Varun Sanghavi
Director
Varun is a member of the investment team at Apis Partners and is based in Dubai. He has experience in Private Equity and Investment Banking in South and South East Asia.
Prior to joining Apis, Varun spent over six years in Private Equity investing in India; Varun was at Actis, a leading investor in growth markets, where he was focusing on investments in Financial Services. Before that, he was a Senior Manager at Kotak in their Real Estate Private Equity Fund and Special Opportunities Fund. During his time at Actis and Kotak, he was part of various investments in the Financial Services and Real Estate sector in South and South East Asia.
Varun began his career with Investment Banking at JP Morgan and as a Management Trainee at ICICI Bank (Credit Risk Management).
Profile
Hometown
Mumbai, India
Currently located
Dubai, UAE
Areas of expertise
Payments, Credit
Languages
English, Hindi, Telugu
Q&A
Reputation and integrity are most valuable assets – and can be lost in a heartbeat.
Around the world trip with family and friends.
Emergence of new middle class combined with young population who tend to be easier adopters of Technology are creating massive opportunities in the growth markets.
I have always believed in the secular growth and increasing competitiveness of growth markets.
Increasingly, growth market companies are emerging as global thought leaders.
Prior experience
Actis
Emerging Markets Private Equity
Kotak Investment Advisors
Real Estate Private Equity
JP Morgan
Analyst, Investment Banking
ICICI Bank
Management Trainee, Credit Risk Management
Education
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
Chartered Accountant
Chartered Accountant
Areas of focus at Apis
Financial Services and Technology, South Asia and South East Asia
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