Complex or leveraged strategies — long-short, hedge-fund-style and quant funds. Often open-ended, within SEBI leverage limits.
CSIM India AIF is a SEBI-registered Category III Alternative Investment Fund (reg. IN/AIF3/23-24/1477), managed by C & S Investment Managers Private Limited (CIN: U66309MH2023PTC409954), a Mumbai-based long-only equity investment manager headquartered at Supreme Headquarters, Bandra West. The fund's primary scheme is 'CSIM India Opportunities Fund – 1', an open-ended long-only listed equity strategy focused on the Indian market. The firm was co-founded by Aditya Singhania and Govindarajan Chellappa, both IIM Calcutta alumni and IIT graduates with a combined 50 years of equity market experience. Singhania spent 14 years at ENAM Holdings as a Portfolio Advisor and previously covered financials at Citigroup and Credit Suisse India, while Chellappa headed research at Axis Capital and Jefferies India and covered Consumer & Auto at Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse India. The fund targets sophisticated investors seeking high-conviction, research-driven equity exposure to India's growth opportunities.
Aditya Singhania
Co-Founder & Director
B.Com. (Hons), MBA (IIM Calcutta)
Primarily responsible for the investments function and instrumental in formulation and evaluation of investment strategy, determination of investment opportunities, asset allocation, asset management functions and portfolio management. Has 25 years of experience in the equity markets with 14 years at ENAM Holdings (2009-2023) as Portfolio Advisor and as Financials Analyst at Citigroup India & Credit Suisse India. He is B.Com. (Hons) from St Xaviers Calcutta (1997) & MBA from IIM Calcutta (1999).
Govindarajan Chellappa
Co-Founder & Director
B.Tech. (IIT Madras), MBA (IIM Calcutta)
Responsible for the research activities in addition to managing the Fund and the Investment Manager. Has 25 years of experience in the equity markets as Head of research at Axis Capital (2021-2022) & Jefferies India (2011-2017) and as Consumer & Auto analyst at Deutsche Bank India & Credit Suisse India. He is B.Tech. from IIT Madras (1997) & MBA from IIM Calcutta (1999).
Ketan Mehta
Chief Operating Officer
B.Com. (Mumbai University), Chartered Accountant
Has 30 years of experience in Operations & Finance in the equity markets as Head of Operations at Jefferies India (2011 - 2020), as Chief Financial Officer / Chief Operating Officer at RBS/ABN AMRO Equities India (1997 - 2010) & as Finance Manager at JM Financial (1993 - 1997). He is B.Com. from Mumbai University (1990) and Chartered Accountant (1993).
Neha Shah
Compliance Officer
Bachelor in Accounts & Finance, LL.B, Company Secretary
Has experience in regulatory compliance and corporate secretarial functions. Have worked in Private and Listed Organisations. She is Bachelor in Accounts & Finance from Mumbai University (2012), L.L.B (2017) & Company Secretary (2020).
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