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Klay Funds AIF

Cat III · Managed by Klay Group

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Complex or leveraged strategies — long-short, hedge-fund-style and quant funds. Often open-ended, within SEBI leverage limits.

Overview

About

Klay Funds AIF (IN/AIF3/19-20/0753) is a SEBI-registered Category III Alternative Investment Fund (registered December 2019) managed by Klay Investment Private Limited (CIN: U74999MH2016FTC284186) — the AIF management arm of Klay Group, a Mumbai-based boutique financial services firm founded in 2013. Klay Group is a wealth management, multi-family office, asset management, and corporate advisory firm serving individuals, families, institutions, and corporations. The group operates through multiple entities including Klay Investment Private Limited, Klay Securities Private Limited, and Klay Capital Limited, all registered at 1402, One BKC, B-Wing, G-Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai – 400051. Klay Group provides independent, unbiased investment advice through an open architecture model.

Investment philosophy

Klay's investment philosophy is centred on independent, unbiased, and highly personalised advice — providing clients with a unique strategic wealth plan tailored to their needs rather than to fees. The firm combines in-depth quality research from a world-class investment team with strong partnerships with globally respected financial custodians. The AIF arm (Klay Funds AIF) focuses on Indian public equities, offering a portfolio management approach combining India-domiciled expertise with an international investment perspective.

Team8

Akshat Kumar

Fund manager

Group Head, Fixed Income and Portfolio Manager

Ian D'Souza

Chief Executive Officer, India

Ian D'Souza is Country Head of Klay Capital and the designated SEBI contact person for Klay Funds AIF. Prior to Klay, he served as Vice President of Institutional Sales at Deutsche Bank. He holds a Postgraduate Diploma from XLRI Jamshedpur.

Kalpesh Khakhria

Group Chairman

Kalpesh Jayantilal Khakhria is a Director of Klay Investment Private Limited and co-founder of the Klay Group.

Amit Asnani

Group COO

Amit Mahesh Asnani is a Director of Klay Investment Private Limited and co-founder of the Klay Group.

Nikita Jain

Deputy CEO & Managing Director

Kunjal Jadhav

Head, NBFC

Niren Vora

Vice-President, Compliance

Paresh Maheshwari

Vice-President, Finance

Registration

SEBI registration

SEBI-registered

SEBI registration no.IN/AIF3/19-20/0753

RegisteredDec 2019 (6 years ago)

Valid untilPerpetual

Contact personIan Dsouza

Address1402, ONE BKC, B-Wing, , G - Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400051

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