Pravin Ajmera
Independent member of the Investment Committee (IC)
Pravin Ajmera is a veteran in the real estate industry with over 25 years of experience in investing, business development, global corporate governance, land transactions and advisory.
Prior to this he was the Managing Director- Real Estate at Ares Management in Mumbai. In this role he was responsible for investing and managing deals across various asset classes including residential, commercial, industrial, warehousing, hospitality and retail.
Preceding this he was the Head of Business Development and India Managing Committee member for Godrej Properties Ltd., one of the largest development companies in India listed on the stock exchange. Here he led a 30-member business development team and closed 45 deals to build a 70 mn sq.ft. developable area pipeline across the Group’s residential portfolio. He concluded a large joint venture platform with a Pune based developer for a 25 mn. sq.ft. portfolio.
In an earlier role, as Executive Director, Indospace Capital Mumbai, he invested US$ 200 mn across three deals. In addition, he has worked as Vice President-Starwood Capital, a real estate private equity fund. Here he led restructuring plans for investee companies by inducting fresh equity of $100 mn. He holds a Postgraduate degree in Management from Pune University and a Bachelors in Commerce from Mumbai University.