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Deep-dive fundamental analysis on real assets,
infrastructure, and listed real estate.

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Shashwat Kakkar

I work in corporate finance at a manufacturing business in India, where I manage capital structure, banking relationships, and strategic financial decisions.

My investment philosophy is rooted in the Graham–Buffett–Munger tradition — value investing at its core. I believe in buying businesses at a meaningful discount to their intrinsic value, with a margin of safety, and holding conviction through market noise. I am drawn to real assets and capital-intensive businesses where the gap between price and value is most legible, and where a disciplined, value-analytical framework consistently outperforms the consensus. Obsidian Capital Research is the application of that philosophy in practice; every report here is built to that standard.

Looking Forward: I am looking to pivot to core finance roles in financial institutions working in the domain of PE, VC, Asset Management, Real Assets, and Investment Research, building on my CFA qualifications and the analytical skills developed along the way.

Value Graham–Buffett–Munger framework. Margin of safety. Long-term compounding.
Focus PE/VC · Real Assets · REITs · InvITs
Edge Bottom-up fundamental analysis. Integrated financial models. First-principles thinking.
CFA All three levels cleared — first attempt.

Reports & Models

Institutional-grade equity research. Each report is accompanied by a full financial model available for download.

Listed REIT  ·  India Apr 2026

Embassy Office Parks REIT

A fundamental analysis of India's largest office REIT — examining its business model, income quality, capital structure, and intrinsic value through a value investing lens.

Value Analysis Real Assets Listed REIT India
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Listed InvIT  ·  India In Progress

Power Grid InvIT

An upcoming analysis of India's largest power transmission InvIT — examining regulated asset base returns, distribution yield, and long-term infrastructure value.

Infrastructure InvIT India
Coming Soon

Notes & Essays

Occasional writing on markets, capital allocation, geopolitics, philosophy, and the longer arc of things.

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or a conversation about real assets and markets.