Insight - Fund manager Rajeev Misra must be doing something right

Misra is launching his own venture, securing more than US$6bil (RM26.72bil) from the likes of Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds Mubadala, ADQ and conglomerate Royal Group.

EVERYONE wants a Rumpelstiltskin in their lives, spinning straw into gold. So when Softbank Group Corp’s Rajeev Misra comes knocking on your door looking for a few billion dollars, you’re in luck.

The former Deutsche Bank credit trader, who was instrumental in building up the US$100bil (RM445.30bil) Vision Fund, is stepping back from his main roles at SoftBank.