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Multi Family OfficeInvests through funds, not into companiesLAST VERIFIED Oct 2026 · 5 SOURCES

Waterfield Advisors

Mumbai-based independent multi-family office and fee-only wealth advisory firm founded in 2011 by Soumya Rajan, advising Indian business families and HNIs.

Identity

HEADQUARTERS
Mumbai, India
OFFICES
New Delhi · Noida · Bengaluru · Chennai · Pune · Kolkata · GIFT City (Gandhinagar) · Lucknow · Kanpur
FOUNDED
2011

Investment approach

STRATEGIES
Funds (as LP)

Overview

Waterfield Advisors describes itself as an independent multi-family office and wealth advisory firm, founded in 2011 by former Standard Chartered private banker Soumya Rajan, serving Indian business families from 10 offices. Its family-office offering covers investment advisory, succession, family governance, philanthropy and setting up family offices; it also offers discretionary PMS, smart-beta and global portfolios and a fund-of-funds platform giving clients access to private equity and venture capital funds. Its founder profile says it advises on financial assets exceeding $5 billion on behalf of Indian business families (advisory assets, not AUM).

People

  • Riddhiman Jain
    Managing Director and Head of Investment Strategy & Solutions · source
  • Abhishek Damani
    Managing Director & Head – Private Equity & Venture Capital · source
  • S R Iyer
    Chairman · source
  • Soumya Rajan
    Founder and CEO · source
  • Peter Flavel
    Director · source
  • Mukund Rajan
    Director · source
  • Subodh Kaistha
    Chief Business Officer – Origination & Client Coverage and Wealth Structuring · source
  • Nita Shivdasani
    Managing Director & Head – HERitage · source
  • Tanvi Savla
    Managing Director & Head – Family Governance · source
  • Amarendra Phatak
    Managing Director – Origination & Client Coverage · source
  • Apoorva Rai
    Managing Director & Head – Strategy and Planning · source
  • Himanshu Maheshwari
    Executive Director and Head – Operations & Technology · source

Frequently asked questions

Waterfield Advisors is a multi family office based in Mumbai, India, founded in 2011.

Waterfield Advisors does not publicly state whether it puts its own money into companies or invests through funds. Its stated asset mix includes funds (as lp).

Key people at Waterfield Advisors include S R Iyer (Chairman), Soumya Rajan (Founder and CEO), Peter Flavel (Director) and Mukund Rajan (Director).