Mumbai, Dec. 9 -- Investment firm Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) has appointed Prateek Jhawar as head of real assets for India, effective January 2026, the company said in a statement on Tuesday.

He will be responsible for Macquarie Asset Management's infrastructure and green investments teams in India and will lead origination and investment strategies to drive the firm's next phase of growth.

The appointment comes as India continues to be an important market for Macquarie, driven by robust economic and demographic trends that are fuelling demand for digital and physical infrastructure, as well as its ambitions to further fuel investor appetite for green investments.

Jhawar joins the company from Avendus Capital where he spent about...