Cat III · Managed by Inquant
Quantitative strategies. Consistent absolute returns.
Complex or leveraged strategies — long-short, hedge-fund-style and quant funds. Often open-ended, within SEBI leverage limits.
Inquant Alternative Investment Trust (IN/AIF3/21-22/1024) is a SEBI-registered Category III AIF managed by Inquant Systematic Investment Managers LLP, an Ahmedabad-founded quantitative investment management firm. The active scheme is Inquant Debt Plus — an open-ended fund focusing on generating alpha via quantitative trading strategies. Inquant was founded by professionals with over 30 years of cumulative experience in global markets, structured products, and portfolio management, with backgrounds from BNP Paribas and Standard Chartered. The firm employs non-discretionary, rules-based models for trading, rigorously tested via simulation and historical data. The SEBI-registered address was Mayuransh Elanza, Shyamal Crossroad, Satellite, Ahmedabad – 380015. Inquant has since relocated to Mumbai: operational office at 91Springboard, Godrej & Boyce, Vikhroli West, Mumbai – 400079; registered address at 91Springboard, 175, 2nd Floor, Kagalwala House, CST Road, Kalina, Santacruz East, Mumbai – 400098.
Pranshu Chugh
Fund managerManaging Partner and Fund Manager
Post graduate (specialisation in finance) from IIM Lucknow; B.Tech from IIT Guwahati
Pranshu is a Managing Partner and Fund Manager at Inquant Systematic Investment Managers LLP, which advises Inquant Debt Plus, a SEBI registered Cat-III Alternative Investment Fund. Pranshu oversees the management and performance of the fund. His primary focus is on generating absolute returns through the implementation of sophisticated quantitative techniques. By leveraging data-driven models and systematic strategies, he strives to optimize portfolio performance and mitigate risk. Pranshu worked at BNP Paribas for twelve years, where he was responsible for Sales and Structuring of FX and Interest Rate derivatives for Institutional Clients.
Saurabh Saraswat
Managing Partner
Post graduation in management from IIM Lucknow; B.Sc in Mathematics, Physics & Statistics from St. John's College, Agra
Saurabh is a Managing Partner at Inquant Systematic Investment Managers LLP which advises Inquant Debt Plus, the first Scheme of Inquant Alternative Investment Trust, a SEBI registered Cat-III AIF. He has expertise in risk management alongside a focus on generating high and consistent alpha leading to long term wealth creation. Saurabh believes in the power of data-based decision making and automated execution which consistently outperform, bypassing the common human biases. He is passionate about sharing his experience and learning with the community and teaches two courses in finance at IIM Udaipur as a visiting professor. In the past, Saurabh has worked as a senior banker for international banks (BNP Paribas, Standard Chartered and Citi) in the areas of Institutional Banking, DCM, Risk and Financial Markets.
TS Ramaswamy
Head, Operations and Compliance
Economics graduate from Mumbai University; certified associate of the Indian Institute of Bankers
He has worked for leading Indian and foreign banks in the past including as Head of Global Markets Operations in BNP Paribas India. Ramaswamy has more than 30 years of experience in financial services, with extensive expertise in Project Management, Operational Risk Management and Compliance & Regulatory Engagement.
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Sachin Sinha
Partner
B.Tech in Electronics and Communications Engineering from IIT Guwahati
Sachin had co-founded Concur IP Consulting, a high-end IP consultancy firm providing a range of IP services to corporates and law firms worldwide. Sachin has over 15 years of experience in IP consulting services where he has been deeply involved with patent evaluations, analytics, and research. Prior to founding Concur IP, Sachin was leading the IP practice at Ernst & Young.
Manoj Rane
AdvisorCo-sponsor & Senior Advisor
Mr. Rane is a senior Markets Professional, with over 3 decades of experience. Earlier, he was Managing Director and Head of Global Markets in India for BNP Paribas, the largest French bank. He has more than 30 years' experience in the financial markets business in India covering structured products, foreign exchange, rates, bonds and derivatives. He has been a Board member and Vice Chairman of both Fixed Income Money Market and Derivatives Association of India (FIMMDA) and Foreign Exchange Dealers Association of India (FEDAI) for many years. Mr. Rane is also an Independent Director on Corporate Boards and Senior Advisor at Harmoney, a company engaged in developing digitised market platforms in India.
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