Rakesh Chand Gupta
Sponsor
Before a project is launched, it is won or lost on land, approvals and cash flow, and that is where Rakesh ji has built RPS Group for over two decades. He leads land strategy, statutory approvals and project cash-flow management, and oversees execution through to completion. For Brickklin, he is the check on whether a deal can actually get built.
India’s real estate sector is entering a phase where access to capital will increasingly determine which development opportunities can be successfully unlocked.
With AIFs becoming more institutionalised, regulatory frameworks becoming clearer and investors becoming more comfortable with structured real estate exposure, the role of alternative capital is likely to expand further.
The opportunity now lies in creating structures that align the interests of landowners, developers and investors — allowing each participant to contribute what they do best.
For developers, that could mean access to capital before traditional project finance becomes available. For investors, it could mean entering projects at an earlier stage of value creation. And for the broader real estate ecosystem, it could mean converting more land opportunities into viable, launched and revenue-generating projects.
“The next evolution of Indian real estate finance may therefore not be about replacing traditional capital — it may be about intelligently positioning AIF capital between land and launch, equity and debt, and opportunity and execution.”
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