Kedaara

Operational private equity investing in India

Vice President Investment

Private EquityConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Depth of diligence experience, including past deal experience, investment thesis, key risks, diligence approach, industry and competitor perspectives, and valuation.
Ability to think from first principles and analyze a new sector not encountered in prior experience.
Portfolio management experience.
Independence in handling workstreams.
Relationship-building skills with portfolio-company stakeholders, including handling difficult stakeholders.
Hunger and resilience, demonstrated through pushing oneself to achieve goals and navigating adverse situations.
Curiosity and a learning-oriented mindset, including developing differentiated knowledge of companies or industries and overcoming unfamiliar situations.
Collaborative, team-oriented approach, including sharing deal-team responsibilities and mentoring or training junior colleagues.
Judgment to oppose deals when appropriate rather than pursuing deals at any cost.

Criteria for evaluation

Technical

Depth of diligence experience

i.Past deal experience: Questions on thesis, key risks, areas and approach to diligence, views on industry & competing players and valuation

First principal thinking

i.Case study on a new sector which the candidate has not seen in their past experience

Portfolio management experience

i.Independence

The nature of workstreams that they handled independently.

ii.Relationship-building skills

Key stakeholders in port cos whom they worked closely with and any examples of having established strong connect with stakeholdersAny situations where they have dealt with a difficult stakeholder. How did they approach it?

Cultural/ Softer evaluation

Hunger

i.Any instance where they have really pushed themselves to achieve something?

ii.What is the most adverse situation they have ever faced? How did they tackle it?

Curiosity and learning-oriented mindset

i.Examples of having build strong/ differentiated knowledge on any company/ industry etc

ii.Example of being in a situation where they felt out of depth; How did they overcome in the situation and what are their learning from that situation

Collaborative/ Team oriented

i.How was the split of responsibilities within the deal team

ii.Any examples of having mentored/ trained a younger colleague

Should not be a deal junkie (deal at any cost)

i.Example of some assets where the candidate has opposed doing the deal while rest of deal team was in favour of doing the deal

About the Company

Kedaara

Operational private equity investing in India

Kedaara Capital is an operations-focused private equity firm in India that pursues control and minority investments. It works by pairing a local investment and operating team with its international partner, CD&R, to provide strategic and operational guidance and to tailor exclusive deals with management and families, typically investing $25–75 million (and over $200 million in select cases). Its differentiator is the combination of trusted local execution capabilities with global private equity experience and a collaborative, flexible approach to address each company's strategic and shareholder needs. Its goal is to help market-leading businesses realize their potential by strengthening strategy, talent management, and execution to boost performance and competitiveness.

Company size: 51-200
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: $1.2B
Headquarters: Mumbai, India
Founded: 2011

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