Rahul Bhasin (Managing Partner) 

Rahul Bhasin is the Managing Partner of Baring Private Equity Partners India and a Senior Partner and Global Board Member of Baring Private Equity Partners (BPEP) International. Rahul is and has been a member of the Investment Committees and advisory boards internationally including for the Barings and ING group entities. He was part of a group of three executive global board members that led the MBO of Barings globally. He has chaired the board of several listed and unlisted companies in India and abroad.. He has served as the Chairman of Mphasis Limited and oversaw its transformation from a loss making start up to fast growing profitable company. Introducing several managerial, hygiene, productivity and growth drivers. followed by a roll up strategy. The company now enjoys a market cap in excess of $ 6.0 billion. He has been on multiple government advisory bodies and forums.

Prior to Baring, Rahul managed propriety and third-party capital and was part of the global Asset Allocation Committee of at Citibank, overseeing a 83 billion US$ portfolio.. Besides his experience in the developed markets, he has actively invested in the emerging markets including Latin America, Eastern Europe, Russia and Asia. He has also managed a portfolio of derivative securities investing in the developed markets. Rahul also had oversight of an eight hundred strong IT department and oversaw a unit in charge of all new business launces for Citigroup worldwide. He was the youngest Independent Treasurer at Citibank worldwide ever in their history.. Rahul is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. he has been a guest lecturer/visiting faculty at Harvard Business school, Wharton, ISB, IIM Ahmedabad and Ashoka university.

Varun Batra (Partner) 

Varun has been with Baring since 2010 and has 30+ years of multi-asset investment experience. At Baring, he leads the investment practice across real estate, retail, media, logistics and telecom sectors. He has spearheaded investments in RMZ Corp, Vardhman Textiles, Redington and Esskay Finance, and worked closely with the consumer goods team on the investment in Marico.

In his prior position, Varun set-up & led Citigroup Global Special Situations Group (proprietary investment arm) in India. Besides, he has also headed the Corporate Finance & Capital Markets Group for Citibank in South Asia.

Varun has made investments across the capital structure of companies & has execution experience across Credit & Market products – private & listed equity, loans, bonds, convertibles, structured instruments, export & agency finance and securitization.

Varun is a Mathematics graduate from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.

Arul Mehra (Partner) 

Arul has been with Baring since 2010 and leads investments in auto, technology, manufacturing and media sectors. He has been actively involved in recommending investments in RMZ Corp, Embassy Office Parks, Lohum CleanTech, Marico, Matrimony.com, Homelane and Toch AI. He has over 19+ years of combined investment experience.

Prior to Baring, Arul was with Citigroup for seven years, working in corporate finance and investment management roles. He was part of the Global Special Situations Group (GSSG) for three years, focused on High Yield Credit. While at Citi, he has also worked with the origination and structuring desk.

Arul is a B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur and an MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Ahmedabad.

Mitali Chitre (Partner) 

Mitali has been with Baring since 2007. She has 15+ years of combined investment experience & leads investments across consumer durables, capital goods, building materials, logistics and energy sectors. She has been actively involved with investments in Century Plyboards, Homelane, Redington, Matrimony.com, NBCC, and other public market deals. Mitali is also on the Board of Directors of Infrasoft Tech. Mitali also serves as the Chief Economist for Baring and heads the Deal Origination practice. Under her guidance, over the last eight years, the deal origination team has sourced investment opportunities over US$ 50 billion.

Prior to Baring, Mitali worked with Portelet Management (now Moravia Capital AG) in Switzerland and India where she was involved in the distribution of PE/ VC/ Hedge funds and syndication of equity transactions for European funds and corporate clients.

Mitali holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering from Mumbai University, an MBA from Cardiff Business School, UK and a Diploma in Finance from the London School of Economics (LSE), UK.

Mitali is an avid mountaineer, a trained bharatnatyam dancer and a black belt in tae-kwon-do

Debanshi Basu (Senior Principal) 

Debanshi joined Baring in 2009. She has 17+ years of combined investment experience and leads investments in Financial Services, FinTech & Agri-inputs sectors. She has been actively involved with investments in Manappuram, Muthoot, Esskay, Acko and other public markets. She has also overseen the portfolio management of companies like Manappuram, Muthoot, Esskay and Inditrade. She is a BOD member of Esskay Fincorp and Infrasoft Tech.

She has strong M&A execution experience across mid-market deals e.g. Walt Disney's acquisition of UTV, acquisition of E-serve in the media & outsourcing space. Besides, she also helped raise equity and debt capital for large business conglomerates in India, including Tata Steel, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank and Infosys.

