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private equity fund

FOUNDERS

ABRAR MIR

ABRAR MIR

ABRAR MIR
Managing Partner

 

  • Has over 20 years of private equity, investment banking, and healthcare sector experience.
  • He was previously the Global Head of Healthcare Investment Banking of Religare Capital Markets.
  • Prior to that, Managing Director with Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s global investment banking group.
  • Has led numerous private equity transactions across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

Education:

  • Qualified international finance lawyer
  • M.Phil in International Law from University of Cambridge

Dr. AMIT VARMA

Dr. AMIT VARMA

Dr. AMIT VARMA
Managing Partner

 

  • Has over 20 years of investment, operational, and clinical experience in the healthcare sector and is a renowned physician with healthcare management leadership.
  • He had led the international expansion initiatives of Fortis and affiliated companies and also spearheaded US$100 million India Build Out healthcare & education private equity fund.

Education:

  • MBBS, MD from University of Delhi, India
  • Super-specialty medical training from University of New York and University of Pittsburgh

PARTNERS

SUNIL THAKUR

SUNIL THAKUR

SUNIL THAKUR
Partner

 

  • Has over 21 years of extensive healthcare investment and transaction experience across the Asia-Pacific market.
  • He has led and executed multi-billion-dollar and award-winning deals across healthcare M&A and Capital Raise in the region.
  • He is part of the leadership team and committees of apex healthcare and pharma industry bodies driving national healthcare policies including NATHEALTH and CII and also serves on the boards of many reputed healthcare companies.
  • Previously, he worked as Director in Religare Capital Markets’ Southeast Asia Investment Banking team, executing M&A and ECM transactions.

Education:

  • Master’s in international business from Delhi School of Economics.

EWAN DAVIS

EWAN DAVIS
EWAN DAVIS
Partner

 

  • Has 15 years of private equity, M&A and capital markets experience and has spent the last decade in working in Asia.
  • He leads the South East Asia investment team for Quadria Capital responsible for all investments, portfolio management and divestment activities.
  • Has served or continues to serve in board and observer roles in some of Asia’s leading healthcare companies such as FV Hospital in Vietnam, Royal Healthcare in Singapore, Lablink in Malaysia, and Hermina and SOHO in Indonesia.

Education:

  • Master’s in engineering science and Post Graduate Study from the University of Oxford.

VALUE OPTIMIZATION BOARD (VOB)

PETER D. GOODSON

Peter Goodson

PETER GOODSON
Chairman

 

  • Over 50 years of advisory, investment banking and private equity investment experience
  • Chairman of Quadria Capital’s Value Optimization Board and Renumeration – Compensation Committee
  • Distinguished Teaching Fellow at Berkeley Hass Business School and INSEAD
  • One of the early-stage Partners at the US PE firm of Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
  • Formerly member of the Executive Committee, Co-head of Global Investment Banking and Founder of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Merchant Banking Departments at Kidder, Peabody & Co.

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University
  • Harvard Business School Program for Financial Executives

Hank Klakurka

HANK KLAKURKA
Hank Klakurka
Director

 

  • Former CEO of Merck Generics Group
  • Over 30 years of healthcare experience with global multinationals such as Genpharm, Merck and Mylan
  • Joined Merck KgaA (previously Genpharm) in 2001 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in 2003, where he was responsible for Merck’s global business as well as the development of Merck’s generic businesses in North, Central and South America

Education:

  • B.S. from University of Toronto’s Erindale College

Bhasker Iyer

Bhasker Iyer
Bhasker Iyer
Director

 

  • Over 40 years of healthcare experience in leading pharma companies in Emerging Markets
  • Led operations of blue-chip companies such as Abbott India, Wockhardt India and AstraZeneca Asia-Pacific
  • Bhasker is also an Independent Director on the Boards of Bharat Serum and Vaccines, RPG Life Sciences, RA Chem and ZCL Chemicals

