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Shivani Bhasin Sachdeva is the Founder & CEO of India Alternatives, a top performing mid-market private equity firm in India. India Alternatives invests in companies that are poised to become market leaders by benefitting from transformational themes in India. At India Alternatives, Shivani has made marquee investments and been an active board member in her portfolio companies, resulting in exceptional returns for her investors across two funds.

Shivani has over 21 years of global private equity experience in the US and in India and has previously worked at reputable Funds including GE Equity, Lightyear Capital and IDFC Private Equity. Shivani is an Independent Director at Emaar India, one of India’s largest real estate developers with assets in the country of over $2 billion, 5000 acres of land, and 35 active and completed projects; and at HIKAL Limited, a technology driven, highly innovative company working across the life science value chain with over 3200 employees and market capitalisation of over $600 million.

Shivani has received accolades and recognition for being one of the top women leaders in Finance in India. Shivani was recently awarded “Private Equity Leader of the Year”, at the WinPE Leadership Awards 2024, by an eminent jury of global institutional investors that valued accomplishment in establishing a platform with scale and focused on robust performance as well as strong gender representation across the firm and portfolio.

Shivani is a frequent speaker at leading domestic and international conferences on private equity including SuperReturn Europe and Singapore and the Indian Venture Capital Association. Shivani is also a regular speaker at prestigious corporate and industry forums.

Shivani received an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke College (Phi-Beta-Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Sarah Williston Scholar).

Shivani Bhasin Sachdeva

"I believe that the next 10 years belong to the Indian entrepreneur. I am very excited about the fact that Indian entrepreneurs are now dreaming big - they have always been relentlessly hardworking and this self confidence is exactly the catalyst needed to create champions."

Shivani Bhasin Sachdeva

Founder & CEO

Shivani Bhasin Sachdeva is the Founder & CEO of India Alternatives, a top performing mid-market private equity firm in India. India Alternatives invests in companies that are poised to become market leaders by benefitting from transformational themes in India. At India Alternatives, Shivani has made marquee investments and been an active board member in her portfolio companies, resulting in exceptional returns for her investors across two funds. Shivani has over 21 years of global private equity experience in the US and in India and has previously worked at reputable Funds including GE Equity, Lightyear Capital and IDFC Private Equity. Shivani is an Independent Director at Emaar India, one of India’s largest real estate developers with assets in the country of over $2 billion, 5000 acres of land, and 35 active and completed projects; and at HIKAL Limited, a technology driven, highly innovative company working across the life science value chain with over 3200 employees and market capitalisation of over $600 million. Shivani has received accolades and recognition for being one of the top women leaders in Finance in India. Shivani was recently awarded “Private Equity Leader of the Year”, at the WinPE Leadership Awards 2024, by an eminent jury of global institutional investors that valued accomplishment in establishing a platform with scale and focused on robust performance as well as strong gender representation across the firm and portfolio. Shivani is a frequent speaker at leading domestic and international conferences on private equity including SuperReturn Europe and Singapore and the Indian Venture Capital Association. Shivani is also a regular speaker at prestigious corporate and industry forums. Shivani received an MBA from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Economics from Mount Holyoke College (Phi-Beta-Kappa, Magna Cum Laude, Sarah Williston Scholar).
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