Ameya Prabhu
Managing Director at NAFA Capital Advisors
Ameya is an entrepreneur and a writer based in Mumbai with varied interests in history, world politics, music and cricket.
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An integrated platform built for every stage of the business cycle
NAFA brings public market strategies, private equity, wealth advisory and credit solutions together under a single, accountable platform — giving investors and institutions disciplined access to opportunity across Indian markets, without the fragmentation of working with multiple, disconnected managers.
Our Establishment
Founded on discipline, built for the long term
NAFA was established to bring institutional-grade rigor to Indian capital markets at a time when investors were largely choosing between fragmented, single-strategy providers. What began as a focused asset management practice has grown into an integrated platform spanning public markets, private equity, wealth advisory and credit — without ever compromising on the governance and discipline the firm was founded on.
Today, that same founding philosophy guides every mandate we take on: capital deployed with context, managed with accountability, across every stage of the business cycle.
NAFA By The Numbers
A track record built over time, not a single market cycle
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Our Team
Leadership guiding every investment decision
Decades of combined experience across capital markets, private equity and wealth advisory — brought together under one platform.
Balaji Vaidyanath
CEO of NAFA Asset Managers
Balaji has over 16 years of experience in the Indian equity markets as an analyst and a portfolio manager.
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Ashutosh Bhondele
Managing Partner at NAFA PE Managers
Ashutosh is an investor, an entrepreneur's navigator and a music aficionado.
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KR Senthilnathan
AVP Investments at NAFA Asset Managers
Senthil has over 10 years of experience in the domestic equity markets as a research analyst and an equity dealer.
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Dhiren Shelat
Director at NAFA Capital Advisors
Dhiren has over 33 years of experience in the field of taxation and manages all tax related activities for the NAFA Group.
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Gaurav Bhalla
Director & Head - Product Distribution & Wealth Management
Gaurav is an MBA from École des Ponts Business School – France. He has two decades of experience in asset management companies & wealth firms.
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Girish Sawant
Director at NAFA Capital Advisors
Girish has over 40 years professional experience in the fields of Taxation, Finance and Investments.
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Tarang Gupte
Group Financial Controller at NAFA
Tarang has over 10 years of experience in accounting, finance, taxation, compliance and due diligence in the financial services sector.
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Rajesh Patel
Operation Manager
Rajesh has over 14 years of experience in field of stock market.
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Manal Khale
Sr Executive - Accounts & Finance
Manal Khale has 6 years of experience in general accounting,Taxation,and Banking operations.
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Ankit Petave
Sr Executive - Accounts & Finance
Ankit Petave has 8 years of experience in general accounting,Taxation,and Banking operations.
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Vijaya Kamble
Manager - Compliance & Secretarial
Vijaya has over 6 years of experience across compliance, secretarial, finance and other supporting operational roles.
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Priyankca Dikxit
Manager - Human Resources
A zestful professional with 3.5 years experience in the Human resources and Administration domain. Zeel to learn and explore new things.
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Amol Polekar
Relationship Manager
Amol has over 10 years of experience in field of PMS
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Deepali More
Compliance Officer
Deepali is a qualified company secretary with expertise in compliance law.
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