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Private equity, private credit and real-estate funds that don't employ leverage except for operating needs. The largest AIF category.
Emerge Private Opportunities Trust is a SEBI-registered Category II Alternative Investment Fund (reg. IN/AIF2/25-26/1968), registered in December 2025 and managed by Legacy Growth Partners LLP — the investment fund management arm of Legacy Growth, a global multi-family office boutique headquartered in Gurugram, India, with offices in Canada, the USA, UAE, Singapore, and the UK. Legacy Growth was founded by Suraj Malik (Founder & Managing Partner) and advises entrepreneurs, HNI/UHNI families, and family offices on succession planning, M&A, estate planning, immigration, cross-border investments, and investment fund structuring. The 'Emerge Private Opportunities Trust' is Legacy Growth's first SEBI-registered AIF, leveraging the firm's fund structuring expertise (having set up over 30 funds in India per Saurabh Sharma's bio). The fund is designed to provide private market investment opportunities to family office and HNI clients. The SEBI contact person is Sudhir Jain, and the registered email is held by Saurabh Sharma — Co-Founder and Leader of Investment Funds at Legacy Growth.
Suraj Malik
Founding Partner & Mentor
Suraj is an M&A expert with over two decades of experience in structuring deals, cross-border transactions, corporate restructuring and alternate investments. He also works extensively with family businesses on their succession, governance, and strategic growth matters. He is a prolific speaker and actively addresses audiences across national and international forums. He has also been recognised among the Top 40 Alternate Investment professionals in India. In his free time, Suraj enjoys traveling and cycling in offbeat locations.
Saurabh Sharma
Co-Founder & Leader- Investment Funds
Saurabh has a vast fund structuring experience with large Private Equity and Venture Capital clients. He specializes in advising on all the commercial and operational aspects associated with setting up domestic as well as offshore funds/pooling vehicles and has set up over 30 funds in India. Off his work desk, he is a basketball enthusiast and is passionate about learning new dance forms.
Anant Jain
Co-Founder & Leader- Private Clients
Anant has over 15 years of experience in the M&A domain. He specializes in supporting Indian family businesses on matters pertaining to strategic growth, investments, governance and succession. He also has expertise in advising on transaction structuring, inbound and outbound investments, and corporate restructuring. In his free time, Anant enjoys watching movies and spending time with his family.
Ankur Pahuja
Co-Founder & Leader- Americas
Ankur leads LGP's practice in North America and is based out of Toronto, Canada. He has extensive experience in advising MNCs, start-ups, family offices, and HNIs on cross-border situations such as M&A transactions, divestments, and succession matters. He also specializes in setting up of overseas headquarters and holding structures. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, traveling and reading about history.
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Sudhir Jain
SEBI Contact Person
Sudhir Jain is the SEBI-designated contact person for Emerge Private Opportunities Trust at Legacy Growth Partners LLP.
Mohit Kapila
Partner
Chartered Accountant, CPA, Executive MBA
Mohit Kapila is a Partner at Legacy Growth with over 16 years of experience in Deal Advisory and M&A Tax. He is based out of Chandigarh and focuses on Chandigarh, Punjab and the Upper North region. He brings deep advisory experience with promoter-led businesses, multinational groups, private equity funds and growth companies on domestic and cross-border transactions and corporate restructurings. Mohit also works closely with family-owned businesses on succession, governance and inter-generational transition matters. He is a Chartered Accountant, CPA and Executive MBA.
Monika Wadhwa
Partner
Monika has over two decades of experience, working across both the United States and India. During her tenure with one of the Big 4's US-India International Tax Desk, she built and grew the service offering to HNIs, family offices, and multinational corporations, offering tailor made solutions on cross-border tax matters and compliances. In her stints at the top tier accounting firms in India, Monika's expertise facilitated several M&A transactions and services to eminent Indian families. Monika is recognized for her thought leadership, having authored numerous articles and has been a distinguished speaker at global forums. Monika is based out of Texas, USA
Malti Gidwani
Associate Partner
Malti has experience in structuring deals, corporate and business restructurings including mergers, demergers and capital reduction and has been part of many M&A transactions and private equity deals across sectors involving unlisted and listed Indian companies. Off her work desk, she enjoys swimming and is a badminton enthusiast.
Rupali Ashar
Partner
Rupali Ashar, with over two decades of experience in Tax and Regulatory Services, specializes in HNI advisories, focusing on personal tax matters, cross-border investments and estate planning. She also has extensive experience in structuring management compensation, designing ESOPs, labor law advisories, cross-border compliances and retiral trust restructuring. In her free time Rupali loves to travel.
Arvind Singh
AdvisorAdviser
Arvind Singh, with over 30 years of experience, oversees Legacy Growth's Gift City operations in Ahmedabad. He specializes in advising on strategic planning and operational execution for setting up family offices, investment funds & other permissible units within the Gift City, alongside advising MSMEs and B2B enterprises on growth strategies, business planning, and process optimization. He has also served on the expert advisory panels for CRISIL, GLG, and Third Bridge.
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