Actis
Prerna Kakar is a Principal and Investment Professional at Actis, a leading global investor in sustainable infrastructure, since August 2020. Previously, Prerna held the position of Investment Intern at Actis in 2019 and worked at GE from October 2016 to July 2018 on the Global Growth Team for the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey, focusing on commercial and growth strategies across various business verticals. Earlier experience includes a role as a Consultant and Business Analyst in Strategy & Operations at Monitor Deloitte from September 2014 to October 2016. Prerna Kakar holds an MBA from Harvard Business School (2018-2020) and dual Bachelor's degrees in Finance and Bio-Engineering from The Wharton School and the University of Pennsylvania, respectively, completed as part of the Jerome Fisher M&T Program (2010-2014). High school education was obtained at the American School of Dubai (2004-2010).
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Actis
Actis is a leading investor in growth markets across Africa, Asia and Latin America. They deliver consistent, competitive returns, responsibly, through insights gained from trusted relationships, local knowledge and deep sector expertise. Founded in 2004, they have an unparalleled heritage in growth markets, set within a culture of activeownership. They have raised US$14bn since inception and employ over 200 people, including a team of c.120 investment professionals, working across 16 offices globally. Their investors’ capital is at work in c.70 companies around the world, employing over 116,500 people. Actis is a global platform offering a multi-asset strategy through the asset classes of private equity, energy, infrastructure and real estate. Their depth of experience, global insight and local understanding make them the partner of choice for investors, management teams, entrepreneurs and governments. They invest with an exclusive focus on intra-growth market investing (their 'south-south' approach): sharing knowledge and experience across regions and businesses to help deliver consistent, competitive returns responsibly.