About The AMC
With operations in line pipes, home textiles, infrastructure, steel, advanced textiles, and flooring solutions, Welspun Group is one of India’s fastest-growing global corporations. 31 original home textile technologies, some of the most renowned line pipe projects in the world, India’s first 14-lane green freeway under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM), and a sizable worldwide footprint have all enabled us to build solid connections with a distinguished clientele.
Welspun One logistics Parks (WOLP) is an industrial real estate platform, that seeks to provide an integrated investment, asset, and development management solution focused on the logistics & warehousing sector in India. WOLP is the only warehousing platform to be a part of a multinational – the USD 2.3 Billion Welspun Group.
Fund Overview
Welspun One created India’s first AIF, giving local participants a chance to engage in the burgeoning warehousing industry. Welspun makes sure investments are carried out without the bother of actual ownership in a seamless and transparent manner. The SEBI-managed AIF advances the idea of the financialization of real estate by giving investors the chance to invest across the full asset creation cycle, beginning with land purchase, leasing, and development. Welspun’s main investing strategy is fusing extensive local knowledge and expertise with a wide range of institutional procedures, research, and analytics.
Fund Snapshot
| Fund size | INR 1,000Cr (+INR 1,000Cr green shoe) |
| Fund Type | AIF Category II |
| Targeted IRR | 20-21% |
| Tenure | 6 years from first close |
| Project leverage | ~65% of total project cost |
| Stabilized development yield | ~9.5% |
| Exit cap rate | 7.5% |
| IRR | 20-21% |
| MoIC | 1.7-1.8×1 |
| Holding Period | 3 years |
| Holding Period | 3 years |
| Sponsor / Anchor Commitment | INR 75 Cr |
| Fund Tenure | 6 years from First Close (extendable by 2 years) |
| Commitment Period | 3 years from Final Close (extendable by 6 months) |
| Initial Contribution | 10.0% of capital commitment |
| Hurdle Rate | 12-15% |
| Setup Fees | Up to 2.0% of Capital Commitment |
| Operating Expenses | To be charged at actuals, subject to a cap of 0.5% p.a. on Capital Commitment |
Preamble – Where Does India Invest?
Real Estate – The Most Preferred Asset Class in India
Physical Real Estate continues to be the most preferred asset class for Indian investors for long term wealth creation and preservation – accounts for ~50% of household assets in India
Hassles of investing in physical RE
- Buying and frictional costs
- Leasing
- Smaller lease periods
- Illiquidity
- Rent collection
- Maintenance
- Large ticket size
- Development / counterparty risk
Warehousing v/s Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Warehousing development cycle is shorter, less complicated and has lesser possible bottlenecks compared to Residential / Commercial
Warehousing
Land Acquisition
- Large radius on the outskirts, within which land can be acquired
- Connectivity to major highways, shape and terrain being important
Conversion and Approvals
- Conversion is a standard process, enough precedence giving visibility of timeline
- Fewer and faster approvals
Financial Closure
- Favorable funding terms due to lower risk, infra status
- Major part of construction cost incurred post-lease commitments
Development
- Horizontal structures with a short construction cycle, i.e. typically 9–12 months per structure
- Relatively simple from construction/design complexity
Market /Leasing
- Long lease tenure (9–20 yrs.)
- Tenants spend equally or more on customization
- Exit to Institutional buyers
WOLP Risk Mitigants
- Acquire only aggregated land owned by credible individuals/corporates
- Accurate land selections in predefined zones and thorough due diligence to help avoid issues with approval
- Commence development primarily after receiving lease pre-commitments
- Pre-Engineered Buildings (PEB) which are designed and built in factories, and directly installed at site
- Strong relationships with credible tenants
Commercial / Residential
Land Acquisition
- Limited/expensive land in prime city locations
- Multiple issues such as slum rehab, redevelopment, etc.
Conversion and Approvals
- Multiple approvals from multiple authorities including local municipal body, state and central government
- Time-consuming process
Financial Closure
- Banks are averse in the current environment.
- Lower loan to value, higher cost of funding
Development
- Longer construction period of 3–5 years
- Generally complex projects in terms of civil, mechanical, electrical, HVAC, etc.
Market /Leasing
- Multiple buyers for residential project increases complexity
- High marketing and brokerage costs
- Tenants spend less on customization
India Warehousing – Opportunity
- Warehousing stock expected to grow from ~300MM, sf to ~500MM sf by Dec-2025 at a CAGR of ~19%1
- Multiple growth drivers
- Favorable regulations, E-commerce – Tier 2 / 3 demand, In-city warehousing
- Manufacturing growth
- Significant interest from global investors
WOLP Fund 2
- Participate in Grade A warehousing development
- Only SEBI registered a platform of its kind offering participation to domestic capital
- Inherently de-risked business model – buy land, significantly pre-lease and build warehouses, and exit to institutional buyers / REITs or INVITs
- Limited development and leasing risk – low design complexity, short construction cycle and pre-leasing to Bluechip tenants with long term, sticky leases
WOLP - Expertise
- Integrated fund & development management
- Established track record
- Cumulative AUM of ~INR 2,600Cr across 7 projects
- ~7MM sf portfolio, ~5MM sf under construction
- ~2MM sf delivered, ~1MM sf on track for delivery in 2023; ~3MM sf pre-leased to blue chip tenants
- Tracking gross IRR of ~20-22%2,3,4 (pre-tax and fee) in the previous fund
- Sponsor commitment of INR 75Cr (alignment of interest)
- Team with 325+ years of total real estate experience
Warehousing: A Replay of the Commercial Office Story, but on Steroids
A similar cycle as office is being played out in warehousing but at a much quicker pace given mature capital market and defined REIT regulations
Commercial
2005-2010
- Limited Grade A office space
- Arrival of MNCs and IT boom
- Foreign funds partner with local developers
2015-2017
- Consolidation by PE funds (Blackstone, GIC, Brookfield, etc.)
