Archive · 9 Dec 2025
Macquarie Asset Management Appoints Prateek Jhawar as India Head of Real Assets
Macquarie Asset Management, a big investment company, has chosen Prateek Jhawar to be the new leader for their real assets team in India.
This means he will be in charge of making investments in things like roads, renewable energy, and other important infrastructure.
Prateek has a lot of experience in this field, having worked for about 17 years at another company called Avendus Capital.
He will start his new job in January 2026.
Macquarie has been investing in India for a long time and has already put over $4.2 billion into various projects there.
They have offices in Mumbai, Gurugram, and Hyderabad.
This appointment is important because India is a growing market with a lot of need for better infrastructure and green investments.
Macquarie Asset Management appoints Prateek Jhawar as head of real assets for India, effective January 2026.
Jhawar will lead infrastructure and green investments teams in India, focusing on origination and investment strategies.
He joins from Avendus Capital with over two decades of experience in investment banking and corporate finance.
Macquarie has invested over $4.2 billion in equity capital across Indian businesses since 1999.
The company has over 1,900 employees in India, with offices in Mumbai, Gurugram, and Hyderabad.
- Who
- Prateek Jhawar, appointed as head of real assets for India at Macquarie Asset Management
- What
- Appointment of Prateek Jhawar to lead infrastructure and green investments in India
- When
- Effective January 2026
- Where
- India, with operations in Mumbai, Gurugram, and Hyderabad
- Why
- To drive growth in infrastructure and green investments in India
- Company
- Macquarie Asset Management (MAM)
- New Appointment
- Prateek Jhawar
- Role
- Head of Real Assets for India
- Effective Date
- January 2026
- Previous Employer
- Avendus Capital
- Experience
- Over two decades in investment banking and corporate finance
- Assets Under Management
- $634.5 billion (as of September 2025)
- Investment in India
- Over $4.2 billion in equity capital since 1999