Nakul Kumar
founder & Managing Director
Nakul Kumar is a first generation entrepreneur who has spent 20 years in financial services and investment banking.
Besides his specialisation in Real Estate, his background in Wealth Management and his carefully cultivated network of a diverse range of HNIs gives him an inside track into various industries and empowers him with a deep insight into various sectors of the economy.
Drawing on 15+ years’ experience in all facets of real estate finance, investment banking, professional services and property development, Nakul has a proven track record of adding significant value to various companies across their spectrum of development cycles of projects.
Utilizing broad capital markets and asset management expertise, Nakul has acquired and managed assets across the residential, office and retail sectors as well as provided advisory to clients towards the same.
Honesty, Integrity and righteousness are principles which Nakul lives by in every walk of life.
Nakul is an avid marathon runner and also shares a passion for other sports such as football and mountain biking.
AMIT PATIL
Associate Vice President – Land & Business Development
Amit has done B.E. Civil and MBA in Operations from Mumbai University. He is a seasoned real estate professional with 12+ years of experience in industry across Business Development, Land Acquisition, Deal Structuring & Land divestment. Before Wealthkarft, Amit was working with Puranik Builders handling project and Land acquisition for MMR and PMR region.
He has good understanding of Development Control Rules & Regulations which helps him in successful execution of Land, JV/JDA transactions.
He loves to explore new places and food.
Pratiek Desai
Head – Real Estate Advisory Services
Pratiek has 20+ years of experience working with global Investment Banks primarily focused on Asset Management & Portfolio Management working on Alternative Funds which specialize in Real Estate.
He has helped set up the India operations for a large Real Estate Consulting firm which specialize in REIT setup and management.
At Wealthkraft, he is responsible for Land procurement focusing on large Affordable Housing & Warehousing projects; additionally he assists in structuring them to achieve best value to all stakeholders.
Pratiek holds a Master’s degree in Finance & Supply Chain from PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore and a Bachelor’s degree in commerce from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai.
Pratiek has travelled extensively on project transitions across the globe.
Hardik Gala
AVP - LAND AND CAPITAL MARKETS
Hardik is a Chartered Accountant, having a knack for business development, with over 8 years of experience in Real Estate Sector, having previously worked with IIFL & Aditya Birla in their Real Estate Lending Teams.
He specialises in Real Estate Fund Raising & Syndication. He has also worked on new project acquisitions and studying the feasibility of projects in Residential & Commercial space, advising developers on their Land /JDA transactions.
Football is his passion and reading thriller novels his favourite pass time.
SRIJAN SETH
Associate - Investment Banking
Srijan has done his B.Com and ACCA. He is currently pursuing CFA. He has 2 years of experience in Valuations and US tax at EY.
At Wealthkraft, he is involved in numerous deals related to the execution of real estate transactions which consists of analyzing micro-markets and pricing trends, preparing IMs, initiating and coordinating for valuation, and Financial Modelling & Analysis. He is also actively involved in the Portfolio Management of various HNI clients.
His main focus at Wealthkraft is on M&A, PE, Funding, and JV real estate transactions.
He loves traveling, swimming, and watching F1 in his free time.
Vinay Bhinda
Associate
Vinay is an MBA in Finance and having 4 years of experience in Financial Analysis and Modelling.
At Wealthkraft, he is involved in analysing balance sheets and affordable housing.
He loves to travel and solve puzzles.