Founder & CEO

Shailesh Dash

Shailesh Dash created and managed in less than five years one of the largest alternative investment businesses in Asia. He founded the private equity business at Global Investment House and during his tenure it became the 16th largest private equity business in Asia (ranked by PEI Asia) with US$3 billion in assets under management as of June 2009.

This included four private equity funds and one permanent capital vehicle, managed by a team of 45 investment professionals from 12 nationalities with deep regional market and transactional experience. They operated a network of offices in Kuwait, Riyadh, Cairo and Istanbul for deal sourcing and execution. At the time of his departure from Global Investment House, Shailesh was also managing all their real estate and hedge funds, a total of US$4 billion assets under management.

Shailesh is an experienced private equity investor in the region in terms of number of investments, realized exits and track record. Under his leadership, the Global Investment House private equity team was a large regional investor in medium sized family businesses with more than 30 transactions, most of them sourced through the personal relationships of Shailesh and his team.

According to a press release by Global Investment House dated January 2009, Shailesh and his team had invested in 55 Private Equity transactions and had achieved a gross IRR of 61% on the invested capital (that includes track record of all unlisted funds). According to another press release by Global Investment House dated July 2009, Shailesh and his team had managed 16 exits generating a gross IRR of around 67% as of December 2008. The 16 exits included 12 IPOs and 4 trade sales. During Shailesh's tenure at Global Investment House, the private equity business received a number of awards, including Terrapinn Middle-East Private Equity Fund of the Year 2007 and 2008 and Terrapinn Middle Market Deal of the Year 2008.