Cat II · Managed by Kotak Alternate Asset Managers
Grade-A Office Real Estate for Institutional Investors
Private equity, private credit and real-estate funds that don't employ leverage except for operating needs. The largest AIF category.
India Office Assets Fund I (IN/AIF2/18-19/0646) is a SEBI-registered Category II AIF managed by Kotak Investment Advisors Limited (KIAL), now renamed Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (KAAML). This is the first of Kotak's dedicated commercial office real estate AIFs. KAAML subsequently launched India Office Assets Fund II in partnership with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) — a USD 590 million fund (KIAL's 12th real estate fund) domiciled at GIFT City, raising ~USD 1 billion in real estate in the year of launch. KAAML was set up in 2005 as the Kotak Mahindra Group's alternate assets practice and has raised/managed/advised ~USD 9.3 billion across real estate, infrastructure, special situations, private equity, private credit, data centre, and investment advisory — across 28 team members and 15 funds. Office assets funds are led by Vikas Chimakurthy (CEO, Kotak Realty Fund) and Chetan Shah (Executive Director). Address: 27 BKC, 7th Floor, Plot No. C-27, G Block, BKC, Bandra East, Mumbai – 400051.
S. Sriniwasan (Srini)
Managing Director
S. Sriniwasan (Srini) heads Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (Kotak Alts). He is also a part of the Group Management Council that drives Kotak Mahindra Group's growth charter.
Vikas Chimakurthy
Senior Leadership (Private Equity)
Vikas Chimakurthy joined the Kotak Group in 1999 and has over 21 years of work experience in the financial services industry.
Chetan Shah
Executive Director, Kotak Realty Fund
Chetan Shah joined Kotak Realty Fund in 2018 as Executive Director, overseeing investments across all realty segments with special focus on residential mid-income and affordable housing. He has more than two decades of experience in real estate fund management, debt, and private equity. Prior to Kotak, he was a core team member at ASK Property Investment Advisors, where he managed multiple real estate funds (including an offshore fund) covering fundraising, deployment, monitoring, and exits, directly underwriting and monitoring over 20 investments. He has also worked at ICICI Bank (Corporate and Realty Finance), Hypo Real Estate International, and IL&FS. He is a Commerce Graduate from Mumbai University and a Chartered Accountant.
Rajeev Saptarshi
Chief Operating Officer & Whole-time Director
Rajeev Saptarshi joined Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited as the Chief Operating Officer in November 2013.
Rajeev Agarwal
Deputy COO
With over two decades of dedicated service at Kotak Group, Rajeev has demonstrated exceptional leadership across various roles within Kotak, encompassing Finance,
Amit Jain
CEO – Real Assets
Amit Jain is a Partner at Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited and brings with him two decades of experience in the Indian Credit markets.
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Pushkar Jauhari
CEO - Private Equity and Venture Capital
Pushkar brings 25 years work experience, with his recent role being with ValueQuest Investment Advisors. He was instrumental in building the private equity business at ValueQuest.
Tejal Shah
CEO - Private Client Investment Advisory Services
Tejal Shah holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Duke University, USA, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Rahul Chhaparwal
Managing Partner
Rahul has been with Kotak Special Situation Fund since inception and plays a pivotal role across all the facets of its operations.
Rahul Deshpande
Co-Head, Asset Management
Rahul joined Kotak in Sep 2015. He is responsible for end-to-end asset management of all real estate investments across all funds.
Dhiraj Rajendran
Partner
Dhiraj Rajendran is a Partner in the Private Equity business at Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited.
Riddhima Bhanushali
Partner – Real Assets
Riddhima Bhanushali is a Partner in the Real Assets team at Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (Kotak Alts), with a focus on investment strategy,
Gaurav Sarayan
Partner
Gaurav Sarayan is a Partner at Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited, where he focuses on residential investments and strategic opportunities across the real estate platform.
Ankit Deora
Co-Head, Asset Management
Ankit Deora joined Kotak in July 2021. He is a seasoned credit professional with 15+ years of diverse experience in the areas of risk assessment.
Nishant Kumar
Head – Discretionary Solutions
Mr. Nishant Kumar has been associated with Kotak Group since October 2019. He has over 19 years of experience in the wealth management industry.
Dr. Ashish Ranjan
Director
Dr. Ashish Ranjan leads the firm's healthcare and life sciences private equity investment strategy through the Kotak Life Sciences Fund (KLSF).
Rupanjana Ray
Head – Human Resources
Rupanjana Ray is a strategic HR leader with over 20 years of experience across Banking, Financial Services, Capital Markets, and Alternate Assets. She leads the people agenda at Kotak Alternate Asset Managers.
Sanjay Mitra
Head of Legal, Compliance & Secretarial
Sanjay Mitra is Head of Legal, Compliance & Secretarial and also the Chief Risk Officer of the firm.
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