Experience

British International Investment

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Asia Lead, Investor Desk & Capital Mobilisation

  • Feb 2023 - Present

• Investment Strategy Lead - Africa & South Asia

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2023

  Responsible for driving BII's (formerly CDC Group) strategic impact investment approach in real estate (urban, business and social infrastructure) for inclusive and climate sustainable development in Asia and Africa. Developed BII's pioneer sector strategy for the construction and real estate sector. The strategy was signed-off by BII/FCDO in 2019, formed the foundational basis for cross-product investment approach. With this, have made case of investing in the sector and select priority… Show more Responsible for driving BII's (formerly CDC Group) strategic impact investment approach in real estate (urban, business and social infrastructure) for inclusive and climate sustainable development in Asia and Africa. Developed BII's pioneer sector strategy for the construction and real estate sector. The strategy was signed-off by BII/FCDO in 2019, formed the foundational basis for cross-product investment approach. With this, have made case of investing in the sector and select priority investment themes such as climate, industrial & logistic (inc warehousing), affordable housing, built space decarbonisation, new markets, gender diversity, etc. - entailing our approach to create investable opportunities and platforms in underserved markets across Africa and South Asia. I’m responsible for developing investment strategies / approach, developing strategic relationships, deal origination (including upstream / pre-investment works), house-view on investable themes, and specialist inputs on deal screening process, stakeholder management, etc. Focused on collaboration and coordination to create external and internal visibility on BIIs work and approach in the sector – responsible for key stakeholders management: External (including FCDO, DIT and key Government institutions across markets, etc.), and Internal (including BII's investment and non-investment teams).



CBRE

• United States
• Real Estate
• 700 & Above Employee

• Associate Director - Strategic Advisory (Industrial Real Estate)

  • Apr 2008 - Sep 2018

  Managed and advised clients across emerging markets globally within the Urban infrastructure, Industrial, Ports & Logistics Development, Real Estate & Social Infrastructure Domain. Key business engagement included: Investor outreach, Project Feasibility / due-diligence, Market Entry strategy, Transactions support, Techno-Economic Valuations and Project Marketing Developed and managed new and existing client relationships - including real estate & infrastructure developers, corporate… Show more Managed and advised clients across emerging markets globally within the Urban infrastructure, Industrial, Ports & Logistics Development, Real Estate & Social Infrastructure Domain. Key business engagement included: Investor outreach, Project Feasibility / due-diligence, Market Entry strategy, Transactions support, Techno-Economic Valuations and Project Marketing Developed and managed new and existing client relationships - including real estate & infrastructure developers, corporate conglomerates, infrastructure and urban planners, government institutions, institutional investors (such as Private Equity Funds, banks, multilaterals / DFIs, Sovereign Funds, Embassy's / Trade councils), global associations (UNIDO, World Free Economic Zones organisation, WTO, JICA, JETRO, etc.) Geographical experience - Asia (India, Japan, SIngapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, South Korea, etc.); Middle-east & Africa (Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Morocco, Madagascar, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Benin, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, etc.); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, etc.) and CIS & East Europe, countries (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Estonia, etc.). Domain Focus: Green Buildings, Urban developments/ Smart Cities, Industrial & Logistics Infrastructure (Industrial Parks, Agro-processing zones, technology / electronic parks, SEZs, Free Zones, Logistics Zones, etc,), Real Estate, Turnkey Infrastructure (Airport Cities, Greenfield Townships, Economic Corridors, Port economic zones / dryports / ICDs, etc) Tourism Sector, Corporate Strategy, Economic Policy, PPP Structuring, Investor Outreach and Project Marketing Strategies, etc. Show less Managed and advised clients across emerging markets globally within the Urban infrastructure, Industrial, Ports & Logistics Development, Real Estate & Social Infrastructure Domain. Key business engagement included: Investor outreach, Project Feasibility / due-diligence, Market Entry strategy, Transactions support, Techno-Economic Valuations and Project Marketing Developed and managed new and existing client relationships - including real estate & infrastructure developers, corporate… Show more Managed and advised clients across emerging markets globally within the Urban infrastructure, Industrial, Ports & Logistics Development, Real Estate & Social Infrastructure Domain. Key business engagement included: Investor outreach, Project Feasibility / due-diligence, Market Entry strategy, Transactions support, Techno-Economic Valuations and Project Marketing Developed and managed new and existing client relationships - including real estate & infrastructure developers, corporate conglomerates, infrastructure and urban planners, government institutions, institutional investors (such as Private Equity Funds, banks, multilaterals / DFIs, Sovereign Funds, Embassy's / Trade councils), global associations (UNIDO, World Free Economic Zones organisation, WTO, JICA, JETRO, etc.) Geographical experience - Asia (India, Japan, SIngapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, China, South Korea, etc.); Middle-east & Africa (Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Morocco, Madagascar, Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Benin, UAE, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar, etc.); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, etc.) and CIS & East Europe, countries (Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Estonia, etc.). Domain Focus: Green Buildings, Urban developments/ Smart Cities, Industrial & Logistics Infrastructure (Industrial Parks, Agro-processing zones, technology / electronic parks, SEZs, Free Zones, Logistics Zones, etc,), Real Estate, Turnkey Infrastructure (Airport Cities, Greenfield Townships, Economic Corridors, Port economic zones / dryports / ICDs, etc) Tourism Sector, Corporate Strategy, Economic Policy, PPP Structuring, Investor Outreach and Project Marketing Strategies, etc. Show less



Evalueserve

• Switzerland
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Analyst

  • Jan 2007 - Apr 2008

  Business Research Division - Customized Research Competitive intelligence, sector monitoring, market sizing, market entry strategies, customer behavior studies, value chain analysis Business Research Division - Customized Research Competitive intelligence, sector monitoring, market sizing, market entry strategies, customer behavior studies, value chain analysis