Fund Managers
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Vinit Gala
Vinit Gala, CA & CFA, is the Founder and Fund Manager of the Xylem Maverick Strategy under Brightseeds Advisors LLP. He has over a decade of experience in institutional equity research and portfolio management where he has managed discretionary portfolios and led investment strategy. His approach combines deep on-ground research, risk management, and a focus on capital allocation to identify early-stage multi-bagger opportunities.
Vinod Jayaram
Vinod specializes in investing in listed Indian mid and small cap companies. He is always in the lookout for companies that are relentlessly taking small steps in the right direction that in turn builds on itself and gains momentum and produces more and more positive results, just like a flywheel. He was associated with one of the best performing small & mid cap fund (Novastar Funds) during 2010-2015 (family of a board member at Berkshire Hathaway invested in the fund). He has done his PGDM from IIM Lucknow and B.com (Hons) from Sri Satya Sai University. His interests include Crossfit, Vipassana, Running and Reading.
Vipul Prasad
Vipul Prasad is the Founder and CEO of Magadh Capital Advisors LLP. He has been running the PMS, as the Fund Manager of Magadh Capital since August, 2021. Vipul has worked in senior roles in investment management, equity research, planning, marketing and maintenance in fields of investment banking and manufacturing in his career spanning over 26 years. Vipul was Fund Manager for Magadh Capital’s long-only equity fund (Alternative Investment Fund, Category III) for 3 years and had earlier worked for 12 years as an institutional equity research analyst with some of the largest and most reputed investments banks in the world (10 years with Morgan Stanley and before that, 1 year each with Motilal Oswal Securities and ABN AMRO), advising institutional investors- largely foreign institutional investors but also some of the largest Indian mutual funds and insurance companies- regarding stock investments in Indian markets. He was consistently ranked amongst top equity analysts in client ratings – both internally as well as externally {Institutional Investor (2012, 2014, 2015), Asiamoney (2008)}, and in other rankings like India Today (2008) and Bloomberg (2007). He holds a Master’s in Business Administration from Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata (PGDM in Finance and Strategy) and a Bachelor’s degree (B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering) from Indian Institute of Technology, BHU, Varanasi.
Viraj Mahadevia
Viraj has over 20 years of experience in finance, with 10 years in Private Equity in India as part of Actis (AUM of over US$ 7.5 Bn across various funds), one of the largest emerging market PE funds. • He has over 5 years experience in previous assignments including M&A and capital raising for Healthcare and Consumer sectors at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup based out of their London offices. • He holds an MBA in Finance and Leadership Change Management from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (2004) and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor (2000).
Viraj Mehta
Mr. Viraj Mehta has more than 16 years of experience in Investment & Research. He is the CIO and Partner at Enigma Investment Partners LLP and has completed his PGDBM in Finance from MDI, Gurgaon, and B.E. in Chemical Engineering from Nirma Institute of Technology (Gujarat University), respectively. He was the Managing Director of Equirus Portfolio Management Services, where he was responsible for setting up the PMS (AMC business) and the team from scratch, and was managing capital of ~ Rs. 11bn for clients. Equirus Long Horizon Fund was one off the best performing PMS schemes delivering ~25% CAGR returns for its clients over his tenure. Prior to Equirus, he was associated with Franklin Templeton as lead analyst for managing the small companies fund, which was awarded the best small-cap MF scheme by CRISIL & Business Standard. He has also worked with ValueQuest Capital LLP.
Vishruth Kajaria
Capital Growth Scheme, a SEBI-registered Category III AIF in India, since Mar 2024 .Worked as a software engineer for Wenco Mining Systems in Canada, developing fleet management and simulation tools .Worked in a boutique wealth management firm in India, investing in traditional financial assets like bonds, REITs, and equities . Worked in cloud-trading SaaS startups backed by YCombinator and TechStars UK. Worked in a HFT startup in the Netherlands . Master of Science in International Finance (Finance and Technology Track), University of Amsterdam . Bachelor of Science in Computing Science, University of Alberta . Completed CFA Level 1 and CAIA Level 1
Vivek Ganguly
Mr. Vivek Ganguly has a rich 22 years of investment management experience. Previously, Principal with Global Environment Fund, a reputed PE fund focused on cleantech investing. Formerly, successful investment track record as a fund manager at Quantum Asset Management Company Pvt. Ltd. He holds an MBA in Finance from Calcutta University and a Bachelor in Arts from Nagpur University. By temperament, he is patient and a long term investor.
Vivek Sharma
Vivek holds a PGDM from Symbiosis, Pune, having graduated with a B. Comm (Hons) from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata. He is also a FLAME scholar in investing. He has more than 17 years of rich experience of investing in the Indian equity markets. Prior to Edelweiss, he was a Fund Manager -Equities at PGIM India MF, steering their Midcap (Morningstar 5-star rated) and Aggressive Hybrid Fund. He also has sell-side experience, having worked at ICICI Securities, leading their industrial practice. During his tenure, PGIM India Midcap rose in ranks to feature among the top 3 funds in the category on a 3-year and 5-year performance basis. Further, in the approximately 1 year he managed the fund, the Aggressive Hybrid Fund turned into a top quartile fund from being the last ranked fund in that category. He is a great proponent of GARP (Growth at a Reasonable Price) philosophy and does not shy away from switching between growth and value strategies based on market conditions, while respecting fund benchmarks at the same time.
Yashodhan Nerurkar
Yashodhan Nerurkar specializes primarily in BFSI & having experience across pharmaceuticals & healthcare & auto OE segments. His role includes evaluating & parsing through businesses & identifying suitable investment opportunities.
