S.Venkatesh
Founder
Venkatesh has spent over 24 years across the Asian markets in leadership roles in corporate strategy, private equity and listed equities. In his capacities as a business leader, Board member, investor and advisor, his focus has been to help businesses grow and create value. He brings his diverse experience and perspective into the advice that Mainspring Advisors offers to clients.
Highlights include:
- In the private equity space, was a senior member of the Macquarie Funds team responsible for investing and managing USD 1.2 billion across the Indian roads, power, airports, renewables and telecom tower sectors. As Country Representative – India and Head of Infrastructure Investments at Australian firm AMP Capital Investors, Venkatesh set up the firm’s operations in India.
- Led JP Morgan's Indian equity research team, and the Asian metals teams at Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank. At Credit Suisse, led the Asian metals team to a no. 1 ranking in the Institutional Investor survey of portfolio managers.
- Helped drive landmark transactions with enterprise value of over USD 5 bn at Masan Group (Vietnam's leading private sector group), including private equity fund raising, exits, acquisitions, debt raising, refinancing, joint ventures and entry into new businesses.
- Has been a Director on the boards of several companies in the infrastructure and financial services sectors (including the SBI Macquarie Infrastructure Fund); helped drive value through strategic decisions, restructuring, listing and business expansion.
