IIML has a team of 43 professionals - one of the largest and most experienced private equity groups in India. Six of the senior professionals have been working together for over eight years at IIML, specifically on its growth strategy. The practice has been essentially started by Mr. Shahzaad Dalal, Vice Chairman of IIML and Dr. Archana Hingorani, CEO and Executive Director, IIML in the mid nineties and today includes three broad areas, growth private equity, infrastructure and real estate.

The IIML Team has a proven deal sourcing capability driven by its considerable experience in investing in India. IIML utilizes an extremely proactive approach in deal sourcing. Adopting a top down approach to an industry allows the Team to understand the value chain of each industry in-depth and identify the key players. Due to its deep local knowledge and relationships, the Team is able to create and structure proprietary investment opportunities with companies that the Team considers to possess the best potential for growth. This strong deal sourcing capability is demonstrated by the fact that 18 out of 31 growth investments (58%) made in AIG Indian Sectoral Equity Fund and Leverage India Fund were proprietary deals.