Who Is Shailesh Agrawal?
Shailesh Agrawal is the Head - Fund Management at KSH INFRA, where he leads the fund management function and is associated with the firm's institutional investment platform. KSH INFRA identifies him in this role on its current team page and its KSH INFRA Fund I disclosure.
His role covers areas including fund strategy, capital allocation, investment evaluation, investor relationships and the development of KSH INFRA's institutional capital platform. He is associated with KSH INFRA Fund I, a Category II AIF focused on industrial, logistics and warehousing infrastructure. The fund has a target corpus of ₹1,250 crore, comprising ₹750 crore and a ₹500 crore greenshoe component.
Agrawal brings more than 15 years of professional experience spanning fund management, private equity, corporate strategy and real estate. Before joining KSH INFRA, he held a fund management and strategy leadership role at Welspun One and worked with organisations including Bain & Company, Alvarez & Marsal and the Tata Group.
Shailesh Agrawal's Career: Welspun One, Bain, Alvarez & Marsal and Tata Group
Shailesh Agrawal's career has covered investment, strategy and real-asset businesses rather than a single functional area.
Before joining KSH INFRA, he was associated with Welspun One, where he led Fund Management and Strategy. His responsibilities included areas such as capital raising, investment strategy, portfolio management and investor relations for the fund platform. Contemporary reports on his appointment at KSH INFRA also identify his earlier experience across Bain & Company, Alvarez & Marsal and the Tata Group.
His experience at Welspun One is relevant to his current role because it connects fund management with industrial and logistics real estate. However, experience gained at a previous organisation should not automatically be treated as the performance track record of KSH INFRA Fund I.
Earlier in his career, Agrawal worked in consulting and corporate environments. His experience with Bain & Company and Alvarez & Marsal adds a strategy and transaction-oriented component to his professional background, while his association with the Tata Group adds experience from a large corporate environment.
At KSH INFRA, this experience is being applied to the development of an institutional investment platform focused on industrial and logistics infrastructure. KSH INFRA describes its platform as covering investment, development, leasing and asset management across key Indian growth corridors.
Education
Shailesh Agrawal is an alumnus of two leading Indian institutions:
- B.Tech. - IIT Madras
- MBA - IIM Ahmedabad
His academic background combines engineering education with management training, alongside his professional experience across investments, strategy, private equity and real estate.
Shailesh Agrawal's Role in KSH INFRA Fund I
Shailesh Agrawal is the Head - Fund Management at KSH INFRA and is identified by KSH INFRA alongside its KSH INFRA Fund I. The fund is structured as a Category II Alternative Investment Fund with a target corpus of ₹1,250 crore. Its investment focus is the development of Grade A industrial and logistics infrastructure in markets including Pune, Chennai, Bengaluru and Mumbai.
The fund's stated operating model spans the investment lifecycle:
- Invest - identify and underwrite opportunities using geographical focus, market intelligence and on-ground inputs.
- Develop - develop Grade A industrial and logistics infrastructure.
- Lease - use market and occupier insights to support leasing.
- Operate - manage assets with a focus on operations and occupier experience.
- Realise value - position mature assets for ownership, partnerships or exits in line with the fund strategy.
Within this platform, the fund management function involves building the investment strategy, evaluating opportunities, overseeing capital deployment and developing institutional investor relationships.
KSH INFRA's current Fund I page identifies Agrawal as Head - Fund Management and presents him in the fund manager section. The final designation applicable to investors should be checked against the fund's latest PPM and related fund documentation.
For more information on the fund, see KSH INFRA Fund I.
Funds Managed by Shailesh Agrawal
| Fund | Category | Focus |
| KSH INFRA Fund I | Category II AIF | Industrial, logistics and warehousing infrastructure |
KSH INFRA Fund I has a target fund size of ₹1,250 crore, with a stated structure of ₹750 crore plus a ₹500 crore greenshoe. The fund has a stated tenure of 5.5 years from initial close and targets investments across Pune, Chennai, Bengaluru and Mumbai. Its current KSH INFRA disclosure lists SEBI AIF registration number IN/AIF2/26-27/2209.
The fund's stated investment focus is on Grade A industrial and logistics infrastructure, with KSH INFRA integrating fund management capabilities with its development, leasing and asset management operations.
Investors reviewing the fund should distinguish between the fund's stated target returns, the historical performance of KSH INFRA's broader institutional partnerships and the actual realised performance of KSH INFRA Fund I. These are separate measures and should not be treated as interchangeable.
Related Investment Resources
- KSH INFRA Fund I
- KSH INFRA Investment Managers Private Limited
- Category II alternative investment funds
Manage By : Shailesh Agrawal – Head, Fund Management at KSH INFRA
