Experience

GROW

• Singapore
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Partner

  • Aug 2022 - Present

  Explore, Select and Commercialise Agri and Food tech platforms for Nalanda in Association with GROW platform. Explore, Select and Commercialise Agri and Food tech platforms for Nalanda in Association with GROW platform.



Nalanda Capital Partners Pte. Ltd.

• Singapore

• Director

  • Aug 2015 - Present

  Nalanda is incorporated in Singapore to facilitate both trade and investment across SEA and India. Nalanda has been setup along with a leading business house of SEA having established businesses in Edible oil plantations, Resources, RE and Tech. Nalanda Capital Partner’s objective is Strategic investments in Tech platforms RE, Infra and Tech. The group has establish and launched a Singapore Based trading platform for Edible oil (CPO) and other building commodities across ASEAN and India under a separate group entity Nalanda Commerce and Trade Pte. Ltd. Show less



UTOPIA Properties Private Limited

• Mumbai

• MD

  • Sep 2009 - Mar 2016

  Utopia is a Boutique Private Equity Company focusing on Investment and Advisory. In 2010 he managed and restructured his families private company: Utopia, which has successfully invested and executed plotted developments, Agricultural land banks, Hospitality ventures and Residential ventures in the western region of India and has also advised in India entry strategy for the leading private members club Soho House Mumbai, India. Utopia is a Boutique Private Equity Company focusing on Investment and Advisory. In 2010 he managed and restructured his families private company: Utopia, which has successfully invested and executed plotted developments, Agricultural land banks, Hospitality ventures and Residential ventures in the western region of India and has also advised in India entry strategy for the leading private members club Soho House Mumbai, India.



Saffron Asset Advisors

• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head - Capital Markets and MANCOM member

  • Jun 2005 - Mar 2009

  Asset and Fund management for the real estate sector. Ayan was a founding team member for an India focused Real Estate fund management house SAFFRON (2005 - 2009) heading the Capital Markets division. During this period Ayan setup the Capital Raising and Investor relations platform with USD 440 million raised in 3 fund raisings. Ayan was instrumental in listing and raising Euro 100 million for the first Amsterdam listed - Indian Real Estate Fund - Yatra Capital. He also successfully managed a follow on offer for Euro 120 million. Prior to that he worked along with the team to get the Asset Management mandate for Eredene Capital Plc, listed on the London Aim market. In 2008 Ayan established Saffron India Real Estate Fund I, a private vehicle based out of Mauritius and raised USD 100 million. The where the key responsibilities were fund raising, structuring, documentation, due diligence. Further Ayan was also a member of the Managing Committee whose main purpose was to setup the best in line international Private equity practises and also the oversee the development of Saffron, the team, processes and development of projects. Saffron had over 30 million Square feet under development across 6 Asset Classes and over 10 cities in India. Saffron was successfully sold to IL&FS in 2010. Show less



Tata-AIG (UnI Consultancy)

• Mumbai

• Agency Manager

  • Aug 2001 - Aug 2004

  Part of the agency team at Tata-AIG was involved in setting up agencies and recruiting and training sales representatives across the Western Zone. Part of the agency team at Tata-AIG was involved in setting up agencies and recruiting and training sales representatives across the Western Zone.