DAR’s business is organized into two main segments:

By leveraging its vast network and silo-specific expertise, DAR advises corporate, large financial institutions, private equity and venture capitalist firms, hedge funds and High Net Worth Individuals on their investment strategies in key emerging markets.

Further, DAR complements its advisory service offering by originating and activating unique investment opportunities for its client and stake holder base that are tailored to their specific risk appetite, investment criteria and philosophies. The firm’s advisory service offering also extends to Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate and Investment Restructuring and Reorganization, as well as Fund Placement.

• Fairness opinions
• Valuation analyses
• Financial modeling
• Accretion/ dilution analysis
• Capital structure analysis
• Due diligence services

• Origination
• Project & Financial Structuring
• Regulatory due diligence
• Operational Planning and Business Strategy
• Sales & Marketing
• Project Management
• Facilities Management
• Exit planning and execution

• Agriculture Advisory Services
• Green Houses and Controlled Conditions farming of High Value Horticulture
• Export oriented procurement of High value Horticulture and floriculture produce
• Post Harvest Technologies

Having started off as being a support function offering communication consulting to our investment clients, DAR’s Media Advisory division today offers:

• Media Consulting & Brand Services
• Content Services
• Film Marketing Services

• Turnkey Project Management Services
• Brand Services
• Primary and secondary research
• Advertising & Public Relations Services

• Communication Strategy
• Creative Strategy & Design Services
• Publicity
• Media Buying
• In-Film Placements
• Merchandising
• Launch / Release and on ground activities
• On-Line & Social Networking

• Production & Development of Full Length Feature Films (Hindi & Regional)
• Production & Development of Television Properties

DAR’s Asset Management division undertakes and manages significant investments on behalf of itself, its LP’s and its other key stake-holders through several sector-specific funds in the areas of:

• Media & Entertainment
• Agriculture and Related sectors
• Real Estate and Infrastructure
• Art

DAR’s transactions include growth equity or start-up businesses in established industries, minority investments, corporate partnerships, structured securities and industry consolidations.

Additionally, through its various group companies and offices in India, Malaysia, UAE and the United States, DAR also offers proprietary investment products across its focus areas. This is accomplished through offering innovative and customized products to suit the need of its proprietary investments, Limited Partners (LP’s) and unaffiliated investors.


DAR currently manages in excess of US$250million on behalf of institutional investors and high net worth individuals (HNWIs) through its sector specific private equity funds.

This provides an optimum way for DAR’s North American, European and Middle East investors to take advantage of its domain knowledge in its chosen areas of expertise to gain exposure to high growth areas in emerging markets.


DAR’s Credit and Marketable Alternatives segment is comprised of its management of funds of hedge funds, credit-oriented funds, collateralized loan obligation vehicles (CLOs) and publicly-traded closed-end mutual funds. These products are intended to provide investors with consistent distributions of current income. In addition, we provide investment advice to institutional investors in dedicated accounts (i.e., separately managed accounts).