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ValueQuest is one of India’s leading alternative investment managers with a 15-year vintage of managing capital for UHNIs, family offices, and institutions. Founded in 2010 by Ravi Dharamshi and Sameer Shah, we manage a sizable asset base across AIF and PMS strategies covering public and private equity markets.

Backed by a deeply passionate research-focused culture, a seasoned team of fund managers, and a highly specialized investment team, we have consistently delivered high-teen returns since inception. A strong #InvestorFirst philosophy continues to anchor our long-term relationships and wealth creation journey.

ValueQuest stands out for its strong track record of identifying long-term megatrends, rigorously filtering sectors with structural tailwinds, and placing focused bets on companies at key inflexion points. Our research-led approach, combined with a sharp focus on agility, helps us stay ahead in an ever-evolving market environment.

Fairness

Alignment of interest with client
Transparency

All costs and negatives disclosed upfront
Trust

Built over a period of time through actions
Proactiveness

In thought In communication In actions

Leadership Team

Ravi Dharamshi

Founder & CIO
- Cumulative experience 23 years
- Education: MBA in Finance
- Prior Employment: RARE Enterprises, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Family office.
Sameer Shah

Co-Founder & Fund Manager
- Cumulative experience 23 years
- Education: Chartered Accountant
- Prior Employment: FCH Centrum, BRICS Securities, Sharekhan.
Aniket Dharamshi

Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Private Equity
- Cumulative experience 10 years
- Expertise in Defence, Aerospace, Precision Engineering, Manufacturing & Energy Transition
- Led the NCLT acquisition of Minosha India.
Deepak Ramachandra

Chief Executive Officer
- 25+ years of work experience
- Education: MBA, London Business School
- Prior Employment: Axis Capital, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse Securities, Sharekhan, Citibank
Pushkar Jauhari

Managing Director & Fund Manager - Private Equity
- Cumulative experience 20 years
- Education: MBA (MIT Sloan), CFA, Chartered Accountant
- Prior Employment: Oman India Joint Investment Fund, Khazanah Nasional, TVS Capital, Fidelity, McKinsey.
Abhinav Khanna

Chief Business Officer - Global
- 22+ years of work experience
- Education: CFA, MBA, IIM Calcutta
- Prior Employment: MD and Head of Equities, Citi India.
Chirag Shah

Chief Strategy Officer
- 21+ years of work experience
- Education: Chartered Accountant
- Prior Employment: Head – PCG, ICICI Securities.
Hiten Gala

Chief Compliance Officer
- 21+ years of work experience
- Education: Chartered Accountant
- Prior Employment: Sharekhan and E-serve.
Anand Barbhaya

Head of Operations
- 22+ years of work experience
- Education: Chartered Accountant
- Prior Employment: Sharekhan.
Ankit Gala

Chief Business Officer - Domestic
- 17+ years of work experience
- Education: MBA Finance
- Prior Employment: Managing Partner, Nuvama Group.
Kunal Chandawalla

Chief Operating Officer
- 20+ years of work experience
- Education: MBA, BSc Computer Science
- Prior Employment: Goldman Sachs, Citigroup
Hemanti Wadhwa

Head of Compliance, Legal & Secretarial
- 27+ years of work experience
- Education: FCS, LLB & M.Com
- Prior Employment: Jio Blackrock Asset Management, Aditya Birla Sun Life AMC
Himanshoo Bohara

Chief Financial Officer
- 25+ years of work experience
- Education: Chartered Accountant & Company Secretary
- Prior Employment: CFO & Director at PPFAS Mutual Fund
Arvind Ananthanarayanan

Managing Director & Fund Manager – Private Equity
- 15+ Years of work experience
- Education: Ph.D.
- Prior Employment: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, University of Augsburg, University of Münster

Board of Directors

Darius Dinshaw Pandole

Independent Director

Chirag Manubhai Shah

Independent Director

Ravi Dharamshi

Chairman and Executive Director

Sameer Shah

Executive Director

Aniket Dharamshi

Executive Director

Mr. Darius Dinshaw Pandole has been appointed as an Independent Director of the Company. He holds a degree in Bachelors in Economics from Harvard University (1988) and an MBA from the University of Chicago (1992). He was the Managing Director and CEO - Private Equity and Equity AIFs, at JM Financial Ltd., a leading, listed financial services company in India. During this time, he led all aspects of the private equity platform at JM Financial Ltd., managing multiple PE funds raised from institutional, corporate and high net worth individual investors. Darius serves as an independent director on the board of directors of Mahindra Logistics Limited, Fairchem Organics Limited and the Cricket Club of India Limited (Executive Committee). He has previously served as a director on the boards of various companies including Tata Global Beverages Ltd., Tata Global Beverages Group UK, NourishCo Beverages Ltd (joint venture between Tata and PepsiCo), JM Financial Asset Management Ltd., VRL Logistics Ltd., and Spandana Sphoorty Financial Ltd.

Mr. Chirag Manubhai Shah has been appointed as an Independent Director of the Company. He holds a degree in Economics (1996) and Law (2018) from Mumbai University. He has over 25 years of experience in the Securities, Commodities, Fixed Income and Foreign Exchange markets. Before qualifying as a lawyer in 2018 from Mumbai University, he worked with Phillip Capital, MF Global, Man Financial and Refco. He was a member of their founding team and held various leadership roles within those firms. Since 2018 he has been practicing law in various capacities before going independent in 2022 and appears as a counsel across courts of India.