S02340

Navigating the Alternative Investments Industry

Program Dates
Start Date: 22 Sep, 2025
End Date: 26 Sep, 2025

Register By
Early Bird: 01 Sep, 2025
Regular: 12 Sep, 2025
Pricing (Residential)
Early Bird Fee: Rs.1,28,250+GST  
Regular Fee:   Rs.1,42,500+GST  
Pricing (Non-Residential)
Early Bird Fee: Rs.1,03,500+GST  
Regular Fee:   Rs.1,15,000+GST  
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Mode
In-Person
Starting In
July-Sep
Level
Mid- Senior/Career
Duration
Short Duration
International Travel
No
Alumni Status
No

Programme Overview

Encompassing private equity, venture capital, real estate, infrastructure, hedge funds and private credit, the Alternative Investments industry is rapidly growing in scale and relevance – accounting for ~15% of the overall global AUM. Alternatives’ AUM is expected to grow globally from $16 TN in 2023 to $25 TN by 2028. In India, over $400 BN has been invested by PE/VC funds since 2013; over $60 BN has been invested by Real Estate funds during this timeframe.

Over 1300 Indian Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) are now registered with SEBI with an investment commitment of nearly INR 8 lakh crores. An increasingly large number of financial institutions, entrepreneurs, family offices and HNIs, corporate finance professionals, investment bankers, private bankers, lawyers, due-diligence professionals, and advisors are getting exposed to this growing industry.

Programme Objective

  • Given the scale of activity and growth within Alternatives, more and more professionals & entrepreneurs are looking to understand this industry better and many wish to make a career out it as well.
  • The objective of the programme is to provide participants a holistic, real-world understanding of the Alternatives industry – to enable them to comprehend its inner workings as well as the opportunities and challenges it presents.

Eligibility

  • Corporate finance & investment banking professionals looking to make a career in Alternatives
  • Early-stage professionals already working with Alternative funds looking to enhance their understanding
  • Financial institutions, family offices and HNIs looking to invest into Alternative funds
  • Private banking and wealth management professionals advising on Alternative fund investments to their clients
  • Corporate lawyers dealing with funds & investors
  • Entrepreneurs & their CFOs looking to raise capital from PE/VC/RE/Credit funds
  • Regulators looking for a better understanding of the Alternatives ecosystem
  • Consultants, tax advisors, due diligence professionals who work for Alternative funds

Contact Us

Mr. Shashidhara C S
Mobile No. +91-78999 91576
Email: shashidhara.cs@iimb.ac.in

Programme Structure

The programme aims to deliver to its participants a practitioner’s understanding of the Alternatives industry. It is NOT structured like a private equity valuation course.

Pedagogy

The course delivery will be a combination of lectures, industry interactions, case studies and a project. Keeping in mind the real-world focus of the programme, the pedagogy would include extensive practitioner insights, as well as live examples of the concepts covered

Participant Benefits

As a participant of this Short Duration Programme, you will be able to enjoy some exclusive benefits other than the outcomes such as skills and knowledge enhancement and building specific competencies that can help shape your career growth.

Some of the exclusive benefits of attending this programme are listed below –

  • Receive Executive Education eNewsletters
  • Participate in EEP webinars on various topics
  • Invitation to curated events and programmes by the EEP office
  • Invitation to share articles to the EEP blog (subject to a shortlisting process)

Programme Directors

V Ravi Anshuman, Ph. D. in Finance, University of Utah; B. Tech, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is a Professor of Finance in the Finance & Accounting area of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. Prof. Anshuman’s research interests cover the areas of market microstructure, capital markets, and corporate financial management issues in emerging markets. His publications have appeared in the Review of Financial Studies, Journal of Financial Economics, Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of Applied Corporate Finance, etc. He has co-authored the international edition of the book titled Valuation with Sheridan Titman and John Martin. He has held a tenure-track academic position at Boston College and visiting academic positions at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Indian School of Business and The University of Texas at Austin. He has served on several committees at the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI), and the Ministry of Finance (India).

From 2019 to 2024, Prof. Anshuman served as a Member of the Board of Securities Exchange Board of India (SEBI).

Ritesh Vohra is a seasoned professional with over 27 years of experience as a financier, advisor, and entrepreneur, having managed several international and Indian investment funds. He is currently Managing Partner at Stoicap Ventures, an independent fund management business. Prior to this, Ritesh was part of Investcorp, a global asset manager with approximately $50 billion in AUM, and headed Investcorp India’s real estate funds management business. Before that, he was a Partner with IDFC alternatives (AUM ~$3.5 BN). He has also held a Managing Director position at Saffron Advisors and worked with advisory firms like Jones Lang LaSalle. During his career, he has had the opportunity to work with a global Alternatives manager, an Indian institutional manager, and a startup manager. Ritesh has been instrumental in multiple fund-raises from blue-chip global institutions, family offices, and HNIs, and possesses extensive experience working in a fiduciary capacity for investors. He completed his postgraduate program in management from the Management Development Institute, Gurgaon.

Programme Content

  • Alternative investments industry overview
  • Types of Alternative funds and their characteristics including PE, VC, RE, Credit etc
  • Typical investment process including valuation, structuring and documentation
  • Portfolio management & exits
  • Perspectives of fund investors & investee companies
  • Capital raising & regulatory structuring for funds
  • Inside an Alternatives organization
  • Additional relevant content: refreshers on Financial Concepts & Business Communications

Programme Charges

Programme Fee
INR 1,42,500/- Residential and INR 1,15,000/- Non -Residential (+ Applicable GST) per person for participants from India and its equivalent in US Dollars for participants from other countries.

Early Bird Discount
Nominations received with payments on or before 01-Sep-25 will be entitled to an early bird Discount of 10%.
Early Bird Fee (Residential) INR 1,28,250/-(+ Applicable GST)
Early Bird Fee (Non-Residential) INR 1,03,500/-(+ Applicable GST)

Group Discount
Group Discount of 5% percentage can be availed for a group of 3 or more participants when nominations received from the same organization.

Please Note

  • All enrolments are subject to review and approval by the programme director. Joining Instructions will be sent to the selected candidates 10 days prior the start of the programme.
  • The programme fee should be received by the Executive Education Office before the programme commencement date.
  • In case of cancellations, the fee will be refunded only if a request is received at least 15 days prior to the start of the programme.
  • If a nomination is not accepted,the fee will be refunded to the person/ organisation concerned.
  • A certificate of participation will be awarded to the participants by IIMB.
  • Kindly do not make your travel plans unless you receive the offer letter from IIMB.

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