People
A small team, and the partner is on the file.
The person in the first meeting is the person on the file.
In short
Keel Partners is led by Pratap Chandra, founder and managing partner, based in Dubai, and Anup Ranjan, India Partner, who carries deal sourcing, supply-chain engagement and India-side execution. Shilpa Abhishek advises as senior advisor on investment banking, fundraising and strategic business development. Between the two operating partners sits more than thirty-eight years of experience across FMCG, retail, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing and enterprise operations.
Pratap Chandra
Founder & Managing Partner · Dubai
Operator-led growth, healthcare performance and UAE/MENA market entry.
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Anup Ranjan
India Partner · India
Deal sourcing, supply-chain engagement and India-based operating support.
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Shilpa Abhishek
Senior Advisor · India
Investment banking, fundraising and strategic business development.
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How we staff a mandate
One partner owns the file and is on it every week. Where a mandate needs additional capacity we use named associates and a back-office team in India for research, data work and documentation — named in the scope, not hidden in a rate card.
If we cannot cover a mandate with a partner every week, we decline it. That constraint is why we hold few enough engagements at once to start most work within two to three weeks of scope agreement.
Next step
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