WILDER FULFORD

WILDER FULFORD
Operating Partner
WILDER FULFORD
Operating Partner
  • Over 25 years of M&A, advisory and strategic experience across Europe and the US
  • Completed over 100 financing and M&A transactions with an aggregated value of over US$100 billion
  • Previously, Head of European Healthcare Investment Banking of Deutsche Bank, Bank of America and Merrill Lynch

Education:

  • PhD in Molecular Biology from The Rockefeller University
  • BSc in Biochemistry and English from University of Toronto

 

jonathan goldman

Dr. Jonathan Goldman
Director
Dr. Jonathan Goldman
Director
  • 35 years’ experience in healthcare as practicing cardiologist, corporate executive, private equity operator and investor
  • Former CEO of Aptuit and then Abzena, two high growth private equity backed global companies in the pharmaceutical services space.
  • Board member at Abzena LLC, a global PE backed CDMO in the biologics space
  • Global head of Sales at large public clinical CRO, ICON plc

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science from University of London
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery with Distinction from University of London
  • Doctorate in Medicine from University of London
  • Master of Business Administration from University of California and Columbia Universities

 

steven hodge

Steven Hodge
Director
Steven Hodge
Director
  • Over 35 years of global supply chain and manufacturing experience across a broad range of high growth and transformational sectors.
  • Ex CFO and CCO with Jabil Inc with over 17 years based in Asia.
  • Extensive strategic, operational, and commercial leadership experience including private and public M&A, value chain transformation and business optimisation.

Education:

  • Chartered Accountant – Chartered Institute of Management Accountants UK
  • Chartered Global Management Accountant

 

IAN MCLEOD

IAN MCLEOD
Director
IAN MCLEOD
Director
  • 20+ years of CEO experience leading multi billion dollar publicly traded or private equity owned companies.
  • 40+ years in leadership positions across multiple retail sectors and markets,including United Kingdom , Europe , Middle East ,North Asia , SouthEast Asia , Australia and United States.
  • Specialist expertise in leading business transformation programmes and change management around the world.
  • Board experience in multiple markets internationally in both retail sectors and professional sport , including Walmart, IKEA and Fulham FC (English Premier League).

Education:

  • BA ( Honours ) Business and Economics ; Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Honorary Doctorate , Glasgow Caledonian University
  • Advanced Management Program ; Harvard Business School

 

THOMAS C FRANCO

Thomas C. Franco
Director
Thomas C. Franco
Director
  • Mr. Franco joined Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in 2006 after advising the Firm for 15 years. He has been responsible for managing relationships with critical external stakeholders, including limited partners, and leads fundraising and related capital access activities. He is involved in guiding the Firm’s ESG initiatives. Previously, Mr. Franco served as chairman and CEO of Broadgate Consultants, an advisor to private equity managers that he founded in 1987. He successfully launched a global alternative asset publishing business, PEI Media, and, earlier, practiced corporate law. He helped to establish and serves on the board of the Private Capital Research Institute.

Education:

  • Fordham University | J.D.
  • University of Notre Dame | B.A.

 

K SRIVATSAN

K Srivatsan
Director
K Srivatsan
Director
  • 30+ years experience in India and across South East Asia covering Pharmaceuticals, Vaccines and Healthcare including Primary and Dental Care, Radiology, Pathology and Hospitals.
  • Cross-functional knowledge across commercial and technical functions including acquisitions and divestitures.
  • Held leadership positions in both multinational corporations and large promoter-led businesses.

Education:

  • Bachelors in Commerce
  • Professional Certifications in: Cost and Works Accounting and Company Secretarial Works

 

REGIONAL ADVISORY GROUP

TRI PHAM

Tri Pham
Tri Pham
Senior Adviser – Vietnam

 

  • 40+ years of experience in capital markets, banking, and investments.
  • Quadra Regional Advisory Group — Senior Advisor in Vietnam, Advisory Group founding member.
  • Chairman of VN Vnexus Capital Advisors (VNCA), a Vietnam-based international advisory group with partners in Asia, Europe, and the US.
  • Former GM for Deutsche Bank Vietnam (2007-2014), and Senior Financial Officer at The World Bank/IFC (1981-2007), Washington DC.
  • Chairman/Board Member at SSI-SCA, American Eye Center, SIS Stroke Hospital, Thien Long Group, OCB Bank, and American Code Lab.

