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Axis Capital Alternative Fund - Category II

Cat II · Managed by Axis Capital

Strong legacy, promising future

Private equity, private credit and real-estate funds that don't employ leverage except for operating needs. The largest AIF category.

Overview

About

Axis Capital Alternative Fund – Category II (IN/AIF2/22-23/1199) is a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund managed by Axis Capital Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Axis Bank and one of India's leading full-service investment banks. Registered with SEBI in January 2023, the fund operates under the Private Fund Raising vertical of Axis Capital's investment banking platform. Axis Capital has a rich institutional heritage tracing back to ENAM Securities (founded 1984), which was acquired by Axis Bank in 2012 and rebranded as Axis Capital. The firm has since built a dominant position in Equity Capital Markets, M&A advisory, InvITs/REITs, and institutional equities, having led landmark transactions including L&T's acquisition of Mindtree (India's largest tech M&A in 2019), NTPC and Power Finance Corporation IPOs, and a range of new-generation tech IPOs. The fund leverages Axis Capital's deep sector expertise, extensive domestic and cross-border transaction network, and relationships with companies, PE funds, government entities, and institutional investors across Banking & Financial Services, Consumer & Retail, Industrials, Infrastructure, New Age Technology, Pharma & Healthcare, and Telecom, Media & Enterprise Technology. The fund is headquartered at Axis House, Worli, Mumbai.

Investment philosophy

Axis Capital's investment philosophy is anchored in providing focused, customised financial solutions through research-based insights, employee empowerment, and innovation. As an investment bank-sponsored AIF, the fund benefits from Axis Capital's institutional research capabilities and sector-deep relationships to identify and execute private market opportunities. Core values guiding the platform are customer centricity, teamwork, ethics, transparency, and ownership. The firm's vision is to be the preferred financial solutions provider with differentiated client servicing through research-based insights.

Team12

Atul Mehra

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer

Atul Mehra is the Managing Director and CEO of Axis Capital Limited, overseeing the firm's investment banking, institutional equities, and research businesses including the Axis Capital Alternative Fund.

Neelkanth Mishra

Managing Director & Head of Global Research; Chief Economist, Axis Bank

Neelkanth Mishra is Managing Director and Head of Global Research at Axis Capital and Chief Economist at Axis Bank. He leads the firm's research platform which underpins its investment insights and advisory activities.

Vilma Mathias Gangahar

Chief Compliance Officer

Vilma Mathias Gangahar is the Chief Compliance Officer of Axis Capital Limited and the designated compliance contact for the Axis Capital Alternative Fund – Category II (IN/AIF2/22-23/1199).

Amitabh Chaudhry

Chairman

Amitabh Chaudhry is the Managing Director & CEO of Axis Bank, the parent company of Axis Capital Limited. He serves on the Axis Capital board in a non-executive capacity as representative of the holding company.

Raman Jauhar

Whole-Time Director

Ashish Nigam

MD and Co-Head FSG

Pratik Loonker

MD and Co-Head FSG

Sutapa Banerjee

Board

Independent Director

Gurumurthy Ramanathan

Board

Independent Director

Registration

SEBI registration

SEBI-registered

SEBI registration no.IN/AIF2/22-23/1199

RegisteredJan 2023 (3 years ago)

Valid untilPerpetual

AddressAxis House, 1st Floor, Pandurang Budhkar Marg, Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400025

Investment manager

Axis Capital

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