Mr. Rajesh K Parikh
Fund Manager
Rajesh K Parikh is a seasoned investment management professional serving as Managing Partner at Spark Asset Management and Board Member at Spark Capital Private Wealth Management. With nearly three decades of experience in institutional equities, portfolio management, and investment advisory across leading financial institutions, he brings deep expertise in capital deployment, fund management, and building transformative financial services businesses. Prior to his current role, Rajesh served as Managing Director of Spark PWM Private Limited for over five years. He was instrumental in building Spark Capital's Institutional Equities Brokerage over a decade, culminating in an industry-transforming transaction with Avendus. His earlier career includes serving as Head -Portfolio Management Services at HSBC InvestDirect India Limited, leading investment teams for actively managed discretionary funds in Indian equities, and holding leadership roles at JM Morgan Stanley Retail as Portfolio Manager and Regional Head for Tamil Nadu. He also founded Plus Capital Management and held positions at Investment Research and Information Services (IRIS), BNP Prime Peregrine, and Peregrine Capital in institutional equities sales and trading.
An alumnus of the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (PGDM), Rajesh combines strategic investment acumen with entrepreneurial vision. His comprehensive experience in investment management, institutional brokerage, and fund advisory enables him to drive Spark Asset Management's private equity, private credit, and publicly listed equities funds, including the Spark Midas Series of CAT Il AlFs focused on late-stage and near-IPO private equity opportunities.