InCred Group's institutional arm InCred Capital appoints Abhinav Khanna as CEO, Abhimanyu Kalra as MD

InCred Capital, the institutional, wealth management and asset management arm of the InCred Group, has appointed Abhinav Khanna as CEO of Capital Markets and Abhimanyu Kalra as managing director and co-head of equities as it seeks to expand its institutional equities business in India.

The leadership appointments are part of the company's plans to increase its share of India's institutional equities market several-fold over the next five years, supported by investments in technology, trading infrastructure and international expansion.

The company is also strengthening its overseas operations, including through the launch of its US business.

New leadership appointments

Khanna brings more than 25 years of experience in institutional equities, capital markets and investment management across India, the UK and the Middle East.

He previously served as managing director and CBO, Global, at ValueQuest Investment Advisors, where he was responsible for the firm's global business strategy and growth initiatives.

Before joining ValueQuest, he spent more than a decade at Citigroup Global Markets, holding several senior positions, including managing director and head of equity for India.

Kalra has more than 23 years of experience in equity markets, including 18 years at Nomura, where he worked with domestic and global asset managers.

InCred Capital had earlier expanded into the United States with the opening of an office in New York in June 2026. It appointed Arunava Das as CEO, North America, to lead its operations in the region.

Das brings more than two decades of experience across institutional equities, capital markets and wealth management. He previously served as CEO and managing director of JM Financial Securities Inc. and JM Private Wealth in North America. He has also held senior leadership positions at JPMorgan Chase and Edelweiss Capital.

InCred Capital's expansion plans

InCred Capital is looking to strengthen its institutional equities operations across research, sales and trading, block execution, equity capital markets and corporate access.

The company is investing in technology and trading infrastructure, including order management, research distribution, institutional sales and trading, block execution and algorithmic trading.

It also plans to expand its capabilities across cash equities, derivatives and asset services.

The platform serves institutional investors, including mutual funds, insurance companies, pension funds, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs), global long-only investors and hedge funds.

InCred Capital provides services across investment banking, institutional equities, wealth management and asset management, serving corporate clients, institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals in India and international markets.