Kotak Investment Advisors

Kotak Mahindra Group had been associated with private equity investments since 1997. In 2005, to bring about a sharper focus to this business, Kotak Investment Advisors Limited was set up as the Group’s Alternate Assets practice with its first structured third party private equity and real estate funds.

More From Kotak Mahindra Group Pioneers in select sectors and investment structures S Sriniwasan (Srini) heads Kotak Investment Advisors Limited (“KIAL”) He is also a part of the Group Management Council that drives Kotak Mahindra Group’s growth charter

Srini founded the Alternative Asset Management business and has grown it to an AUM of appx USD 6 98 billion which is one of India’s largest home grown Alternative Investment Manager Leading investors in the funds under his leadership include Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), Govt Investment Corporation (GIC) Singapore, British International Investment, Allianz Germany, etc Under his leadership KIAL invests in different asset classes including Real Estate, Infrastructure, Special Situations & Credit, Private Equity and Investment Advisory As one of the earliest fund managers to raise and invest capital in India, Srini has introduced significant financing, financial structuring and negotiating skills in the alternate assets industry

Prior to KIAL, he was a part of Kotak’s investment banking joint venture with Goldman Sachs from inception in 1995, and was co-head of Kotak Investment Banking until 2005 At Kotak Investment Banking, Srini advised leading domestic and international companies on capital raising, M&A and strategic divestitures

Srini is a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) subcommittee on Capital Markets He is also a Board member of Asia Pacific Real Estate Association Limited (APREA) & Co-Chairman of the India Chapter He is also a member of the Governing Council of Global Real Estate Institute (GRI) – India Chapter He was a Member of the Executive Committee at the Indian Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (IVCA) and is a Member of the Private Credit Council at Emerging Markets Private Equity Association (“EMPEA”)

Srini holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Delhi University and an MBA from the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad

S Sriniwasan Managing Director Kotak Investment Advisors Limited