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Quantitative Management, Catholic University of America (CUA)
  • Master of Business Administration from George Washington University

INVESTMENT TEAM

Rahul Agarwal

Rahul Agarwal
Rahul Agarwal
Managing Director

 

  • Has over 14 years of private equity and corporate finance advisory experience across deals in Asia and US
  • Responsible for investments, portfolio management and divestment activities for South Asia portfolio
  • Previously served as a Vice President with Religare Global Asset Management, as an Associate with Evolvence India Fund and as an Associate with E&Y TAS
  • Recipient of 40 under 40 Alternative Investment Professionals in India recognition in 2020 from AIWMI and IAAIF

Education:

  • MBA in Finance and Strategy from Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow
  • Chartered Accountant (CPA equivalent)

Abhishek Yadav

ABHISHEK YADAV
ABHISHEK YADAV
Managing Director

 

  • Abhishek has almost 12 years of Private Equity, M&A and strategy consulting experience across healthcare and life sciences domain
  • Total deal experience of over US$ 350 m across various sub-segments in the healthcare domain
  • Responsible for investments and portfolio management activities across South Asia
  • Previously served with HealthBridge Advisors, a healthcare management consulting firm, and Jubilant Life Sciences in the M&A and strategy team.

Education:

  • MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
  • Bachelors in Technology in Biotechnology from Amity University

JOSEPH KHOO

JOSEPH KHOO

JOSEPH KHOO
Managing Director
  • Senior investment professional with over 15 years of private equity, investment banking and corporate finance experience
  • He has led and executed transactions internationally with an aggregate value of over US$3 billion across Asia and Europe
  • He has served on the boards of various control-oriented investments during his time at Partners Group
  • He has significant leverage finance experience and familiarity working across the capital structure in Asia and Europe

Education:

  • B.Acc from Nanyang Business School

Janice Trinh

Janice Trinh
Janice Trinh
Vice President

 

  • Over 9 years of experience in investment banking, hedge fund and private equity in US and Asia
  • Janice is responsible for coverage, transaction execution, and portfolio management activities in Vietnam and Southeast Asia.
  • Prior to joining Quadria, she is an equity analyst at CenterSquare Investment Management, an investment manager manging $16bn AUM
  • Prior to that, equity analyst at Goldman Sachs in New York and Singapore covering healthcare
  • In addition, she is an Investor in Portfolia, a Venture Capital fund investing in women’s health focused start-ups and is currently advising many FEMTECH business in the region.

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science from Brigham Young University
  • CFA level 2 certified

Arif Siddhartha

Arif Sidharta
Arif Sidharta
Vice President

 

  • Over 12 years of private equity and capital market experience in Asia and in Europe.
  • Prior to Quadria Capital, he was with Mizuho Asia Partners, CapVest Partners, and Black River Asset Management.
  • He is responsible for coverage, transaction execution, and portfolio management activities in Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

Education:

  • from London Business School, BBA from Nanyang Technological University
  • CFA Charterholder

Arshita Kapoor

Arshita Kapoor
Arshita Kapoor
Vice-President

 

  • Over 6.5 years of investment banking experience across M&A and Private Equity advisory
  • Previously worked as an Associate in Rothschild & Co’s Global Advisory business

Education:

  • MBA in Finance and Marketing from Xavier Labour Research Institute (XLRI), Jamshedpur
  • B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute

Raghav Bhatnagar

Raghav Bhatnagar
Raghav Bhatnagar
Senior Associate

 

  • Over 5.5 years of investment banking and corporate M&A experience across healthcare and consumer sectors
  • Previously worked as an AVP with o3 Capital

Education:

  • MBA, securing finance gold medal from Indian Institute of Management, Shillong
  • CFA US (all levels cleared) and BBS from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi University

