About Kotak Mahindra’s international business

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One of the leading financial services conglomerates in India, Kotak has significant presence in various businesses including commercial banking, retail banking, stock broking, asset management, life insurance and investment banking.

With an international presence since 1994, the international subsidiaries of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. operating through offices in London, New York, Dubai, Mauritius, San Francisco and Singapore specialize in providing services to specialist overseas investors seeking to invest into India. Investors can access the asset management capabilities of the international subsidiaries through funds domiciled outside India. We offer asset management services to institutions and high net worth individuals based outside India through a range of offshore Indian funds, as well as through specific advisory and discretionary investment management mandates for institutional investors.

Kotak is a differentiated solution provider for India investments with a wide range of India investment solutions that span all major asset classes including listed equity, private equity, real estate and fixed income. We also lead manage and underwrite international issuances of securities.

With its commendable track record, large presence on the ground and a large team of dedicated staff in India, Kotak is suitably positioned for managing assets in the Indian Capital markets

The international business of Kotak offers various funds across different strategies to international investors only. We offer funds across 3 broad strategies:

Long Only Strategy - Under this strategy we have a large cap fund, a midcap fund, a UCITS III compliant Multicap fund domiciled in Luxembourg, a series of concentrated funds, an infrastructure and realty fund and a Shariah compliant fund.

Quasi Private Equity Strategy - The Kotak India Focus Fund is an equity fund which invests in listed under- researched mid – market companies in India through secondary markets, PIPE, and IPO using a private equity approach. The investment team seeks to provide active post investment value add to investee companies where feasible.

Dynamic Strategy - A fund is soon going to be launched under this strategy.

The Kotak Group operates internationally through the following three subsidiaries:
  • Kotak Mahindra (UK) Limited (KMUK)
    A 100% subsidiary of Kotak (the parent company), KMUK is one of the first firms of Indian origin to be authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom. A member of the London Stock Exchange, KMUK is registered with the Securities Exchange Board of India as a Foreign Institutional Investor (FII).

    KMUK had its registered office in London, with branch offices in Dubai and Singapore. Infact it is the first Indian company to be authorized to operate from its branch in the Dubai International Financial Centre, and is regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority. It is also regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
  • Kotak Mahindra Inc. (KM Inc)
    Regulated by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) in the United States, this subsidiary of the Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd, offers investors in the US, an opportunity to invest in India through a range of India specific funds.
    KM Inc has its registered office in New York with a branch office in San Francisco
  • Kotak Mahindra International Limited (KMIL)
    This subsidiary of Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd is registered with the Financial Services Commission-Mauritius.
    KMIL has a registered office in Mauritius and a representative office in Dubai.