Mumbai, Oct. 14 -- Indian companies are increasingly looking to alternative investment funds (AIFs) to raise capital as the economy expands and businesses seek more funding options, according to Rahul Shah, Managing Partner, Kotak Alternative Asset Managers Limited.

Speaking exclusively to ANI on the sidelines of the 4th CII Alternative Investment Fund Summit 2026 in Mumbai on Wednesday, Shah said growing demand for capital from Indian businesses is helping alternative investment funds become a more established part of the country's financial markets.

"In India, because the requirement of capital is growing, inherently because the GDP is growing, you will see that corporates are also increasingly more open to exploring taking capital fr...