More than two decades of private capital, from GE to the Gulf.

Now

• Executive Director at Synergy Capital, an Asia-focused private credit and private equity manager investing in industrials and infrastructure: sourcing, underwriting, execution and portfolio management from origination through exit.
• Infrastructure platforms, NBFCs, energy-transition assets, shipping and industrial manufacturing, with a focus on the UAE, the wider GCC, India and Singapore.
• Growth equity, buyouts, structured equity, private credit and cross-border, multi-party M&A across the US, Europe, India and the GCC.
• Board work and close engagement with founders, CEOs, CFOs and shareholders on growth, governance and capital allocation.

Selected work

Experience

1. Aug 2020 – Present

   Executive Director

   Synergy Capital · Dubai, UAE

   • Private equity and private credit investing in infrastructure, financial services, industrials, energy transition, shipping, technology and education across the US, Europe, India and the GCC.
   • Leads sourcing, underwriting, execution and portfolio management of transactions from origination through exit.
2. Aug 2019 – Jul 2020

   Director

   Mandamus Capital · Palo Alto, California

   • Investment and financial advisory for venture capital funds and growth companies.
   • Advised venture funds and family offices on fund commitments, co-investments and portfolio strategy; evaluated early and growth-stage technology and fintech businesses.
   • Supported capital raises, investor narratives and deal structuring for venture-backed companies.
3. 2018 – Aug 2019

   Sloan Fellow, Stanford MSx Program

   Stanford University Graduate School of Business · Stanford, California

   • One-year, full-time Master of Science in Management for accomplished leaders and executives.
4. Jun 2015 – 2016

   Director, Mergers & Acquisitions

   GE Capital · Mumbai, India

   • Led corporate M&A and corporate venture transactions with US$1.3 billion of global deals.
   • Executed transactions involving a top-two credit card issuer in India, a corporate aircraft portfolio, loan books and a Hyundai joint venture.
   • Led cross-functional deal teams of more than 50 professionals across Mumbai, Delhi, London, Hong Kong and Seoul.
5. Jun 2011 – May 2015

   Vice President, Private Equity

   GE Equity · Mumbai, India

   • Originated and underwrote proprietary private equity investments in infrastructure, energy, healthcare, media, technology and strategic sectors for GE.
   • Managed investments from origination through execution, portfolio work and exit; delivered around 3x returns on exits through sales to strategic buyers, buybacks and stock exchange listings.
   • Held board and board observer roles, working with management on growth, governance and capital allocation.
6. Nov 2005 – May 2011

   Assistant Vice President, Private Equity

   GE Capital · New York

   • Closed US$700 million of direct private equity investments in technology, aviation, energy, services, infrastructure, oil and gas, healthcare and transportation.
   • Co-managed a US$1.5 billion portfolio of limited partnership interests in 110 private equity funds across buyout, growth, venture and special situations.
   • Managed 11 portfolio companies, including GE's largest equity investment, through the 2008 financial crisis, with a focus on liquidity, leverage, strategy and exit options.
7. Aug 2003 – Oct 2005

   Auditor, GE Corporate Audit Staff

   GE · US, Europe and Asia

   • GE's top leadership programme: reviewed industrial and financial services businesses for financial, operational and control issues.
   • Identified material issues, designed improvement plans and drove implementation with CFOs and CEOs across regions.
8. Oct 1999 – Jul 2003

   Manager, Private Equity

   GE Capital · India and US

   • Early-stage private equity investing and portfolio monitoring in India.
   • Financial modelling, due diligence support and preparation of investment committee materials.

Education

• 2018 – 2019
  Master of Science in Management (MSx), Sloan Fellow · Stanford University Graduate School of Business
• 2003 – 2005
  GE's top leadership development programme · GE Corporate Audit Staff
• Bachelor of Business Administration · Delhi University

Honours

• 2018 – 2019
  Sloan Fellow, Stanford MSx Program · Stanford Graduate School of Business
• 2003 – 2005
  Selected for the Corporate Audit Staff, GE's top leadership programme · GE
• 2003
  Six Sigma Black Belt · GE

Expertise

Beyond the deal

• Educated in Delhi, trained at GE, and at home in Dubai after a career that has run through Mumbai, New York, Palo Alto and Stanford.
• A GE alumnus through and through: the Corporate Audit Staff, a Six Sigma Black Belt and sixteen years of investing for GE Capital before Synergy.
• Interested in how organisations actually work, a habit picked up in GE audit rooms and Stanford classrooms alike, and one that still shapes how he reads a management team.

Contact

Open to conversations with founders, boards and co-investors on private equity, private credit and M&A across the GCC, India and Singapore.