
Mackenzie Travers
DirectorMackenzie is an Investment Director at VAR Capital, focused on Private Capital Investments. He works with entrepreneurs, business owners and family offices to deploy flexible capital, structured as credit or equity, into profitable SMEs across the UK & Ireland.
Alongside this, he also sits within one of the firm's portfolio assets as Head of Finance and Strategy, a role that reflects his belief in being a true operator alongside the businesses he backs.
Mackenzie is an investor and operator with experience across private equity, growth capital and venture-backed technology businesses. He has built his career backing high-growth software and services companies and working closely with Founders on strategy, operations and financial performance.
He brings a hands-on, Founder-friendly style and is comfortable rolling up his sleeves on financial modelling, due diligence, integration or helping teams sharpen how they go to market. Mackenzie has held investment roles at Cow Corner and Gresham House Ventures, and began his career at Inflexion as an Analyst. He subsequently trained as an accountant at BDO, where he was part of the M&A team, before moving back into investing. Outside of work, he enjoys property, fitness and theatre.
Our Team

Vikash Gupta is a prominent figure in the global wealth management and fintech sectors, currently serving as the Co-Founder and CEO of VAR Capital, a multi-family office based in London and Dubai.
Vikash
Gupta
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Ashish Vasudeva is a Co-Founder and the Head of Clients at VAR Capital, where he oversees the firm’s relationship management strategy and client advisory services. With a deep commitment to transparency and alignment of interests, Ashish plays a central role in delivering bespoke financial solutions to ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) individuals, families, and institutions globally.
Ashish
Vasudeva
Co-Founder and Head of Clients

Rajat Sharma is a Co-Founder and the Chief Investment Officer of VAR Capital, where he spearheads the firm’s investment philosophy and multi-asset strategy. With over 20 years of experience in global financial markets, Rajat is dedicated to providing ultra-high-net-worth investors and family offices with the sophisticated, institutional-grade portfolio management typically reserved for the world’s largest asset managers.
Rajat
Sharma
Co-Founder and Chief Investment Officer

Amy Stewart is a Vice President at VAR Capital. Since joining VAR Capital in 2023, Amy has held a dual role as a Relationship Manager and Chief of Staff, combining client-facing responsibilities with strategic and operational oversight.
Amy
Stewart
Vice President

Tom brings over 20 years of Private Wealth experience to VAR Capital, where he leads the firm's lending practice and serves as a Partner.
Tom
Graham
Partner

Amie is a Director at VAR Capital, where she is responsible for coverage of key client relationships. She has extensive experience in financial services, with a background spanning investment advisory, strategic planning, and private wealth management.
Amie
O'Callaghan
Director

Rupesh is a Partner at VAR Capital, focused on Private Capital Investments. He works with entrepreneurs, business owners and family offices to deploy flexible capital — structured as credit or equity — into profitable mid-market businesses across the UK, MENA and India. Alongside this, he selectively advises on M&A and capital raising transactions where there is a strong fit with VAR's client relationships and investment mandate.
Rupesh
Patel
Partner

Jon is an Assistant Vice President at VAR Capital, bringing a distinctive combination of private banking experience, military discipline and quantitative training to the firm's client service and investment activities.
Jon
Sheldon
Assistant Vice President

Lynn is an Executive Director at VAR Capital where she focuses on international clients across Europe and the Americas as well as clients based in the UK. With more than 25 years of Private Banking and Wealth Management experience, Lynn is specialised in managing and advising UHNW clients and families with diverse and complex family structures and wealth requirements.
Lynn
Baker
Director

Chirag is a Director at VAR Capital, responsible for business development in the UK and growth markets. He brings over 15 years of experience across capital markets, risk, structuring and ultra-high-net-worth relationship management, gained at Barclays and J.P. Morgan.
Chirag
Patel
Director

Stéphane is a Vice President at VAR Capital, contributing to portfolio construction, equity research and client onboarding across the firm's investment activities.
Stéphane
Munoz
Vice President

Simon is a Director at VAR Capital with over two decades of buy-side experience managing concentrated equity portfolios. His investment philosophy centres on margin of safety and long-term value creation, an approach that aligns closely with VAR Capital's conviction-led methodology.
Simon
Reid
Director

