- 360 One is one of India’s biggest wealth-management firms, and it is most poised to ride the coming boom
- It’s been on a buying spree—acquiring UBS’s India unit and B&K Securities to bulk up at home and abroad
- But the stock hasn’t played along, dipping for months before staging a rebound in May
- Look closer, though, and the cracks appear: top talent is walking out, old allies are cashing out, and control is closing in
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At 360 One Wealth and Asset Management, the departures are adding up.
Over the past year, some of its most senior rainmakers—the people who helped build the wealth-management firm into an industry darling with a Rs 42,000 crore market cap—have walked out the door. Vikram Malhotra, who led its international business, left in April. In May, it was Shajikumar Devakar, the face of its southern operations. And before them, co-CEO Anirudh Taparia had already quit to launch his own rival firm.
So far, so replaceable—except they didn’t leave alone. “North of 100 employees” may have followed them, according to one industry executive. What’s followed, more broadly, is an unmistakable loosening of ties. Between 360 One and some of its earliest backers, its institutional shareholders, and even its founders.
Promoters and insiders have been offloading stock with growing urgency. In July alone, shares worth
Promoters, including Bhagat and Shah, have sold less than 10% of their shareholding since the start of FY26, the company spokesperson told The Ken.
Even Bain Capital, still the firm’s largest shareholder, has been easing out. It most recently sold around
And yet, on paper, everything still looks sort of perfect.
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