WSB Real Estate Partners, a real estate-focused investment firm, has announced the appointment of Akash Rastogi as Managing Partner. Rastogi is a seasoned professional with nearly two decades of experience in real estate investment and development, with focus on warehousing and logistics real estate value chain.

In his new role, Rastogi will lead the firm’s industrial and logistics real estate platform, overseeing investment origination, leasing and execution across logistics parks and industrial parks, manufacturing facilities, data centres, and industrial and workforce housing.

He will also focus on identifying investment opportunities, acquisitions and land aggregation, while contributing to investment strategy, joint ventures, fundraising and investor relations. His responsibilities will further include supporting real estate credit and opportunistic investment transactions across the firm’s portfolio.

The appointment aligns with WSB’s plans to expand its investment platform across real estate asset classes, bringing together the firm’s expertise in real estate credit with Mr. Rastogi’s experience in institutional investing, industrial and logistics development, and asset creation.

Jyoti Agarwal, Executive Director, WSB Real Estate Partners, said, “We are pleased to welcome Akash to WSB at an important stage in our growth journey. His experience across real estate investments, industrial and logistics development and institutional platform building will strengthen our capabilities as we expand into new asset classes and pursue emerging opportunities. We look forward to his contributions to build on our existing expertise and further develop our platform.”

Akash Rastogi, Managing Partner, WSB Real Estate Partners, said, “WSB has built a strong platform in real estate investments, backed by deep market understanding and established relationships across the sector. I look forward to working with the team to develop opportunities across industrial and logistics real estate, build institutional partnerships and contribute to the platform’s next phase of growth.”

Prior to joining WSB, Mr. Rastogi co-founded Interlayer One Warehousing and Onstruq, and served as CEO and Board Member of Ample Parks, an Actis–Mahindra Lifespaces joint venture. He has also held leadership roles at LOGOS India, Country Garden Holdings, ICICI Prudential AMC, Marathon Asset Management and Citibank, with experience spanning real estate investments, acquisitions, development and structured finance.

He holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and a Bachelor of Engineering in Production from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.