Announcement Overview

InCred Capital issued a press release on 14 October 2026 announcing a strategic push to become a leading institutional equities franchise in India, targeting multi‑fold market‑share growth in the institutional equities segment over the next five years. The expansion plan is underpinned by senior leadership hires, a substantial technology and execution investment, and an expanding global distribution network.

Leadership Appointments

The firm appointed Abhinav Khanna as Chief Executive Officer – Capital Markets; Khanna brings more than 25 years of experience across India, the United Kingdom and the Middle East, most recently serving as Managing Director and Chief Business Officer – Global at ValueQuest Investment Advisors and previously spending over a decade at Citigroup Global Markets, where he rose to Managing Director and Head of Equities – India. In addition, Abhimanyu Kalra was named Managing Director, Co‑Head of Equities; Kalra has over 23 years of equity‑market experience, including 18 years at Nomura where he built deep relationships with global and domestic asset managers. The international footprint was bolstered by the appointment of Arunava Das as CEO – USA; Das joins from JM Financial, where he was CEO of its North America business, and has held senior roles at JPMorgan Chase and Edelweiss Capital.

Technology and Execution Investment

InCred Capital disclosed a significant investment in its technology and execution infrastructure covering order‑management systems, research distribution platforms, institutional sales and trading capabilities, block‑trade execution and algorithmic trading tools. The upgraded platform is designed to serve a broad institutional client base that includes mutual funds, insurance companies, pension funds, foreign portfolio investors, global long‑only investors and hedge funds.

Market‑Share Growth Objective

The company articulated a clear ambition to grow its share of India’s institutional equities market multi‑fold within a five‑year horizon, leveraging the newly hired talent, enhanced technology stack and its expanding global distribution network to capture the rapidly growing domestic institutional capital and increasing interest from global investors.

Founder and CEO Statements

Founder Bhupinder Singh said the firm is making a “big bet on Capital Markets,” noting that India’s markets are becoming larger, deeper and more important to global investors while domestic institutional capital continues to expand rapidly. He expressed confidence in the team’s experience, relationships and market credibility, and affirmed that InCred has the conviction, capital and patience for a long‑term build. CEO Abhinav Khanna echoed this view, describing India as one of the most exciting institutional capital‑market opportunities globally and stating that InCred will scale the platform through differentiated research, outstanding client service, strong execution and deeper relationships with institutions in India and abroad.

About InCred Capital

InCred Capital is the institutional, wealth‑management and asset‑management arm of the InCred Group, offering services across investment banking, institutional equities, wealth management and asset management to corporates, institutional investors and high‑net‑worth clients in India and internationally. The firm combines deep domain expertise with technology, innovation and disciplined risk management to build an integrated financial‑services platform.