Chirag joins the firm’s New York office and brings with him nearly two decades of experience across private equity globally. His focus will be on GP and LP relationships across North America.

Prior to joining Campbell Lutyens, Chirag spent 13 years as an institutional investor leading fund investments and co-investments at top investment organizations, including the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, DB Private Equity, and GE Asset Management. In his most recent role at the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, an $80B+ sovereign wealth fund and one of the world’s most premier investors in private equity, Chirag served as Senior Portfolio Manager where he was at the forefront of key topics in private equity such as continuation vehicles. He began his career in investment banking at Citi / Salomon Smith Barney in New York and Singapore focusing on mergers and acquisitions and financings.

Chirag is also actively involved in the broader alternatives industry. He is an advisory board member of the Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Center for Private Equity Finance at The University of Texas at Austin. Chirag recently served on the Global Capital Markets Advisory Council of the Milken Institute and the Limited Partner Advisory Council for SEO’s Alternatives Investments program. He received his BBA and MBA from The University of Texas at Austin and sits on the New York for McCombs Council.   

Gerald Cooper, Partner and Global Co-Head of Campbell Lutyens’ secondary advisory practice, said: “We are delighted that Chirag, who we have known for many years, has joined the team, bringing with him such breadth and depth of relationships from across the industry. His extensive knowledge of private markets, deep LP perspective built across multiple cycles, and networks of both investors and fund managers, enhances our market presence in North America, not only for secondaries, but also the firm’s primary placement and GP Capital Advisory businesses.”

Globally, Campbell Lutyens’ secondaries team now comprises close to 70 professionals advising on a wide range of transactions, including continuation funds, tender offers, strip sales, fund financings and limited partnership interest fund sales. Campbell Lutyens has been advising GPs and LPs on secondary transactions since 2000.

Over the last 10 years, Campbell Lutyens has raised and advised on more than $218 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure fund placements, secondary advisory and GP capital advisory assignments.