Two decades reading the market. Now raising capital in it.

Now

• Raising Synergy Capital Fund III, a $1 billion Asia-focused private credit fund that reached first close at $715 million with existing and new limited partners across Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East.
• Leading investor and media communications for the firm: annual reviews, the UN PRI 5-star rating renewal, and coverage in Bloomberg and The Economic Times.
• Building trust-based relationships with institutional investors, family offices and advisors interested in private credit and industrial and infrastructure assets in Asia.
• Active in the CFA Society Emirates community; volunteer and contributor with the Saucam Foundation.

Selected work

Experience

1. Apr 2025 – Present

   Director, Head of Investor Relations and Strategic Communications

   Synergy Capital · Dubai

   • Leads capital-raising initiatives, investor relationships and investor and media communication for an alternative investment manager focused on industrials and infrastructure.
   • Works with leadership to align capital strategy with growth plans; collaborates across investment, legal and finance teams.
2. May 2016 – Nov 2024

   Correspondent, Finance Middle East

   Bloomberg News · Dubai

   • Spearheaded coverage of M&A, capital markets and investment trends across the Gulf, managing complex stories in highly competitive environments.
   • Member of Bloomberg News' Reporter Advisory Board (2022–2023), shaping global reporting standards, identifying talent and mentoring journalists.
3. Jun 2014 – Apr 2016

   Correspondent, Fixed Income Middle East

   Thomson Reuters · United Arab Emirates

   • Regional fixed-income coverage: bonds, sukuk, syndicated loans and policy.
4. Jan 2011 – May 2014

   India Debt Correspondent

   Thomson Reuters · Mumbai

   • Covered India's debt markets, the Reserve Bank of India and corporate borrowing.
5. Feb 2008 – Jan 2011

   Correspondent

   Thomson Financial · India

   • Markets and corporate finance reporting.
6. Earlier career

   Broadcast Journalist

   CNBC TV18 · Zee Network · India · Middle East

   • Business television reporting and production.

Education

• 2025
  CFA Charterholder · CFA Institute
• Post Graduate Diploma, Radio and TV Journalism — Distinction · Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi
• Bachelor of Commerce — Color and Blazer awards for leadership; Coordinator, Placement Cell · Hansraj College, University of Delhi

Honours

• 2025
  Leadership Skills · IIM Ahmedabad
• Demystifying Private Credit and Direct Lending · Wall Street Prep
• Volunteer and contributor · Saucam Foundation

Expertise

Beyond the desk

• Earned the CFA Charter while working full-time; credits the Gita's "uddhared ātmanātmānam", elevate yourself by your own efforts, for getting through Level 3.
• Twenty years of asking the questions from the other side of the table make for a different kind of investor-relations conversation.
• Dubai-based, Delhi-educated, Mumbai-trained; equally at home in a newsroom, a boardroom and a CFA Society event.

Contact

Open to conversations with limited partners, family offices and advisors on private credit and Asia's industrial and infrastructure cycle — and with editors and journalists who need a straight answer.