Jonathan is a Director at VAR Capital. Prior to VAR Capital, Jon was at Barclays Private Bank and Wealth Management, where he was a member of the investment team overseeing several billion pounds in concentrated long-only equity portfolios. This role combined institutional rigour with the client focus that private wealth management demands.
Jonathan
Eldridge
Director

Mackenzie is an Investment Director at VAR Capital, focused on Private Capital Investments. He works with entrepreneurs, business owners and family offices to deploy flexible capital, structured as credit or equity, into profitable SMEs across the UK & Ireland.
Mackenzie
Travers
Director

Shilpa serves as an Assistant Vice President at VAR Capital, where she has been a key member of the team since 2016.
Shilpa
Nanda
Assistant Vice President

Sonali is an Investment and Trading Analyst at VAR Capital, supporting the firm's investment analysis, portfolio management and financial operations from the India team. Her responsibilities include portfolio analysis, portfolio performance reviews, trading support and the preparation of client materials.
Sonali
Singhal
Analyst

Abhishek is an Analyst at VAR Capital, where he supports portfolio management through financial analysis, trade support, and performance monitoring. His role involves reviewing financial data, maintaining portfolio records, and delivering analytical insights that contribute to informed investment decisions and efficient operational processes.
Abhishek
Jain
Analyst

Ayushi is an Analyst at VAR Capital, where she supports portfolio management through financial analysis, trade support, and performance monitoring. Her role involves reviewing financial data, maintaining portfolio records, coordinating trade execution with custodians, performing reconciliations, and delivering analytical insights that contribute to informed investment decisions and efficient operational processes.
Ayushi
Srivastava
Analyst

Richa Miglani is Assistant Vice President with VAR Capital, currently based at New Delhi, India. With an MBA and over 15 years of diverse professional experience, she brings a strong blend of analytical expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership to her role.
Richa
Miglani
Assistant Vice President

Ravi is the Head of VAR's investment committee and a client adviser. He was previously a Managing Director and covered Ultra High Net Worth clients at J P Morgan and Barclays.
Ravi
Bulchandani
Partner

Sukhpal is Chairman of the Advisory Board at VAR Capital, bringing decades of entrepreneurial experience, investment acumen and business-building capability to the firm's strategic direction. VAR Capital itself evolved from his own single family office, making him both a founding client and a hands-on contributor to the firm's development.
Sukhpal
Singh Ahluwalia
Chairman of Advisory Board

Valerie is a Vice President at VAR Capital, contributing to investment analysis and portfolio research across the firm's client mandates.
Valerie
Bertumen
Vice President

Roukaya is a Senior Analyst at VAR Capital, contributing to investment research and portfolio analysis.
Roukaya
Abdelsadek
Senior Analyst

Vivek is an Analyst at VAR Capital, supporting the firm's investment analysis, portfolio reporting, and financial operations from the India team. He contributes to portfolio monitoring, investment research, and the preparation of client deliverables, helping ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
Vivek
Gupta
Analyst

Janvi works as an Analyst at VAR Capital, where she is involved in onboarding processes, and supporting documentation. She works closely with multiple stakeholders ensuring regulatory and compliance requirements are met while delivering a seamless and efficient onboarding experience.
Janvi
Bansal
Analyst

Dina is a Member of the Advisory Board at VAR Capital, bringing over two decades of experience in investment banking, institutional sales and capital markets. She provides strategic guidance to the firm's leadership team and contributes to VAR Capital's ambition to become a market-leading boutique financial advisory business.
Dina
Geha
Member of Advisory Board

Pooja Garg, is a finance and accounting professional with over 20 years of experience in financial reporting, controllership, financial planning & analysis, commercial finance, and process transformation.
Pooja
Garg
Assistant Vice President

Suchet is an Assistant Vice President at VAR Capital, contributing to the firm's investment research, portfolio analysis and client materials. His background combines financial services experience with a strong foundation in business technology and quantitative analysis.
Suchet
Singhal
Assistant Vice President

Patrick is a Director at VAR Capital, bringing decades of corporate finance and investment banking experience across the US and Europe to the firm's advisory and wealth management activities.
Patrick
Memmi
Director