Mr Kanishk Bhatia is Head of Infrastructure Investments, ARA
Infrastructure, responsible for origination, execution and management of infrastructure
investments. Mr Bhatia also serves on the investment committee of ARA
Infrastructure.
Mr Bhatia has almost 15 years of global infrastructure funds and private equity
experience. Prior to joining ARA, Mr Bhatia was with Hastings Funds Management
(“Hastings”), a leading infrastructure investment manager, for over 11
years. At
Hastings, Mr Bhatia held various senior roles including Investment Director, Head of
Asia Investments and Head of India and worked in London, Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney.
In these roles, he developed extensive infrastructure investment and asset management
experience across different markets and sub-sectors including energy, utilities and
transport.
In particular, Mr Bhatia led a number of Hastings’ acquisitions and divestments
including
Phoenix Natural Gas, South East Water and HOCHTIEF airports (Hamburg, Dusseldorf, Athens
and Sydney). Prior to Hastings, Mr Bhatia was a management consultant at L.E.K.
Consulting in Chicago and London, advising private equity clients investing in various
industry sectors including energy and transport.