Bio

Amit joined Baring Private Equity Partners India in 2004 and is responsible for designing and advising on the investment strategy of the Firm in the healthcare, information technology, specialty chemicals, and education sectors. He has led investment opportunities in the healthcare sector, notably Shilpa Medicare, Indoco Remedies, Cadila, Lupin, Cipla, and Zydus Wellness, and co-led the strategic advice for investments in Manappuram Finance and Muthoot Finance. In addition to being responsible for top-down analysis in these sectors, he also assists in relationship management with the existing portfolio companies in these sectors. Amit has been with the Firm for more than twelve years, and as a participant in the life cycle of all three Predecessor Funds he has played a key role in the evolution of the Firm. He is a seasoned investment professional with experience across venture, growth, buy-out, PIPE, and listed investments. He has structured the Firm’s top-down research in the above-mentioned sectors, and has actively built the Firm’s brand and network in these sectors. He is frequently quoted in the print media for his views on the healthcare industry in India. He is currently a board member of the Indian subsidiary of Sphaera Pharmaand has been a special invitee on the boards of Molecular Connections, PharmARC, ReaMetrix, and Parsec in the past. In his prior position, he worked in financial advisory and business consulting with leading Indian and multi-national companies. As a manager with the world’s fourth largest and India’s most influential credit rating, risk, and policy advisory company, CRISIL (a subsidiary of Standard & Poor’s), he was involved in advising private and public sector clients on equity divestments, financial restructuring, and business strategy. Subsequently he worked with Accenture – a leading global management consulting, technology, and outsourcing services company. As part of their India operations, he assisted public sector clients in India in implementing technology-led large-scale business transformations ranging from e-governance to e-commerce. Amit is an Engineering graduate from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi where he received the Director’s Silver Medal for being Rank #1 in his Department; he also holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Lucknow.