India - Ahead Private Equity Trust

Stage focus

Public markets (listed)

Primary sector

Public markets (listed equity)

City

Mumbai

HQ / office

Santacruz East, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Fund registered

2021

Investments on record

2

Corpus (as reported)

Abakkus Four2Eight Opportunities Fund (the scheme under this trust) raised ~Rs 2,400 crore (Nov 2024)

Website

abakkusinvest.com

LinkedIn

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India-Ahead Private Equity Trust is a SEBI Category II AIF managed by Abakkus Asset Manager (founded 2018 by Sunil Singhania, a Mumbai boutique manager with ~Rs 38,000 crore across strategies). Its scheme, the Abakkus Four2Eight Opportunities Fund, is Abakkus's maiden private-equity vehicle targeting mid-to-late-stage and pre-IPO companies.

Mid-to-late-stage / pre-IPO private equity: pre-IPO companies expected to list in 2-3 years, secondary positions from promoters/PE-VC funds, and PIPE/growth capital in listed firms; sector-agnostic, fundamentally driven

INR ~70-175 Cr per investment (mid-to-late stage pre-IPO; e.g. INR 175 Cr in Stelmec, INR 100 Cr in All Time Plastics)

As compiled from public sources — verify with the investor.

SEBI AIF Category II — reported as “Cat II”

• IN/AIF2/21-22/0980

None found

Stelmec Limited; All Time Plastics Limited

Firm-wide ~90-member team (incl. 5 CFAs, 9 CAs); led by founder/CIO Sunil Singhania with senior fund managers Aman Chowhan, Hitesh Arora. PE team count not separately disclosed.

Category II AIF (SEBI Reg IN/AIF2/21-22/0980, dated 27 Jan 2022), structured as a trust (India-Ahead Private Equity Trust). Manager: Abakkus Asset Manager Private Limited (formerly LLP), a multi-strategy AIF/PMS house managing ~INR 38,000 Cr.

What does India - Ahead Private Equity Trust invest in?

Mid-to-late-stage / pre-IPO private equity: pre-IPO companies expected to list in 2-3 years, secondary positions from promoters/PE-VC funds, and PIPE/growth capital in listed firms; sector-agnostic, fundamentally driven

What cheque size does India - Ahead Private Equity Trust write?

As compiled from public sources: INR ~70-175 Cr per investment (mid-to-late stage pre-IPO; e.g. INR 175 Cr in Stelmec, INR 100 Cr in All Time Plastics)

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Compiled from SEBI registrations and public sources as of 2026-07. iHub India lists investors neutrally and does not endorse, rank, or verify investment terms — confirm all details directly with the investor before transacting.

Sources: https://abakkusinvest.com/en; https://aifpms.com/investments/abakkus-four2eight-opportunities-fund-category-ii-aif-fund/