Anna Yu

Anna Yu
Anna Yu
Associate

 

  • 4 years of experience of M&A advisory covering healthcare and consumer sectors
  • Previously worked as a manager with Tardis Capital

Education:

  • Master of Professional Accounting from Singapore Management University
  • ACCA Membere

MARK XU

MARK XU
MARK XU
Associate

 

  • Over 2 years of investment banking experience in the healthcare sector
  • Assisted in the evaluation and execution of transactions totalling over US$ 2 billion
  • Previously worked as an Analyst at HSBC London covering the healthcare sector

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Economics from the University College London

Daniel Chin

DANIEL CHIN

DANIEL CHIN
Associate

 

  • Over 3 years of investment banking experience across M&A transactions
  • Previously worked as an Analyst with Rippledot Capital and Rothschild & Co London

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Economics from the London School of Economics

Ong Si Keat

Ong Si Keat
Ong Si Keat
Senior Associate

 

  • Over 10 years of private equity, venture capital and capital market experience
  • Prior to Quadria Capital, he was with Dymon Asia Private Equity, Kumpulan Modal Perdana, and Capital Dynamics Group in Malaysia

Education:

  • Bachelor of Engineering (Mechatronics) from Monash University
  • CFA Charterholder

Tushar Garg

Tushar Garg

Tushar Garg
Sr. Associate

 

  • Over 6 years of private equity investing and corporate finance advisory experience across deals in Asia,
    US and Europe
  • Previously worked as an Associate with Sanaka Capital (Private Equity fund), as Senior Manager with
    Godrej Fund Management (Private Equity fund) and as an Associate with KPMG’s Deal Advisory Team

Education:

  • MBA in Finance and Strategy from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad
  • Chartered Accountant (CPA equivalent)

Shikha Gupta

SHIKHA GUPTA

SHIKHA GUPTA
Associate

 

  • Over 5 years of experience in Private Equity, Investment Banking and Equity Research Roles across Consumer, Healthcare and Infrastructure sectors in India
  • Previously worked as a Senior Associate with Jashvik Capital (Private Equity Fund), as Assistant Vice President with Barclays Investment Bank and as an Analyst at Bank of America Securities’ Equity Research team

Education:

  • MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IFCI Merit Scholar for Academic Excellence)
  • B.Com(H) from Shri Ram College of Commerce

VALUE OPTIMIZATION AND ESG TEAM

Anjli Kaushal

ANJLI KAUSHAL
ANJLI KAUSHAL
Vice President

 

  • Over 12 years of experience in healthcare delivery, operations, healthcare IT, telemedicine, projects and business strategy with premier institutions
  • Responsible for enhancing value across the South & South East Asia portfolio
  • Formerly with Max Healthcare, Fortis Healthcare & AIG Hospitals
  • Personal passion for the digital healthcare space with operating experience having run the largest TeleICU network in Asia

Education:

  • BScN, MBA from National University of Singapore (NUS)

Shivani Sahai

SHIVANI SAHAI
SHIVANI SAHAI
Head of Impact and ESG

 

  • Over 8 years’ experience in ESG and Sustainability domain
  • Extensively worked in ESG strategy and advisory space across sectors for development agencies, private equity funds and corporates in India
  • Prior experience at KPMG’s Climate Change and Sustainability division and at PwC’s Corporate Taxation division

Education:

  • MBA in Business Sustainability from TERI University, New Delhi
  • Bachelors in Commerce (Hons.) from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi

Anh pham

ANH PHAM

ANH PHAM
Vice President

 

  • Over 13 years of experience in investment and operational value creation in the Global Consumer and Retail space
  • Responsible for value optimization across Quadria’s consumer health portfolio companies in South and Southeast Asia
  • Formerly with Partners Group where Anh covered Consumer & Retail value creation for APAC; prior to that Anh was an Audit Senior from KPMG Vietnam

Education:

  • Master of Science in Applied Finance from Singapore Management University
  • Bachelor of Foreign Economic Relation from Foreign Trade University, Vietnam”

