A Toll Road Investment Screen

market entry

India-specific
Set in India; the figures and context are India’s.

What this case is about

Highgate Infrastructure Partners, a US-based global private equity firm, is beginning to diversify into infrastructure. It is evaluating a greenfield highway investment in India and has asked us to develop a repeatable investment checklist and assess the proposal’s risks. What should the firm examine, and what decision gates should it use before bidding?

Objective

Build a structured investment checklist, identify the proposal’s key risks and information gaps, and recommend bid conditions that protect the client’s return objective.

Skills this case tests

Structuring the problem
Working the numbers
Judgement and recommendation
Communicating clearly

This is an interview practice scenario. Figures in the brief are case inputs, not current market research.