Professional experience & achievements

A career with depth.
A perspective with reach.

From investment platforms and mandate structuring to infrastructure, aviation and sustainable land programmes.

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RAJEEV KHANDELWAL

35+ years.
A connected perspective.

India · Dubai · Emerging markets

The professional record

Platforms. Partnerships.
Practical experience.

01
Founded in 2004

World Trade Group founder

World Trade Group’s official history identifies Rajeev Khandelwal as its founder. The business describes a long-term investment approach across greenfield and brownfield opportunities.

World Trade Group · Official history
02
Capital & transaction advisory

India–Dubai investment banking platform

Founded and expanded a boutique investment banking platform in India and Dubai, working across M&A financing, debt resolution, equity raising and project finance.

03
Approximately US$4.5 billion

A substantial mandate pipeline

The executive profile reports mandates comprising signed deals and late-stage pipeline transactions. This is mandate scope, rather than completed deal value, assets under management or capital raised.

04
Listed emerging-market securities

Offshore fund oversight

Oversees offshore fund activity focused on quality listed securities across markets including India, Hong Kong, Africa and the UAE. His profile also describes experience in tailored alternative-investment structures.

05
Healthcare · Power · Housing · Water

Africa-based infrastructure PPPs

Led public–private partnership work across healthcare, electrification, housing, water and renewable energy. The profile also describes government advisory experience on mobile hospitals, field hospitals and long-term financing for essential services.

06
Productive land & sustainability

International plantation programmes

Spearheaded large-scale bamboo plantation initiatives internationally. This experience connects productive land with sustainability and carbon-related opportunities; quantified personal acreage or verified carbon results are not specified in the profile.

07
Training · Mobility · Asset management

Strategic aviation alliances

Developed aviation alliances across pilot training, air mobility, integrated emergency medical systems, private jets, seaplanes and asset-management solutions.

08
Solar · Property · Digital commerce · Recycling

Diversified family-office experience

Managed a family-office business portfolio across solar, real estate, e-commerce and recycling. That foundation brings a business-owner perspective to financial analysis, capital structuring and strategic opportunities.

Professional experience is described in the supplied executive profile. The World Trade Group founding detail is supported by its official history. Mandate figures retain their original signed-deal and pipeline qualification.

The investment platform

A long-term business perspective.

WORLD TRADE GROUP

Business investment & growth.

The group describes itself as a multi-family office investing in and growing businesses. Its published sectors include financial services, aviation, healthcare, agriculture, renewable energy and waste management.

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PUBLISHED CAPABILITIES

A range of investment structures.

The group’s published expertise includes structured investment vehicles, buyouts, growth equity, distressed debt, mezzanine finance and joint ventures.

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