2019-2021
- Listing of multiple office REITs: Mind space, Embassy and Brookfield
- 2-3 additional REIT listings expected in 2023
Warehousing
2018 onward
- Low Grade A stock
- GST, consumption, e-commerce, and manufacturing growth
- Global funds – c. USD 6BN for development
2021 onward
- Aggressive consolidation: Blackstone created a ~USD 1.7BN platform with 3 warehousing players: Allcargo, Embassy and Hiranandani
2024-2025
- Estimated listing of warehousing REITs
Multiple Drivers for an Explosive Growth
Favorable regulations
- GST
- National Logistics Policy
- REIT / INVITs legislations
- Infrastructure status to logistics sector
- National master plan for multi-modal connectivity
E-commerce
- E-commerce penetration expected to increase from 7% in 2020 to 17% in 2025
- Tier II and III cities emerging as new consumption hubs
Manufacturing / industrial growth
- Make In India
- PLI
- China plus one
- Corporate tax rate reduction
Demand for quality, automation / emerging technologies
- To address faster retrieval, flexible return policy and seamless movement of cargo
- Increased throughput requirement
In-city warehousing
- Last mile logistics
- Reduction in delivery timelines from days to hours to minutes
- Multiple 5,000-25,000 sf warehouses to service cities
- Dark stores – E-grocery
- Multi storey warehousing
About The Fund Manager
Yash Ravel : Executive Director, Fund Management & Corporate Strategy
Yash has more than 15 years of expertise overall, including 13 years in real estate investing and asset management, during which time he participated in deals worth more than USD 600 million. Prior to joining Welspun One, Yash held the position of Principal at Proprium Capital Partners, an independent fund manager with an AUM of roughly USD 2BN (established in 2013 as a result of restructuring in “MSREI” – Morgan Stanley’s RE Investment platform). There, he played a key role in the establishment of the India office and was also in charge of managing the MSREI SSF III India portfolio and sourcing and executing new deals.
Yash began working with Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investment (MSREI) in 2007. He had positions in investing and asset management, including managing MSREI’s India portfolio’s assets. He has an undergraduate degree in electronics and telecommunications engineering from Mumbai University and a postgraduate diploma in business administration from the Welingkar School of Management in Mumbai.
WHY WOLP?
Key Competitive Strengths
- Demonstrated track record: Track record of managing AUM of ~INR 2,600Cr across 7 projects1 Tracking IRR of ~20-22%2,3,4 in the first fund
- Integrated model: Fund and development management platform captures value across the project lifecycle
- Seasoned management team: With cumulative real estate experience of 325+ years
- Highest standards of governance: Well defined risk management framework
- Investor focus / transparency: First of its kind offering which provides real time portfolio updates to investors
- Asset management focus: Extensive usage of technology, robust SOPs and third party project management and oversight vendor to avoid cost and time overruns
- Group lineage / strengths: Part of USD 2.3BN Welspun group, which has significant execution experience of complex infrastructure / industrial projects
Investment Thesis
Warehousing Development – an Inherently De-risked Business Model
Buy
- Land identification strategy focused on requirements of 20- 25 large occupiers
- Rigorous pre-closing due diligence process
- De-risk leasing risk at the outset by seeking soft-commitments from potential tenants
Lease
- Post-closing, conversion and approvals typically require 1–2 quarters (depending on city/region)
- Converting soft commitments from tenants into formally signed lease commitments
- Commence construction primarily on signing binding lease documentation and receipt of security deposit from tenant
Build
- Horizontal structures with lower construction complexity
- Use of pre-Engineered Buildings (PEB); designed and built in a factory and assembled on site
- Relatively short construction cycle of 8–9 months per building
- Subject to significantly lesser risk of time and cost overruns
Exit
- Exit Strategy – Portfolio level exit to institutional investors or REITs / INVITs, Project level exit to institutional investors and Family Offices
- Sellers market with more capital chasing relatively small stock of Grade A assets
- Expected to continue for the foreseeable future
Key Risks
Capital Risk
Exposure to market, economic, business and political risks may have an impact on the Fund’s performance and may entail erosion of capital
Liquidity Risk
Close ended Fund with a tenure of 6 years (Extendable by 2 years)
Business Risk
The Fund is exposed to a number of business related risks including land buying, obtaining approvals, leasing, construction and exiting the assets
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