Luminere Investment Trust

Sohil Chand is Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer of the LC Nueva AIF, the startup equity scheme of Luminere Investment Trust. He is also the contact person for LC Nueva Investment Partners LLP (co-investment PMS, SEBI reg INP200007432). He is based in New Delhi.

Rajesh Begwani is the SEBI contact person for Luminere Investment Trust (IN/AIF2/20-21/0783) and LC Venture Fund (IN/AIF2/22-23/1110), both managed by LC Capital India Private Limited / Lighthouse Canton. He is also listed as CFO of MN Park (a Lighthouse Canton life sciences real estate entity at the same Shamirpet, Hyderabad address).

Shilpi is the Group CEO of Lighthouse Canton. He is responsible for driving the company's vision and objectives as well as overall business directions. He oversees the Wealth Management and Asset Management businesses of Lighthouse Canton as well as Keenai, a digital full-stack private banking and trading platform, creating synergy between the verticals. Prior to establishing Lighthouse Canton, Shilpi was a Managing Director at Credit Suisse Private Bank where he managed the Ultra High Net Worth portfolio for the bank — serving as team head NRI and subsequently a senior client partner. Prior to that he spent over 6 years at Citibank in India across businesses from Asset-based Financing to Wealth Management. Shilpi holds a B.Tech in Civil Engineering and a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Symbiosis Centre for Management & HRD.

Sumegh Bhatia is Promoter, CEO and Managing Director of LC Capital India Private Limited, with two decades of experience in financial markets. In his last role as Executive Director with Avendus Capital, he was responsible for managing a profitable vertical within the Wealth Management business. He previously worked as Sr. Market Director with Reliance Capital and was instrumental in setting up a profitable private wealth business for the ADAG group, spending 6 years building a $500MM Private Client Business in India. He worked with Citi Private Bank as Vice President heading the Investment Advisory vertical in 2010, and was instrumental in setting up the PMS business for ING Investment Management in India as Vice President & Zonal Head in 2008 before joining Citi Private Bank. He has also worked with Citibank, GE Money Consumer Finance, and American Express. He is an MBA by qualification.

Manas is a founding member of the LC Capital India business and Managing Director for LC Capital India. He has nearly 15 years of experience in Consumer Lending, Asset & Wealth Management. Prior to joining LC Capital, he worked with private wealth firms including Avendus and Reliance Capital as a Director. His asset management experience as a State Head with ING Investment Management gives him an edge in understanding the structuring of transactions for large family offices and institutional clients. He has previously worked with Citibank and Citigroup Global Services across various business verticals.

Sanket brings with him over one-and-a-half decades of expertise in investment management, structured credit, and private financing. He has worked with renowned global financial institutions including Edelweiss Financial Services, X10, and Deutsche Bank. He holds the unique distinction of being a co-founder of a fintech venture, which enables him to have unique insights into this domain. Sanket has executed over US$750M of private investment transactions across sectors including life sciences, logistics, marine, roads, real estate, and technology. He holds a B.E. from the University of Mumbai, an MBA from IIM Kozhikode, and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Pranob Gupta is MD and Business Head for Lighthouse Canton's India Credit & Hybrid Alternatives business. His role involves expanding the current funds platform, leveraging his extensive experience in proprietary origination, investment management, and building cross-border partnerships. Pranob brings over 23 years of experience in the industry. He joins from JM Financial, where he served as MD and CIO of the Credit Alternatives platform. Prior to that, he held senior leadership roles at 360 One, KKR, and Kotak Alternates, with earlier career stints at Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse.