<p data-path-to-node="2"><b data-path-to-node="2" data-index-in-node="0">MUMBAI / NEW DELHI</b> — Global alternative asset management powerhouse Brookfield has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a landmark pan-India portfolio of prime Grade-A industrial logistics parks and warehousing assets from ESR India in an enterprise transaction valued at approximately ₹4,300 crore ($515 million). The acquisition represents one of the largest institutional logistics real estate transactions executed in the Indian market this year, marking Brookfield’s decisive push into modern, high-throughput subcontinental industrial assets.</p><p data-path-to-node="3">The acquired portfolio comprises eight high-specification, master-planned industrial and logistics parks encompassing over 400 acres of contiguous land with an aggregate development potential exceeding 11 million square feet of gross leasable area (GLA). Geographically dispersed across India’s core industrial consumption belts and high-volume freight transit arteries, the standing and development-stage assets are located in Mumbai (Bhiwandi and Taloja), Delhi-NCR (Farukhnagar and Jhajjar), Pune (Chakan-Talegaon), Bengaluru (Hoskote), and Chennai (Oragadam). Over 65% of the total built capacity is currently operational and occupied, anchored by long-term, triple-net lease agreements with blue-chip enterprise tenants, multinational third-party logistics (3PL) conglomerates, quick-commerce fulfillment operators, automotive original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and consumer electronics aggregators.</p><p data-path-to-node="4">The remaining land inventory within the transaction package consists of shovel-ready, fully permitted expansion parcels. Brookfield plans to deploy additional institutional capital to construct next-generation Grade-A+ automated fulfillment centers tailored to meet the surging space absorption needs of global manufacturing supply chains diversifying into South Asia under "China+1" production strategies.</p><p data-path-to-node="5">The portfolio's architectural specifications feature:</p><ul data-path-to-node="6"><li><p data-path-to-node="6,0,0">Clear internal ceiling heights of 12 to 14 metres to accommodate automated high-bay racking systems and vertical lift modules.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="6,1,0">Laser-screed, FM2-compliant heavy-duty flooring matrices engineered to carry uniform distributed loads (UDL) of 6 to 8 metric tonnes per square metre, supporting autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs) and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs).</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="6,2,0">Automated electro-hydraulic dock levellers, extensive trailer staging aprons, and multi-sided docking layouts configured for rapid, high-velocity cross-docking operations.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="6,3,0">Full compliance with international environmental benchmarks, with all operating facilities certified under IGBC Gold or Platinum standards, equipped with rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, rainwater harvesting circuits, and dedicated fast-charging stations for commercial electric delivery vehicles.</p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="7">Brookfield’s strategic acquisition coincides with an unprecedented squeeze in institutional warehousing capacity across Tier-1 Indian logistics hubs, where average Grade-A vacancies have contracted below 8% amid soaring domestic retail consumption, accelerated e-commerce market penetration, and heavy manufacturing investments supported by the central government's Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes. Siting large-scale fulfillment hubs in close proximity to the Western and Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs) and high-speed expressways allows institutional asset managers to deliver landlord pricing power and sustained rental escalation.</p><p data-path-to-node="8">Speaking on the strategic acquisition, senior representatives from Brookfield’s real estate private equity group noted that modern logistics real estate in India continues to exhibit compelling supply-demand fundamentals. As multinational corporations institutionalize their contract logistics and upgrade outmoded, decentralized godowns into scalable, automated supply chain hubs, institutional Grade-A assets provide strong risk-adjusted returns backed by long-term leases with multinational credit tenants.</p><p data-path-to-node="9">The transaction is slated to achieve final financial closure over the coming quarter, subject to customary closing conditions and anti-trust clearances from the Competition Commission of India (CCI). Following the takeover, Brookfield intends to integrate the acquired parks into its wider domestic infrastructure management platform, streamlining asset telemetry, property governance, and tenant onboarding across the subcontinental network.</p>