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Fundamental bottom-up investing focused on Indian consumer growth
Alder Capital is an independent boutique investment management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and private foundations. The firm focuses on proprietary bottom-up research and long-term investing in high-quality consumer-centric businesses. Alder Capital believes in disciplined management, scalable business models, and sustainable competitive advantages that create long-term value irrespective of market cycles.
Alder Capital follows a fundamental bottom-up investment approach driven by in-depth research into business models, management quality, industry structure, and competitive dynamics. The firm typically invests with a 3–5 year horizon and maintains concentrated portfolios. Its framework emphasizes management quality, scalability, governance standards, risk minimization, and sustainable growth at reasonable valuations. The firm avoids leverage and hedging strategies and does not rely on market timing.
Rakhi Prasad
FMConsulting Investment Manager
Rakhi Prasad focuses on investment research across financials, healthcare, and technology sectors. She has over 22 years of experience spanning asset management, investment banking, private equity, and risk management. She previously worked at Matrix Partners India, Enam Securities, and Goldman Sachs, NY. She was honored as one of India's Top 100 Women in Finance in 2020 by AIWMI.
Hemant Patel
Founding Partner & Chief Investment Officer
Hemant Patel is the founding partner and CIO at Alder Capital with over 23 years of experience in institutional equity research. He previously served as Executive Director – Consumer Equity Research at Axis Capital (formerly Enam Securities). He has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal as India's top analyst for the home and personal care sector and has received multiple Reuters StarMine awards for consumer staples research.
Swati Gaikwad
Head - Finance & Operations and Compliance Officer
Swati Gaikwad leads finance, operations, and compliance functions at Alder Capital. She has experience in audit, taxation, and accounts, and plays a key role in organizational process optimization and regulatory oversight. She is a Chartered Accountant and holds postgraduate and undergraduate degrees in commerce from the University of Mumbai.
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