Actis LLP has bundled 11 road projects from two of its long life infrastructure funds into the NXT-Infra Trust after pulling in 11.8 billion rupees from investors. The trust is estimated at around 100 billion rupees, or about $1 billion. Following the raise, Actis's ownership slipped to 71% from 86%, with domestic investors holding the balance.
Adrian Mucalov, who serves as head of long life infrastructure and a managing director at Actis, put it plainly: "We see a deep infrastructure opportunity in the country, supported by established regulatory frameworks, which gives us confidence in taking a long-term view of the market." He added that acquiring Indian roads that are already in operation offers attractive risk adjusted returns, and that the trust is intended to be a base for future acquisitions.
Sumit Sen, managing director for long life infrastructure at Actis, said the assets from Actis Long Life Infrastructure Fund 1 and 2 are now housed within NXT-Infra Trust. He also highlighted additional themes the firm likes for possible deployment - such as digital networks, EVs, waste-processing initiatives, and water services.
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Money is flowing into India's road network. Cube Highways and Infrastructure Pte bought HKR Roadways Ltd. for 16.5 billion rupees; HKR runs a 206 kilometer, or 128 miles, toll road in Telangana. In a different transaction, Vinci Highways agreed to acquire nine Safeway Concessions toll projects in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat from Macquarie Asset Management Pty, assigning the portfolio a value of $1.7 billion.
Separately, one of Macquarie's funds acquired units in Maple Infrastructure Trust, the toll-road operator, in a recent deal. And, according to Bloomberg News, KKR-backed Vertis Infrastructure Trust has surfaced as a bidder aiming to buy the road assets of Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd. for $800 million.
This gives Actis a scaled platform funded by more local capital, aimed at buying operating roads that throw off steady cash. The bigger picture is similar across India's infrastructure: experienced buyers are lining up for predictable income, while adjacent sectors like digital infrastructure and EV ecosystems are coming into focus.
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