{"url":"https://nivawealth.com/firms/kotak-alternate-asset-managers-limited-317952","iapdUrl":"https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/317952","regulatoryAum":18517892257,"crd":"317952","secFileNumber":"801-127639","legalName":"Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited","displayName":"Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited","website":"https://www.kotakalternateasset.com/investment-advisory/#bespoke-advisory","linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/company/kotakalt","founded":null,"organization":"corporation organized in India","fiscalYearEnd":"March","headquarters":{"street":"27 BKC, 7th Floor, Plot No.c-27, \"G\" Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (east)","city":"Mumbai","state":"","stateName":"","country":"India","postalCode":"400051"},"tradeNames":[],"registration":{"secApproved":"13 April 2023","noticeFilings":null,"latestNoticeFiling":null},"staff":{"employees":214,"advisory":50,"brokerDealerReps":0,"insuranceAgents":0,"promoters":0},"aum":{"discretionary":3813664039,"discretionaryAccounts":24,"nonDiscretionary":14704228218,"nonDiscretionaryAccounts":1821,"wrapProgram":null,"nonUsClientsPct":100,"nonAumClients":0},"clientTypes":[{"label":"High-net-worth individuals","clients":1181,"regulatoryAum":6843359046},{"label":"Pooled investment vehicles","clients":27,"regulatoryAum":3910915827},{"label":"Corporations and other businesses","clients":637,"regulatoryAum":7763617384}],"fees":[],"feeNotes":[],"feePrograms":[],"brochureCoverage":{"scope":"known_documents","status":"not_processed","checkedAt":null,"documents":[]},"custodians":[],"custodyNote":"Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited has custody of client assets.","otherCustodians":[],"leadership":[{"name":"Rajeev Saptarshi","title":"Chief Operating Officer & Whole-Time Director","crd":"7628381"},{"name":"Sanjay Mitra","title":"Chief Compliance Officer","crd":"8089012"},{"name":"Oisharya Das","title":"Director","crd":"7628376"},{"name":"Dipak Gupta","title":"Director","crd":"7628374"},{"name":"Jaideep Hansraj","title":"Director","crd":"7945915"},{"name":"Eshwar Karra","title":"Deputy Managing Director","crd":"8306817"},{"name":"Gaurang Shah","title":"Director","crd":"7628379"},{"name":"Tejal Shah","title":"Principal Officer","crd":"8300348"},{"name":"Subramanian Sriniwasan","title":"Managing Director","crd":"7628366"}],"ownership":[{"label":"Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited","detail":"Member in the 50% to 75% ownership band and a control person, since March 1994."},{"label":"Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited","detail":"Member in the 25% to 50% ownership band and a control person, since March 1994."},{"label":"Kotak Mahindra Bank","detail":"Indirect owner: a member of Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited in the 75% or more band and a control person, since July 1995.","parent":"Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited"},{"label":"Uday Kotak","detail":"Indirect owner: a shareholder of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited in the 25% to 50% band and a control person, since November 1985.","parent":"Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited"}],"branchOffices":null,"filedOffices":{"otherThanPrincipal":3,"privateResidences":0},"listedOfficeAddresses":1,"officesByState":[],"advFacts":{"source":{"file":"ia100226.zip","asOf":"2 October 2026"},"telephone":"9102265292400","stateRegisteredReps":0,"otherAdviserReps":0,"compensation":["A percentage of assets under management"],"activities":["Other"],"financialPlanningClients":null,"assetMix":[{"label":"Exchange-traded equity securities","percent":12},{"label":"Non-exchange-traded equity securities","percent":1},{"label":"Investment grade corporate bonds","percent":12},{"label":"Securities issued by pooled investment vehicles (other than registered investment companies)","percent":55},{"label":"Cash and cash equivalents","percent":2},{"label":"Other","percent":16,"detail":"Reits, Invits, Other Portfolio Management Services"}],"privateFunds":5},"sources":{"adv1FilingDate":"30 June 2026","adv1Url":"https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/317952/PDF/317952.pdf","brochureDate":null,"brochureUrl":null,"iapdCompiledDate":null,"retrievedDate":"15 October 2026","retrievedOn":"2026-10-15","adv1Pages":{},"brochurePages":{}},"otherBusiness":[],"faq":[{"question":"How many clients does Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited have?","answer":"Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited has 1,845 clients and manages $18.5 billion for them, as of June 2026. They include 1,181 high-net-worth individuals, 637 corporations and other businesses and 27 pooled investment vehicles.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 30 June 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What services does Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited offer?","answer":"Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited provides other activities.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"How many financial advisors does Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited have?","answer":"Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 214 employees, and 50 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"What does Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited invest in?","answer":"At the end of its last fiscal year, Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited’s separately managed accounts held 55% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 16% reits, invits, other portfolio management services, 12% exchange-traded equities, 12% investment grade corporate bonds, 2% cash and equivalents and 1% non-exchange-traded equities. It advises 5 private funds.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}},{"question":"Who owns Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited?","answer":"Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited is owned through holding companies by Kotak Mahindra Bank and Uday Kotak. Its direct owners are Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (50% to 75%) and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited (25% to 50%).","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 30 June 2026","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"scheduleA"}},{"question":"How does Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited get paid?","answer":"Kotak Alternate Asset Managers Limited is paid through a percentage of assets under management. Its Form ADV lists no commissions or performance-based fees among how it is paid.","source":"Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file","sourceRef":{"doc":"adv1","section":"employees"}}],"holdings":null,"notice":"Compiled from public SEC Form ADV filings on the dates in `sources`. Facts as filed; not a rating, ranking, or recommendation. Niva Wealth is not affiliated with this firm. Disciplinary history is deliberately not included here or on the page; the SEC publishes the complete record at the `iapdUrl` above."}