Rajiv Maliwal Appointed to the Board of Directors at IIM-B

MUMBAI, May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --

Rajiv Maliwal, Founder and Managing Partner of Sabre Partners, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

Sabre Partners, a private equity firm which has managed over $500 million focusing on financial services, healthcare and infrastructure. Maliwal is renowned for his pioneering work in the successful implementation of a unique private sector solution for ailing and stressed financial institutions in India (eg. Centurion Bank, Lord Krishna Bank etc.). More recently, he is also spearheading the growth of healthcare in India through some innovative financing structures.

Prior to founding Sabre Partners in 2002, Rajiv was with Standard Chartered PLC as the Global Head of Private Equity. During his tenure he was involved in a $300m fund raising, established a global team and invested internationally with a focus on financial services and technology.

He has also played an important role at Goldman Sachs (Hong Kong) and JP Morgan (Singapore) by setting up and growing the investment banking and securities businesses for them in South East Asia and India. He managed the JVs for both these firms in India with domestic partners led many M&A, Equity and Debt underwritings and originated several private equity investments.

An MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore in 1985, Rajiv Maliwal holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) from BITS, Pilani. He was also awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award of IIM-Bangalore in 2012.

About Sabre Partners

An experienced team of professionals, led by Rajiv Maliwal, has established Sabre Partners to invest in and help manage businesses in the emerging markets. The team has a unique combination of market knowledge, extensive networks and a proven track record of successfully managing and leading businesses in these markets.

Sabre Partners has over $250m under management through different funds. Fund I was focused on financial services sector and had several marquee investments including the banking roll up through Centurion Bank. Fund II is focused on infrastructure in India. Fund III is focused on healthcare and Fund IV on infrastructure and healthcare. Sabre Partners recently announced the first closing of its $100m Fund IV. For more information, visit http://www.sabre-partners.com.

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