White Oak Capital Management is a boutique investment management firm founded by Prashant Khemka, with a sharp focus on stock selection and long-term value creation. The firm manages equity portfolios with a consistent philosophy of investing in high-quality businesses at attractive valuations, regardless of market trends or sector biases. With a strong on-the-ground research team and global investing experience, White Oak brings a disciplined, fundamentals-driven approach to equity investing across India and emerging markets. The Ashoka WhiteOak India Multicap GIFT Fund is an open-ended Category III Alternative Investment Fund (AIF), launched under the International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) framework in GIFT City, India. This fund enables Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and foreign investors to seamlessly access the fast-growing Indian equity markets—leveraging the deep research, performance track record, and disciplined investing approach of the WhiteOak Capital Group.
Fund Snapshot
Fund Category | Category III AIF (Open-Ended, Non-Retail) |
Currency | USD-Denominated |
Minimum Investment | USD 150,000 (with drawdowns) |
Fund Management Entity | Ashoka WhiteOak Capital Management (GIFT) LLP |
Underlying Scheme | WhiteOak Capital Multi Cap Fund (India-domiciled open-ended mutual fund) |
Subscription/Redemption | Weekly, every Wednesday |
Exit Load | 2% (Year 1), 1% (Year 2) from final contribution date |
Operating Expenses | Capped at 0.5% |
Custodian | Orbis Financial Corporation Limited |
Registrar | CAMS (Computer Age Management Services Limited) |
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About Fund Manager
Prashant Khemka
Prashant Khemka brings over two decades of global investing experience across India, the US, and emerging markets. He began his career at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) in 2000, rising to Senior Portfolio Manager and Co-Chair of the Investment Committee for the US Growth Equity team managing USD 25 billion. In 2006, he launched GSAM’s India business, serving as CIO and CEO/Co-CEO, and later led both the India and Global Emerging Markets (GEM) equity strategies from Singapore. He successfully launched the GS India Equity strategy in 2007 with USD 5 million in seed capital and managed the GS GEM strategy with approximately USD 600 million in assets. In 2017, he founded WhiteOak Capital Group to continue his high-conviction investing approach.
Investing Philosophy
WhiteOak’s philosophy is simple yet powerful: invest in great businesses at attractive valuations, rather than betting on sectors or styles.
This robust valuation framework separates operating and financing entities, allowing a more precise estimation of intrinsic value based on Excess Return on Invested Capital (EROIC).
WhiteOak’s investment process filters a universe of ~1,300 Indian listed companies to construct a final portfolio of 80–120 stocks based on governance, growth potential, capital efficiency, and relative valuation
Philosophy at WhiteOak Capital: Focus on Stock Selection
WhiteOak’s philosophy centers on identifying:
Attributes of Great Businesses:
Valuation Principles:
Who Can Invest?
Target investors include NRIs, HNIs, family offices, institutions, and other entities permitted under applicable laws. Resident Indians are not allowed to invest. If an investor’s status changes to Resident Indian, the FME may enforce redemption, subscription restrictions, or other compliance actions.
Fund Overview
The Ashoka WhiteOak India Multicap GIFT Fund is an offshore investment vehicle structured as a Category III AIF (Alternative Investment Fund) and is based in the GIFT IFSC (International Financial Services Centre) in India. This open-ended fund is specifically designed for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and foreign investors from various jurisdictions. Resident Indians are not permitted to invest.
The fund is managed by Ashoka WhiteOak Capital Management (GIFT) LLP, acting as the Fund Management Entity (FME), and it operates as a feeder fund into the WhiteOak Capital Multicap Fund, which is the underlying mutual fund scheme managed by WhiteOak Capital Asset Management Limited in India.
This fund is USD-denominated, and all Net Asset Values (NAVs) are maintained in USD. It allows for a minimum investment of USD 150,000, along with provisions for drawdowns.
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