SERVICES

Trade Finance &
Investment Advisory.

India's logistics and shipping sector is capital-intensive at every level — from import financing and freight bill discounting to large-scale warehouse and port infrastructure investment. Yet access to the right financial structures remains one of the most persistent constraints for both Indian logistics operators scaling up and global companies deploying capital into the sector.

We bridge this gap by combining deep trade finance expertise with an understanding of how logistics businesses actually operate — their cash flow cycles, asset profiles, regulatory obligations, and investor expectations — to unlock financing that is appropriately structured, competitively priced, and fit for purpose in the Indian market.

Financial structuring and investment support for logistics businesses

Trade Finance Structuring

Structuring import, export, and supply chain finance facilities tailored to the logistics cash flow cycle.

Working Capital Optimization

Releasing cash trapped in debtors, inventory, and payables to improve liquidity without new borrowing.

Investor Readiness

Preparing logistics businesses to attract PE, strategic investors, or lenders with credible financial narratives.

Project Financing — Infra & Logistics

Structuring and sourcing long-term capital for warehouses, logistics parks, ports, and cold chain infrastructure.

FINANCIAL STRUCTURING

Trade Finance Structuring

Logistics businesses are, at their core, facilitators of trade — and the financial flows that accompany physical cargo are as important to manage as the cargo itself. We design trade finance structures that fit the operational and regulatory reality of logistics businesses in India.

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LC Advisory

Letter of credit structure review, discrepancy management and dispute resolution support.

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Guarantees & Standby LCs

Performance guarantees, advance payment guarantees and bid bond structuring.

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EXIM Financing

Access to export finance, buyer's credit and EXIM Bank funding programmes.

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Customs Duty Financing

Short-tenor facilities designed to reduce cash pressure at customs clearance.

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FX Risk Management

Natural hedging, forward contracts and currency options advisory.

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Supply Chain Finance

Reverse factoring and supplier finance programmes for logistics networks.

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What This Means For You

Clients exit with optimised LC and guarantee structures, access to EXIM financing, and a supply chain finance programme in place — so cross-border cash flows are as well-managed as the cargo they support.

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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Working Capital Optimization

Working capital management is the single most common financial constraint holding back logistics businesses in India from growing at the rate their market opportunity allows. We systematically diagnose working capital gaps, identify suitable financial instruments, and implement solutions that free up cash without increasing financial risk.

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Working Capital Diagnostic

Detailed analysis of cash conversion cycle, debtor days, creditor days, GST credit position, and advance payment obligations.

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Invoice Discounting & Factoring

Structuring access to invoice discounting facilities through banks, NBFCs, TReDS, M1xchange, and RXIL.

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Cash Credit & OD Optimization

Reviewing bank credit facilities for pricing, security, utilisation efficiency, consolidation, and lender migration.

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GST ITC Monetisation

Identifying unclaimed or delayed ITC positions and advising on credit utilisation or refund claim acceleration.

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Deposit & Advance Structuring

Reducing cash locked in warehousing, terminal agreements, and replacing deposits with bank guarantees where possible.

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Dynamic Discounting

Implementing early payment programmes with customers to improve payment predictability and release cash faster.

What This Means For You

The cash conversion cycle is shortened, TReDS or invoice discounting is live, and ITC claims are accelerated — freeing working capital that was already earned but sitting locked in the business.

CAPITAL RAISING SUPPORT

Investor Readiness

Private equity investment in Indian logistics has grown significantly across 3PL, express delivery, cold chain, freight tech, and warehousing platforms. Yet many profitable logistics businesses fail to attract institutional capital because their reporting, processes, ownership structures, and growth narrative are not investor-ready. We bridge the gap between a good logistics business and one that institutional capital will back.

From Strong Business to Investable Platform

We help logistics founders convert operational strength into a credible investment story supported by clean financials, institutional documentation, targeted investor outreach, and negotiation support.

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Investor Readiness Assessment

Structured evaluation against PE and VC screening criteria, with a clear gap analysis and prioritised action plan.

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Investment Thesis & Equity Story

Developing a compelling narrative around market position, growth drivers, moats, management depth, and value creation levers.

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IM & Pitch Deck Preparation

Creating professional, data-driven investor materials structured to institutional capital standards.

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Financial Restatement

Normalising management accounts for owner perquisites, related-party transactions, and non-recurring items.

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Investor Identification

Mapping PE funds, family offices, strategic investors, and DFIs active in Indian logistics.

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Term Sheet Support

Advising on valuation, deal structure, investor rights, anti-dilution, board representation, and exit mechanisms.

What This Means For You

Clients complete the engagement with a credible IM, a targeted investor pipeline, and a term sheet ready for negotiation — positioned to close investment at a valuation their business deserves.

INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL ADVISORY

Project Financing – Infra & Logistics

India's logistics infrastructure expansion under PM Gati Shakti, the National Logistics Policy, and the National Infrastructure Pipeline has created unprecedented opportunities for private developers of warehouses, logistics parks, cold chain facilities, ICDs, and multimodal hubs. We structure the financing required to transform infrastructure concepts into bankable, funded projects.

₹111+ Lakh Crore

National infrastructure investment pipeline creating logistics opportunities.

Project Funding Roadmap

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Feasibility & Bankability

Assessing technical feasibility, commercial viability, lender requirements, and project bankability.

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Capital Structure Design

Structuring senior debt, equity, mezzanine capital and viability gap funding.

3

Government & DFI Funding

Accessing NaBFID, IIFCL, SIDBI, NITI Aayog and state-level infrastructure schemes.

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Asset Monetisation

REIT and InvIT structuring for mature logistics infrastructure assets.

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Debt Placement

Lender syndication, project memoranda, approvals and documentation management.

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PPP Advisory

Structuring and financing logistics concessions and public-private partnerships.

What This Means For You

Bankability is confirmed, the capital stack is structured, and a lender syndicate is assembled — so logistics infrastructure projects move from viable idea to funded reality without the delays that undefined financing creates.