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Private equity, private credit and real-estate funds that don't employ leverage except for operating needs. The largest AIF category.
Asiana Alternative Investment Fund (SEBI Reg. IN/AIF2/22-23/1162) is a Category II AIF managed by Ambit Wealth Private Limited — the wealth management arm of Ambit Group, one of India's premier financial services firms. The fund was established in November 2022 and is sponsored by Jalaj Dani, one of the promoters of Asian Paints Ltd. (India's largest paint company and among the top 10 coatings companies globally). Headquartered at 4th Floor, 42/43/44A and 49, Jolly Maker Chamber II, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021, the fund invests across all stages — early stage, growth, and listed entities — across sectors including robotics, drones, health tech, educational games, logistics, home improvement, and infrastructure. Portfolio companies (Fund I) include Addverb Technologies (robotics automation), EndureAir Systems (industrial drones), Fourth Frontier (heart health tech), Skillmatics/Grasper Global (educational games), Greenlam Industries (listed; laminates), Transrail Lighting (listed; power infrastructure), Smart Xpress Logistics, Flipspaces, WickedGüd, LOHUM Cleantech, and Ambit Finvest. The fund has delivered notable mark-to-market upside, with one portfolio company reaching a $700M valuation.
Jalaj Dani
Sponsor
Sponsor of Asiana Alternative Investment Fund. One of the key promoters of Asian Paints Ltd. (NSE: ASIANPAINT), India's largest paint company and among the top 10 coatings companies globally. Served as Managing Director of Asian Paints from 2009 to 2012. A second-generation leader in the Dani family, one of the four founding families of Asian Paints (founded 1942). The fund draws its philosophy from the family's legacy of building an enduring, world-class enterprise from India.
Chirag Vaja
SEBI Contact Person; Director, Ambit Investment Advisors Pvt Ltd
Director of Ambit Investment Advisors Private Limited (CIN: U74900MH2008PTC182902). Acts as compliance contact for the Asiana AIF on behalf of the Ambit Group.
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