Viraj has over 20 years of experience in finance,with 10 years in Private Equity in India as part of Actis (AUM of over US$ 7.5 Bn across various funds), one of the largest emerging market PE funds. He has over 5 years experience in previous assignments including M&A and capital raising for Healthcare and Consumer sectors at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup based out of their London offices. He holds an MBA in Finance and Leadership Change Management from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad (2004) and a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor (2000).
The Small Mid Cap Fund aims to achieve substantial long-term capital appreciation by investing in small and mid-cap companies.
Investment Approach
The Small Mid Cap Fund takes a Private Equity style bottoms-up approach to identify under the radar companies and emerging sectors, in addition to balance sheet turnarounds to drive meaningful earnings growth and consequently re-rating. Big focus on quality of manager through regular interactions and reference checks.
Money Grow Asset Private Ltd manages assets worth Rs 401.07 crores. Its current offering of PMS schemes includes 3 Flexicap and 1 Small And Mid Cap schemes.