Clarus Capital 1

Question 1

About Chrys Capital

Answer 1

1. ChrysCapital has been in existence since 1999
2. Raised Rs ~31,000 Cr across 9 Private Equity Funds
3. Invested Rs 27,000 Cr across 100+ deals.
4. Realized Rs 42,000 Cr across 80 Exits
5. 37% IRR since 1999
6. 10000 Cr invested in 46 deals

Question 2

About Fund Manager

Answer 2

Clarus’ CIO is Mr. Soumendra Lahiri, ex-CIO of L&T AMC
* 25-year veteran of the Indian public markets
* Managed >₹28,000 cr of AUM (5x growth over his tenure)
* Managed >₹11,000 cr in small/mid-cap strategies - consistently outperformed benchmarks by a wide margin
* Prior Experience:
o CIO of L&T AMC from 2012-19
o Head of Equities at Canara Robeco AMC
o CIO of Fortuna Capital
o Co-Head of Equities at DSP BlackRock Inv Managers (managed T.I.G.E.R. Fund)
* Holds a PGDM from IIM Bangalore

Pradyuman Bajaj - Deputy Portfolio Manager

Pradumn joined ChrysCapital in August
2014 and moved to Clarus in April 2020
* Total experience: 14 years, prior experience
at New Silk Route & EY
* Qualification: Chartered Accountant, CFA
with Bachelors Degree from Mumbai
Universit

Question 3

Chrys Capital Team

Answer 3

1. Kunal Shroff, Managing Partner
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   Joined ChrysCapital in 1999
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   28 years of investing experience
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   Previously with Goldman PE, Chilton
2. Sanjay Kukreja, Partner & CIO
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   Joined ChrysCapital in 2000
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   24 years of investing experience
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   Overall investment strategy and portfolio construction
3. Ashley Menezes, Partner & COO
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   Joined ChrysCapital in 2000
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   27 years of total experience
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   Focus on Operations and Deal Execution
4. Sanjiv Kaul,
   Partner
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   Joined ChrysCapital in 2004
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   20 years of investing experience
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   45+ years of total experience
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   Previously with Ranbaxy
5. Gaurav Ahuja, Partner
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   Joined ChrysCapital in 2004
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   19 years of investing experience
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   Previously with Lazard and Merrill Lynch