In her prior position, Debanshi was part of the original team of Goldman Sachs’ Investment Banking practice in Mumbai, where she worked across sectors like general manufacturing, large industrial, IT and commercial banks, and spent about 6 years with them. Prior to this, she was with Ernst & Young, involved in conducting statutory audits and internal control assessments for mid-cap listed & private companies.

Debanshi is a qualified Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Osmania University. She has completed CFA Level II.

Jugal Bhatia (Finance Team) 

Jugal joined Baring in 2016. He heads the accounting, compliance, finance, and risk management functions.

Prior to Baring, he worked at Kotak Life Insurance, analysing the financial institutions group credit life insurance policies. Previously, he has also worked at Deloitte in the Audit & Assurance department, participating in several statutory and tax audits with a special focus on financial institutions.

Jugal is pursuing Chartered Accountancy. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce from Mumbai University.

Ramachandran Srinivasan (Finance Team) 

Rama has been with Baring since 2008 and is responsible for accounting, compliance, finance, and risk management systems and processes.

In his prior position, he worked for more than 8 years at Glaxo Smithkline Consume Healthcare Limited in the Taxation department, participating in Indirect tax and Direct Tax with a special focus on Litigation Management.

Rama is a Company Secretary, MBA (part-time), B.Com & PG Diploma in Public Relations from Bhartiya Vidya Bhawan, New Delhi.

Ruchi Shah (Finance Team) 

Ruchi joined the team in 2018. She is responsible for finance, accounting and compliance.

In her prior position, she worked at ICICI Bank as a part of the Financial Accounting & Reporting Group involved in RBI reporting, product accounting and office accounts monitoring. Previously, she has also worked at Haresh Kothari & Associates (a Chartered Accountancy firm), participating in Project Finance & Retail Loans.

Ruchi is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelors degree in Commerce from Mumbai University.

Ayushman Mehta (Analyst)

Ayush joined Baring in 2017. He has 5+ years in investment experience and worked in sectors ranging from Technology, Auto ancillary, and Real Estate amongst others. He has been involved in the investments in Route Mobile, Embassy REITs, Nirlon, and more. He has also actively worked with a series of start-ups and helped them grow to reach greater rounds of funding.

In other roles, he is on the Board of Trustees at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai. Ayush holds a BSc in Management from the London School of Economics.

Krisha Vaishnav (Analyst)

Krisha joined the team in 2022 and is responsible for analysing & assisting in the evaluation of investments across multiple sectors, including consumer durables, e-commerce, and disruptive technologies. She has previously interned in the Global Research arm of Grant Thornton India, Corporate Communications arm of Mahindra Partners, and Furtados School of Music.

She has a B.Sc (Hons) in Economics & Finance, and a P.G. Diploma with specialisation in Entrepreneurship, Computer Science & Psychology from Ashoka University, Sonepat.

Krisha is an avid pianist & powerlifter, a trained squash player & singer, and enjoys photography & graphic design.

Adiraj Singh Gill (Analyst)

Adiraj joined the team in 2023, and focuses on investments in industries with Emerging and Transformative Technologies.

Prior to Baring, he worked as an Investment Analyst in The Xander Group’s Real Estate Private Equity practice, where he was involved in Deal Evaluation, Due Diligence, Debt financing, post-Investment Deal Monitoring and spearheading all ESG initiatives for the Industrial Portfolio.

Adiraj graduated from Ashoka University with a B.A. (Hons) in Economics, and Post Graduate Diploma specialising in Finance & Psychology. While pursuing his Undergraduate Degree, he completed a semester abroad from the Wharton School of Business under the IGSP program.

Adiraj is a certified Summiteer / Open Water Diver, and has a passion for Poker & Golf.

Preyank Sethi (Analyst)

Preyank joined the team in 2023, and is responsible for analysing businesses, particularly those at the intersection of financial services and disruptive technologies, and assisting in investments across sectors.

Prior to joining Baring, Preyank was part of the Equity Research team at IIFL Securities, where he covered the Insurance, IT, and Internet sectors. Before that, he worked in the Deal Advisory - M&A Tax Department at BSR & Co. LLP (KPMG), where he helped with the end-to-end execution of restructuring matters in a variety of industries, including Financial Services, Media and Logistics, among others.

Preyank is a Chartered Accountant, with a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics. He is a CFA Charterholder.

Shalini David (Executive Assistant)

Shalini has been with Baring since 2007, working as an Executive Assistant here. Previously, she has worked with different International NGO’s and has a combined work experience of over 20 years.

Shalini holds a Diploma in Secretarial & Office Management from Vocational Training Institute, Delhi.