Bio

Arul has been with Baring Private Equity Partners India since 2010 and covers real estate, media, telecom, internet and auto. He has been actively involved in recommending the investments in RMZ Corp, Marico, and Sintex. In his prior position, Arul was with Citigroup for seven years, working in corporate finance and investment management roles. He was part of the Global Special Situations Group (GSSG) at Citibank for three years, focused on High Yield Credit investments in the Real Estate sector. He led origination, structuring, and monitoring for four investments aggregating over US$ 100 million with successful outcomes (such as Hyatt Regency - Chennai, Vrindavan Tech Park - Bangalore, Puri Constructions - Gurgaon). Prior to Citibank GSSG, he was focused on origination and structuring of leveraged finance and securitization transactions. Arul holds a Bachelor’s degree in Technology from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.