about
ABOUT

Maystone Capital incubates and grows financial services business opportunities arising out of gaps created by bank exits in product areas
under pressure from regulatory capital constraints.

Churn in banks have resulted in exits of highly talented individuals and teams with critical capabilities.
In this backdrop, we provide a regulated platform, operational support and banking relationships to proven revenue generators with an entrepreneurial mindset to build market leading businesses. The firm comprises a team with deep experience in trade finance, business turnarounds, investment banking and securities brokerage, commodities and asset management alongside extensive networks across banks, real money and alternative investment firms.

PRINCIPALS

  • Kartik Krishnaswamy

    Kartik started his career in management
    consulting in North America and Europe serving
    a diverse corporate client base for 8 years. In the
    last decade, he has focused on the asset management business for South Asia at Barclays
    Investment Management and at Crossbridge
    Capital, a London based asset management firm.
    He holds a BS in Industrial Engineering, an MS in
    Applied Mathematics and an MBA from
    University of Chicago.

  • Sumit Kanthed

    Sumit comes with deep capital markets
    expertise with coverage extending to Europe
    and the Middle East. He comes with
    experience in structured credit,
    derivatives, corporate finance and asset
    management with a focus on emerging
    markets accompanied by a broad
    institutional network. Sumit worked at
    JP Morgan and a Buy side boutique PE, a
    private equity firm in London. He holds a
    Bachelor and Masters in engineering from IIT
    Bombay, an MBA from IIM Lucknow and CFA
    and FRM certifications.