Prakhar Gupta is a Senior Associate at South Asia Advisors, a sub-advisor to GEF Capital Partners.  He is based in Mumbai, India, and joined South Asia Advisors in 2020.  Mr. Gupta is responsible for sourcing, structuring, and managing investments in South Asia.

Prior to joining South Asia Advisors, Mr. Gupta was an Assistant Vice-President at Axis Capital where he was responsible for origination and execution of equity capital markets, M&A and private equity advisory transactions within the technology, media and telecom and power sectors. Previously, Mr. Gupta was associated with ZS Associates where he was staffed on consulting assignments for pharmaceutical clients.

Mr. Gupta received a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management with a specialization in Finance from SP Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai. He has also earned his Level 3 Chartered Financial Analyst certification.