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It means peace of mind that your hard earned wealth is managed by knowledgeable advisors whose incentives are aligned in fulfilling your financial goals. We make your wealth work as hard as you did to create it, to further your financial security and well-being.
 
Who We Are   We are a Multi Family Investment Office

Acuitas is a dedicated Investment Advisory firm that undertakes management of all financial assets (e.g. equity, debt, real estate) of families and entrepreneurs. We help families meet their financial goals keeping in mind the requirements, expectations, risk appetite and financial objectives of each family member.

We are our people
Dinesh Vaswani is the founder and Managing Director of
Acuitas Capital Advisors.

Dinesh has over forty years’ experience both investing in and operating companies in India and the U.S. Dinesh was a Managing Director at Temasek Holdings, where he led investments in both private as well as public companies across a range of industries including infrastructure, real estate, hospitality and business process outsourcing. He also established Bessemer Venture Partners’ operations in India and led investments in the financial services, auto components and hospitality industries.
  Dinesh

Dinesh’s operating experience includes as a start-up entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, as the CEO of Blue Star Infotech’s US operations, as the founding head of IT at Blue Star and as a consultant with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).

He has served on a number of boards of public and private companies including Firstsource (an ICICI group company), Mindtree, Venture Infotech and Borosil.

Dinesh holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business and a BBA cum laude from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a former Chair of the Bombay Chapter of the Young President’s Organization (YPO), was a founding board member of the US-India Venture Capital Association as well as a TiE Silicon Valley Charter Member.

Dinesh has authored articles or been featured in media within and outside India including CNBC, Mint, The Economic Times, Outlook Business, and Business World. He has also been a panelist or speaker at a number of conferences and seminars including FICCI, Private Equity India Summit, The Owners Forum and YPO/WPO.

Dinesh is supported by a highly qualified team of analysts from premier educational institutions and companies, with deep experience and expertise in financial markets.


Management of family wealth
Generation of wealth and its subsequent management are entirely different activities that demand different mindsets, skills and temperament.

While a considerable amount of thought and effort goes into the creation of wealth, the same level of diligence is often missing when it comes to its preservation and growth. The stewardship of wealth requires professional management, planning and monitoring.

The often un-noticed fact is that the skillsets and attitudes that are required for the creation of wealth are very different from those required for its guardianship.

We understand how difficult it is to create wealth and approach its preservation and growth with the same discipline and dedication applied to its generation.