Our approach
How we work
Beyond the obvious. A long-term partner to Indian businesses. Not a fund. No exit date. These are the rules we hold ourselves to.
Our principles
Six things we promise
In it for the long term.
We are not a fund. There is no fund life and no exit date.
Management runs the business.
Decisions about customers, products and people stay with the team that knows them.
Plain language.
What we agree is written down simply, and we walk you through every line.
Our word holds.
Once we agree something in writing, we stand by it.
Long horizons.
Decisions made on a long view, so a bad year is a bad year, not a crisis.
A small centre.
Akshavo stays lean. Every business keeps its own identity.
Plainly put
What we do, and what we don't
We do
- Keep your name, brand and team
- Think in decades, not quarters
- Answer quickly, including a fast no
- Keep every conversation confidential
We don't
- Push for a quick exit
- Load the business with debt
- Move the headquarters or merge brands
- Go back on what we agreed in writing
Not a fund
A long-term partner, not a fund.
Funds work to a fixed term. Akshavo has no fund life and no exit date. That is the whole point.
- Time horizon
- A fixed term
- What it wants
- A quick return
- Your name
- Often changed
- Who runs it
- Whoever the fund picks
Getting started
Four steps, with no surprises
Click a step, or use the arrow keys, to walk through how we start.
Step 1 of 4
First call
An hour, on the phone or in person, to understand what you want for the business and for yourself. If we are not a fit, we say so on the call.
Step 2 of 4
NDA
We sign a non-disclosure agreement before you share anything sensitive.
Step 3 of 4
Getting to know you
We meet your team, walk the floor and listen before suggesting anything.
Step 4 of 4
Agree how we work together
In plain language and in writing, before any work starts.
Step 1 of 4
Working together
What working together looks like
A long-term partner, not a stepping stone to someone else.
- Day 1
Getting to know you
We listen before suggesting anything. Same name on the door, same people at their desks.
- First 100 days
We agree a plan together
Together with your team we agree a short list of priorities, in plain language.
- Year 1
A sounding board
Regular conversations and a patient view on big decisions. Your team keeps running the business.
- Years 2–5
Patient growth
Decisions made on a long view: a new line, a new market, better systems, the next generation of managers.
- Year 10
Still here
Still alongside you, with no exit date.
- Always
For the long term
There is no last step. The business keeps its name and its people.
Confidential
Thinking about what's next for your business?
A conversation commits you to nothing, and it stays between us.