Ashika India Select Fund Category III AIF

Mr. Paras Bothra is the Chief Investment Officer of “Ashika India Select Fund”, a Category III AIF. He has been with Ashika Group since 2005 and has vast experience of over 19+ years in equity research and fund management in Indian equity markets. In his current role, he is managing the AIF (Cat. III) vertical of Ashika Group and is currently the Executive Director & CIO of Ashika Investment Managers Pvt Ltd. He is instrumental in setting up the equity research vertical at Ashika Group and has experience in heading Institutional research & PCG research. Thereafter, he was responsible for setting up the Family Office Investment vertical at Ashika Group. He has an exceptional track record of heading & investing the Family Office Investment Division. He is also quoted on various newswires and has represented the company on shows with ET Now, CNBC Awaaz, CNBC TV18, Zee Business, NDTV and on various other forums. He is credited with initiation of “Ashika Monthly Insight”, a monthly magazine on financial markets, which is widely read among investors and the business community. He has completed his PGDBM from Wigan & Leigh College (UK Affiliated) & B.Com (Hons) from Calcutta University. He has also completed his valuation course from Professor Aswath Damodaran.

The Fund aims to maximize risk-adjusted returns over the mid- and long-term through the use of a long-only or long-biased strategy implemented via a portfolio that is mostly constituent of equity and equity related securities of predominantly India-domiciled issuers.

The Fund aims to maximize risk-adjusted returns over the mid- and long-term through the use of a long-only or long-biased strategy implemented via a portfolio that is mostly constituent of equity and equity related securities of predominantly India-domiciled issuers.