India Office Assets Fund I

S. Sriniwasan (Srini) heads Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited (KAAML) and is part of the Group Management Council that drives Kotak Mahindra Group's growth charter. He has played a crucial role in setting up and building different asset classes in KAAML including Real Estate, Infrastructure, Special Situations & Credit, Private Equity, and Investment Advisory. Overall, KAAML has raised/advised ~USD 9.3 billion under his tenure. As one of the earliest fund managers to raise and invest capital in India, Srini has introduced significant financing, financial structuring, and negotiating skills in the alternate assets industry. Srini joined Kotak in 1993 and was previously co-head of Kotak Investment Banking (a joint venture with Goldman Sachs from 1995 to 2005), advising leading domestic and international companies on capital raising, M&A, and strategic divestitures. He is a member of the CII subcommittee on Capital Markets, Board member of APREA & Co-Chairman of the India Chapter, member of the Governing Council of GRI India Chapter, and a Member of the Private Credit Council at EMPEA. He holds a B.Com from Delhi University and an MBA from IMT Ghaziabad.

Vikas Chimakurthy joined the Kotak Mahindra Group in 1999 and moved to Kotak Realty Fund in 2007. As CEO of Kotak Realty Fund, he oversees fundraising, investments, and divestments across all realty segments. Prior to Kotak Realty Fund, he was in the M&A team of Kotak Investment Banking, where he was head of the real estate and energy sector verticals and led several M&A transactions across energy, telecom, technology, media, and chemicals. He was also appointed as part-time advisor to the IL&FS Board after the Government of India took control. He holds a BTech from IIT Delhi and an MBA from FMS Delhi University.

Chetan Shah joined Kotak Realty Fund in 2018 as Executive Director, overseeing investments across all realty segments with special focus on residential mid-income and affordable housing. He has more than two decades of experience in real estate fund management, debt, and private equity. Prior to Kotak, he was a core team member at ASK Property Investment Advisors, where he managed multiple real estate funds (including an offshore fund) covering fundraising, deployment, monitoring, and exits, directly underwriting and monitoring over 20 investments. He has also worked at ICICI Bank (Corporate and Realty Finance), Hypo Real Estate International, and IL&FS. He is a Commerce Graduate from Mumbai University and a Chartered Accountant.