Carina tai

CARINA TAI

CARINA TAI
Assistant Manager

 

  • Accumulated around 4 years’ professional experience in ESG and Sustainability field
  • Offered a broad range of ESG advisory for business based in SEA, Hong Kong and Mainland China
  • Prior to joining, Carina worked in Deloitte’s Sustainability and Climate Advisory and Assurance team and EY’s Climate Change and Sustainability team

Education:

  • Bachelor of Arts in Conservation from the University of Hong Kong

INVESTOR RELATIONS

Gerald Ng

Gerald Ng
Gerald Ng
Managing Director

 

  • Over 16 years of investment banking and fundraising experience
  • Responsible for Quadria Capital’s investor relations and fundraising activities
  • Previously with Northstar Advisors, EQT Partners, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank and ABN AMRO

Education:

  • Master of Science from Stanford University
  • Bachelor of Science from University of Michigan – Ann Arbor

OPERATIONS TEAM

Christy OI

Christy OI
Christy OI
Chief Operating Officer

 

  • Over 20 years of regional finance and operations experience across Asia ex China.
  • Previously with Arisaig Partners, ING Bank, CBRE Global Investors and Ipsen Pharma.

Education:

  • Institute of Chartered Accountant, Australia
  • Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Finance from Curtin University of Technology, Australia

Raveen

Raveen
Raveen
Compliance Manager

 

  • 5 years of experience in regulatory compliance.
  • Previously worked with Unit Trust of India International.

Education:

  • Bachelor of Science in Business Management from University of London/ Singapore Institute of Management.
  • Advanced Certificate in Regulatory Compliance (Financial Crime) from International Compliance Association.

Devendra Sharma

Devendra Sharma
Devendra Sharma
CFO

 

  • Over 14+ years of statutory and finance experience across private equity and auditing firms
  • Previously served with Religare Global Asset Management as part of the Central Corporate team and E&Y

Education:

  • Chartered Account (CPA Equivalent)

NG Yee Lu

NG YEELU
Ng Yee Lu
Finance Controller

 

  • Over 11 years of finance and audit experience across Private Equity and Auditing firms
  • Formerly with Revantage Asia, Xander Investment Management and PwC

Education:

  • Charted Accountant in Singapore
  • Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (“ACCA”)
  • Bachelor of Accounting (Honors), Multimedia University

Kartikey Singhal

Kartikey Singhal
Kartikey Singhal
Finance Manager

 

  • Over 5 years of experience in Private equity and Banking domain.
  • Prior to Quadria Capital, Served Actis Global Services Private Limited as Senior Executive in Private Equity Funds Administration team and as Deputy Credit Manager in ICICI Bank.

Education:

  • Chartered Accountant from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
  • Bachelor of Commerce from CCS University
  • CFA Candidate

Belinda Lee

Belinda Lee
Belinda Lee
Finance Manager, SEA

 

  • Over 8 years of fund administration and audit experiences across fund administrators and audit firms.
  • Formerly with SS&C, Citco, RSM Singapore and BDO Malaysia.

Education:

  • CPA Australia
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) Accounting, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Nivedita Pant

Nivedita Pant
Nivedita Pant
Office Manager

 

  • Over 18 years of experience of administration and human resource roles across hospital groups and asset management groups
  • Previously worked as an Executive Assistant to the Director of Fortis Healthcare and Religare Enterprises Limited

Education:

  • MBA in International Business

Samantha Tham

Samantha Tham
Samantha Tham
Office Manager

 

  • Over 10 years of human resources, administrative and operations experience with DBS Bank Ltd Singapore and American Express International, Inc.

Education:

  • Certification in Human Resources Management

Lux Tan

Lux Tan
Lux Tan
Office Administrator

 

  • Over 15 years of experience in Fund Administration and Legal Administrative roles across Investment Holdings Companies.
  • Previously worked as an Executive Assistance to Legal Counsels of Temasek Holdings Private Limited.

Education:

  • Higher Diploma in Business Management