Our Principles & Team
“Don’t do to others what you don’t want them to do to you” – Confucius
Deliver optimal risk adjusted returns over long term:
Wealth creation with focus on risk management and limited portfolio churn
Follow a clearly laid out investment process based on Business Management & Valuation (BMV) Framework.
We believe that wealth is created in the long term by buying good stocks and holding them across periods, and therefore we would invest in select ideas which we would like to hold on to for an elongated time-period thus reducing taxes while enjoying the upside
Transparency:
Be approachable and communicate honestly
Do the right thing, own up and execute diligently
No one knows what the markets are going to do the next day leave aside decades, what we have under our control is the
1. Time Horizon
2. Risk appetite
3. Cost
4. Behavior
We at Latent, try to control our controllables and aim to execute our thought process and frameworks diligently, while ALWAYS being open to feedback from our stakeholders
Align with the investors:
Profit share with low fixed fee aligns us to client’s returns.
Fund management industry is in-famous for the fund manager driving in a Ferrari while the investors drives a minivan.
We at Latent align ourselves with the investors, by charging a very low fixed fee while participating with you on the upside, i.e. we make money ONLY when the investors make money
Bhavin Shah
Co-Founder
Seasoned professional having 24+ years of experience in managing large investment mandates across listed and unlisted equity universe
Education: PDGM- IIM, Ahmedabad and CA
Bhavin brings over 25 years diverse investment experience across investment banking, Private Equity and Public Markets portfolio management with marquee firms
He has spent over 16 years with Kotak, the latest being Co-founder of India Whizdom Fund, a long only (Cat 3 AIF) fund with a focus on listed equities. Prior to that, he was the Executive Director at Kotak Private Equity (Cat 2 AIF); led several PE transactions and represented the fund on company boards. Earlier he was with Kotak Investment banking working closely with corporates to raise growth capital from Private Equity funds.
Prior to Kotak, he set up the India business for SPI Technologies and was part of the VC fund Crimson (Asia) based out of Hong Kong.
He started his career with JM Mogan Stanley in the investment banking team.
Divyansh Gupta
Co-Founder
Seasoned professional experienced in setting-up and scaling up businesses with over 10+ years of investing experience in Indian public equities
Education: PDGM- IIM, Ahmedabad and B.E., University of Delhi
Divyansh has worked across multiple roles encompassing strategy, consulting, operations and business roles focusing on the BFSI space. He had played an instrumental role in setting up of new-age tech enabled operations for Jio Money, India Post Payments Bank and launching of digital only personal loans and mortgage business for Navi.
Divyansh has been investing in the Indian equity markets for over ten years across mid & small cap companies which are growth oriented, run by able managements who have guided the business across cycles. At Latent, Divyansh continues to fuse his business operating experience with his investments experience to find interesting investment opportunities
Nishant Parakh
Head operations
Seasoned professional with ~four years of experience in optimizing operations across Global Banking and Management for a leading investment bank.
Education: MBA - Christ University, Bengaluru and B.COM- Gujarat University, Ahmedabad Nishant is a seasoned financial services professional with approximately four years of experience in service level agreement (SLA) management, operational optimization, and risk mitigation across diverse financial processes. He has successfully led the transition of the Soft Dollar process for global clients, including those governed by MiFID II regulations, ensuring compliance and efficiency. During his tenure at eClerx Services Ltd., Nishant played a key role in enhancing Static Data, Rate Management, and Reconciliation processes for a leading investment bank, contributing to process improvements and operational excellence.
Suraj Gujar
OPERATIONS ANALYST
Seasoned Professional with Approximately Five years of specialized experience in Rate Management, Trade Allocation, and complex Reconciliation across global markets.
Education: MBA - Dr. D.Y. PATIL University and M.COM - University of Mumbai
Suraj Gujar is an accomplished Financial Operations Professional with approximately Five years of specialized experience in Rate Management, Trade Allocation, and complex Reconciliation across global markets. He has demonstrated a high level of technical proficiency in brokerage validation, and GMI mapping to ensure billing accuracy. His career is marked by significant operational achievements, such as improving trade break resolution efficiency by 35% exceeding performance targets and driving strategic process improvements. Complementing his extensive field experience
