The investment objective and strategy of Alchemy Emerging Leaders of Tomorrow, Series 2 (the Fund) is to generate long term capital appreciation by investing in such opportunities including investing in (i) listed Indian equities comprising of large cap stocks and minimum 65% in Small and mid-cap and (ii) about 10% in IPO opportunities or any other instruments allowed under Applicable Laws. It is hereby clarified that the investment allocations provided above are indicative and may vary as determined by the Investment Manager in the best interests of the Contributors.
Alchemy Emerging Leaders of Tomorrow, Series 2 – Category III AIF
Sub-Category: Long Only
Structure: Close Ended
Fund Tenure: 50 months from the date of First closing (extendable by 12 months with the requisite consent of the Contributors)
Fund Manager’s Name: Hiren Ved (Fund Manager), Mythili Balakrishnan (Co-Fund Manager)
Fund Manager’s Experience: Over 30 years
Co-Fund Manager’s Experience: 19 years
Fund Manager’s Qualification:
Hiren Ved: A graduate degree in Accounting from Mumbai University and a post-graduation in Management & Cost Accounting from The Institute of Cost Accountants of India. Mythili Balakrishnan: She holds a B.E (Electronics and Communications) degree from Delhi College of Engineering and diploma in management from IIM Ahmedabad. She is also a CFA charter holder.
Investment Objective & Strategy
Investment Philosophy
The investment philosophy of Alchemy Emerging Leaders of Tomorrow, Series 2 (the Fund) is applicable to the Fund and as adopted by the Investment Manager is characterized by the following:
- Growth at Reasonable Price: The Investment Manager’s investment philosophy is to identify high quality companies with strong growth prospects benefitting from themes such as India’s rising discretionary spending, digitalization, global outsourcing, import substitution, improving manufacturing competitiveness and investment. The Manager will selectively invest in companies undergoing special situations. The Fund will generally comprise of 20-25 portfolio stocks selected via bottom-up process to identify companies with ethical and strong management teams, sound financials and competitive advantage leading to improvement in market position.
- Invest for long term: The Investment Manager does not currently expect to trade the assets of the Fund in and out of investments to capture short-term volatility.