Cyrus Vandrevala

Cyrus Vandrevala
Born Mumbai
Occupation Entrepreneur, Investor

Cyrus Vandrevala is an Indian private equity investor and philanthropist from Mumbai.[1] He is part of a wealthy group of Indian billionaires living in London informally known as "Bollygarchs".[2][3]

Career

In 2001, Vandrevala co-founded Intrepid Capital Partners with Pete Musser.[4] He is Vice Chairman. The company is based in Wayne, Pennsylvania.[5]

Charity

Together with his wife Priya, Vandrevala created the Vandrevala Foundation which supports people who suffer from mental illness.[2]

They have worked closely with Mark Shand's Elephant Family charity. In 2010, they were the principal contributors to The Elephant Parade.[6] In 2015, they sponsored a vehicle in the Travels To My Elephant rickshaw race.[7]

In 2011, the Vandrevalas were named in The Evening Standard list of London's top philanthropists.[8]

Awards

Personal Life

Vandrevala is married to Priya Hirandani and they have two children together. In 2008, Vandrevala was in the news for buying a £20 million home in Holland Park.[6]

On 21 November 2013, the Vandrevalas funded a 400-person birthday event for Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace.[10][11]

References

  1. IANS (2014-09-21). "Vandrevala foundation moves to improve Maharashtra mental health care". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  2. 1 2 Aslet, Clive (24 April 2010). "The rise of the Bollygarchs". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. "Britain's Bollygarchs". Spear's Magazine. 2010-04-29. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
  4. "Financing Global Opportunities with Private Equity and Expertise". Intrepid Capital Partners. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. "Capital Markets: Company Overview of Intrepid Capital Partners, LLC". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 Kamath, K. Raghavendra (2012-01-21). "Her father's daughter". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2016-10-10.
  7. Griffiths, Charlotte (30 March 2015). "Girl About Town: A storm is brewing behind the scenes of Made in Chelsea". Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  8. "London's 1000 most influential people 2011: Faith and Philanthropy". The Evening Standard. 7 November 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  9. "Cyrus Vandrevala, Jasminder Singh bag Asian Business Award". The Hindu. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  10. "Indian millionaire couple Cyrus and Priya Vandrevala to fund Prince Charles' b'day bash". The Economic Times. Bennet, Colement & Cole. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  11. Shah, Oliver (23 August 2015). "AIM firm sued over £350m investment". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2 October 2016.


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