IDFC Capital names Rajesh Jain as head of investment banking

Infrastructure finance company IDFC Ltd said on Monday that it has appointed Rajesh Jain as head of the investment banking division at IDFC Capital. Prior to joining IDFC, Mr Jain was head of markets at KPMG.

As a member of KPMG's leadership team in India, he was actively involved in the firm's growth agenda since 2002.

Mr Jain would be responsible for managing the investment banking function at IDFC Capital and will report directly to IDFC managing director and chief executive Vikram Limaye, the infrastructure finance company  said in a statement.

He has around 27 years of experience, of which the last 14 years were in the investment banking and consulting space.

Prior to KPMG, he has worked with the Zee Group as president of corporate finance and strategy, where he managed finance and strategy for various businesses of the group.

Earlier he was associated with RPG Group for almost 11 years.

Mr Jain holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce from Mumbai University and is a qualified chartered accountant.