Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited
Raj Bhandari is an experienced investment professional currently serving as an Investment Associate at Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited since November 2022, focusing on special situations investing in Indian infrastructure projects with a dedicated fund of USD 750 million. Prior experience includes managerial roles at SBI Capital Markets from August 2019 to October 2022, where responsibilities encompassed end-to-end management of structured fundraising and financial advisory for various infrastructure initiatives. Raj also worked as a Corporate Finance Manager at Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages Pvt Ltd from November 2017 to May 2019, where significant accomplishments included conducting comprehensive company valuations for equity infusion. Educational qualifications include a CFA Level 3 certification from the CFA Institute and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting and Finance from Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University.
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Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited
Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited, erstwhile Kotak Investment Advisors Limited, is a part of Kotak Mahindra Group (Kotak), focuses on alternate assets management and investment advisory businesses. The company was set up in early 2005 and has raised/managed/advised over US$ 22 billion across different asset classes including Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Special Situations, Data Centre and Private Credit. Kotak Alts also has a significant Investment Advisory business, and all asset management and Investment Advisory businesses are managed by independent teams. This change reflects the company's continued commitment to build and operate best in class investment and strong governance led alternate investment firm. KIAL was set up in early 2005 with its first structured third party funds to bring a sharper focus to this business. Since then it has raised / managed / advised in aggregate ~US$ 18 billion across different asset classes including Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, Special Situations, Data Centre and Private Credit. Kotak Alts also has a significant Investment Advisory business, and all asset management and Investment Each of these teams has significant industry and investment experience with strong deal origination and networking capabilities and a proven investment track record with demonstrated exits. The teams are known for their deal structuring capabilities, value creation and are among the few managers in India to have returned significant amount of capital and returns to our investors. Kotak is well versed in managing institutional capital and currently has several Sovereign Wealth Funds, Global Pension Funds, Insurance Companies and Development Finance Institutions as investors. Kotak Alts has consistently pioneered in identifying unique and differentiated investment opportunities in India and will continue to pursue this for the benefit of our Global LPs and domestic family office investors.