KATHYAWAD VENTURES - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Rank Holder Chartered Accountant
Amit has over 17 years of experience in corporate finance, investment banking and consulting.
His last engagement was with Indiabulls Asset Management Co Ltd where he was instrumental in building and scaling up the AIF business from scratch to over USD 300 Mn in last 6 years. He joined as Vice President - Investments where primary role was full deal cycle including investing, portfolio management and exits. Along with investments, he was also responsible for management of operations for real estate funds including distributor tieups, fund raising, investment monitoring, fund compliance, fund accounting and administration, investor relationship etc.
Before Indiabulls, he was associated with Jones Lang LaSalle as Associate Director-Corporate Finance where he has worked with large corporates, having main business of FMCG, IT/ITeS, Retail and Logistics, in creating value for their real estate. The solutions included investment, acquisition / disposition, fund raising, consolidation, JV / strategic tie ups, advisory, structuring etc of real estate assets. Prior to joining Jones Lang LaSalle, he was working with Associate Group, a Mumbai based developer as General Manager - Business Development & Finance; where his role was acquisition of projects/ land parcels, structuring & fund raising, project monitoring and P&L management. He was also involved in securing project approvals, construction management, sales and marketing. Before Associate Group, he worked with DTZ for five years specialising in raising private equity, formulation of joint ventures, valuations and strategic advisory for real estate and infrastructure companies. Prior to DTZ, Amit was part of Investment banking team of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) where he concluded assignments for fund raising, corporate restructuring and strategic divestment for clients in Shipping, Chemical, FMCG and Real Estate industry.
Amit is a Rank Holder Chartered Accountant and completed his Bachelors in Commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.
Ashish is currently a venture capitalist and has previously been a technology entrepreneur with over 16 years of experience in Fund Management, Investment Strategies and M&A/ Investment Banking.
Ashish was previously a Fund Manager at the Indiabulls Real Estate Fund where he was involved in identifying, underwriting and executing investments into real estate projects. He helped raise, deploy and exit over US$250m across multiple strategies. Ashish has been involved in transactions cumulatively valued over $1 billion and over 10 million sq.ft. through his career.
Prior to this, Ashish was a senior member of the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Investment Advisory team which advised the CPPIB/ SP strategic alliance on real estate investments in India. Prior to this, Ashish worked with Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL), where he assisted corporate property owners monetize their assets while identifying optimal transaction / financial holding structures considering the impact of ownership, leasing, sale or financing.
Prior to JLL, Ashish worked with DTZ, BDA Partners and Deloitte Consulting in India as an investment banker and management consultant.
Ashish holds a Bachelor's degree in Management from Mumbai University and a Post Graduate Management Qualification from the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad.
Co-Founder & COO at Kathyawad Ventures, Mr. Pankaj Anand with over 20 years of extensive experience and exceptional business acumen, has held key CXO positions at renowned multinational corporations such as UTC, Nokia, GE, Xerox, and KHD, along with Fintech, Proptech, and Healthtech entities.
Prior to this role, Pankaj successfully ran his consultancy focusing on brand scalability and corporate advisory while spearheading fundraising for startups and small to mid-sized corporations. His outstanding proficiency has earned him multiple accolades and industry recognition.
A veteran in the Financial Services Industry, Mr. Nirav Sheth, is appointed Designate Partner, by Kathyawad Holdings Pvt Ltd, the investee partner of the firm.