the country. India is witnessing significant interest from international investors in the infrastructure space. Some of the key investments made in the sector are listed below:

Large investment in infrastructure has seen momentum as overall PE (private equity)/VC (venture capital) investment touched an all-time high of US$ 14.5 billion in 2019.
The largest deal was done by Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Public Sector Pension Investment Board and National Investment and Infrastructure Fund as they made investment

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