Kazi Arif Zaman

Overview

With over 22 years of experience in private equity and investment banking, Kazi Arif Zaman has been involved in leading investments totaling over USD 200 million across diverse sectors, including business services, consumer services, renewable energy, telecommunications, industrials, manufacturing, and retail. He has managed the full deal lifecycle, engaging in buyouts, cross-border carve-outs, roll-ups, minority later-stage growth capital, early-stage, and platform investments. Currently, Kazi serves as a Partner at GestAlt Network, a private investment partnership based in Bengaluru, India. Prior to co-founding GestAlt Network in early 2017, he was the Managing Director of Private Equity at Everstone Capital, a leading India-focused mid-market private equity fund, where he worked for over nine years. Before that, he was an Associate Director at ICICI Venture and spent nine years in sell-side advisory with ANZ Investment Bank / ANZ Grindlays Bank. Kazi holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (1996) and a Bachelor of Technology degree with Honours in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur (1994). He has been a CFA Charterholder since 2001 and served as a Founder Director of the CFA Society India in 2005-06. He has also successfully completed the NISM-Series-XIX-C certification as required for alternative asset managers under SEBI regulations.

Investment Focus

• Proven track record in the respective industry
• Scalable business model
• Strong management team
• Clear exit strategy

Portfolio Companies