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Structured finance
Financing structures tailored to complex business and project requirements.
Capital structuring · Project finance · Debt resolutionInvestment banker & entrepreneurRajeev
Connecting capital.
Rajeev
Khandelwal.
Connecting capital.
Creating possibility.
More than 35 years of experience in structured finance, alternative investments and strategic advisory across India, Dubai and emerging markets.
Based in Dubai / A global perspective
EXPERIENCE. PERSPECTIVE. CONNECTION.
35+Years of investment banking
& strategic advisory experience
& strategic advisory experience
India & DubaiFounded and expanded a boutique
investment banking platform
investment banking platform
US$4.5BApproximate mandates reported:
signed deals & late-stage pipeline
signed deals & late-stage pipeline
Mandate value is reported in the executive profile and includes signed deals and late-stage pipeline; it is not completed transaction value or assets under management.
A career built across bordersFinancial expertise.
Financial expertise.
Entrepreneurial instinct.
A career shaped by complex transactions, diverse industries and the belief that the right structure can unlock new possibilities.
From managing a family-office portfolio to building an India–Dubai banking platform and founding World Trade Group, Rajeev’s experience combines finance, business and sector knowledge.
Professional achievements / A continuing storyThe long view.
The long view.
The work behind it.
A professional journey through investment platforms, international mandates and the infrastructure that supports everyday life.
It begins with a business-owner perspective: understand the opportunity, build the right structure and bring people, capital and sector knowledge together.
A vision
beyond borders.
01 / Building the platform2004World Trade Group founded
An entrepreneurial beginning.
A long-term perspective.
Founding World Trade Group brought finance and business-building into the same frame.
The group’s official history identifies Rajeev Khandelwal as its founder in 2004. Its investment approach spans greenfield and brownfield opportunities, with a focus on investing in and growing businesses over time.
That foundation informs a wider professional perspective: opportunities deserve both strategic ambition and close attention to how a business works.
02 / The scale of opportunityUS$4.5BApproximately, in reported mandate scope
Capital needs direction.
Opportunity needs structure.
Significant mandates bring different businesses, stakeholders and financing requirements into one conversation.
The executive profile reports approximately US$4.5 billion in mandates comprising signed deals and late-stage pipeline transactions. The experience covers capital structuring, financing and strategic transaction work.
This figure describes mandate scope. It is not completed deal value, assets under management or capital raised.
03 / Essential infrastructurePeople.
Places.
Possibility.Healthcare · Power · Housing · Water
Places.
Possibility.Healthcare · Power · Housing · Water
Beyond the transaction.
Into the everyday.
Infrastructure connects financial decisions with the services communities depend on.
Rajeev’s profile describes public–private partnership work across healthcare, electrification, housing, water and renewable energy in Africa. It also records government advisory experience relating to mobile hospitals, field hospitals and long-term financing for essential services.
These sectors call for a perspective that connects finance with operational requirements, local priorities and the realities of delivery.
Explore the professional achievementsAdvisory expertise / From perspective to practiceAmbition is the beginning.
Ambition is the beginning.
Structure moves it forward.
A clear strategy connects the idea, the capital and the path to execution.
Across financing, transactions and international business, Rajeev’s experience brings a practical lens to complex requirements. These four areas sit at the heart of that work.
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Capital & transaction advisory
Experience across equity raising, M&A financing and strategic transactions.
Equity raising · M&A financing · Corporate strategy03
Cross-border execution
Investment structuring and strategic advisory informed by emerging-market experience.
India · Dubai · International markets04
Alternative investments
Developing investment platforms and overseeing offshore fund activity.
Investment strategy · Fund oversight · Portfolio perspectiveSector experienceA broader perspective.
A broader perspective.
A deeper understanding.
Experience across essential industries, from aviation and healthcare to productive land and renewable energy.
SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Renewable energy
Solar, sustainability and cleaner infrastructure.
SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Aviation
Training, air mobility, specialist alliances and asset management.
SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Healthcare
Healthcare PPPs, medical infrastructure and access-led programmes.
SECTOR EXPERIENCE
Agriculture & food
Plantation programmes, agro-based products and food processing.
Cross-border perspectiveLocal understanding.
Local understanding.
International ambition.
Experience across Africa, India, Dubai and emerging markets, supported by a professional network spanning EMEIA and the United States.
India & South AsiaDubai & the Middle EastAfrica & emerging markets
Selected initiativeA view toward
A view toward
what comes next.
ALFA by Al Furqan explores a proposed connection between aviation, agriculture, healthcare, green energy and digital utility.
An ecosystem development programme, presented alongside Rajeev’s broader professional perspective.
ALFA BY AL FURQANThe real world.
Connected.Development programme
Connected.Development programme
Let’s connectOpportunity starts
Opportunity starts
with a conversation.
For strategic partnerships, business opportunities and cross-border collaboration.