Naresh Kumar

Naresh is a globally recognised private equity practitioner and force multiplier accelerating portfolio value creation with over 20 years of experience in the Industry, private markets and Tier-1 consulting. He is based in London and operates globally, covering companies in Europe, North America, Asia, and the Middle East. Naresh closely partners with institutional investors to originate deals, identify, diligence, plan, accelerate, realise, and protect value across the investment lifecycle. His recent roles range from expert advisor and interim management to full-scope portfolio operations. As a player-coach, Naresh has supported multiple private equity and sovereign wealth funds in setting up, recruiting, scaling, running and improving in-house capability to optimise portfolio-wide costs including 3rd party spend. Since 2022, he has also been double-hatting as both operating partner and responsible interim executive in specific assets. As an award-winning player-coach, Naresh is pass