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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