US private equity fund The Carlyle Group has appointed Neeraj Bharadwaj as Managing Director of its India investment operations. His role is based out of Mumbai and he would be focused on large growth capital and buyout opportunities across sectors in India.
The Carlyle Group is a global alternative asset manager with more than $159 billion in assets under management. Founded in 1987 in Washington, DC, Carlyle has grown into one of the world’s largest and most successful investment firms, with more than 1,300 professionals operating in 32 offices in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Japan, Asia and Australia. The fund has invested $800 million in India so far, including investments in HDFC and India Infoline.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Neeraj served as a Managing Director with Accel Partners’ operation’s in India. Preceding that he was with Apax Partners for about 10 years. He started with Apax partners as a Partner in the U.S. and subsequently he led the India operations as a Managing Director. He has also been with Mc Kinsey, early on in his career. Neeraj, is a MBA from Harvard Business School, and a BS In Economics from Wharton School, Univ. of Pennsylvania.