Schroders Capital scouts for opportunities in consumer, healthcare, tech, AI

London-based global private market investor Schroders Capital plans to ramp up investments in India after deploying about $1-B over the past decade across primary, secondary and other co-investment transactions. The company is scouting for opportunities in sectors including consumer, healthcare, technology and artificial intelligence.The firm maintains an active presence in Australia and Asian markets such as China and Japan in addition to India.Schroders Capital has backed Indian startups such as Lenskart and Agrostar. It typically invests in small to mid-cap funds spread across venture capital, growth and buyout funds. While the usual size of the funds it invests in ranges from $200-M to about $1.5 B, it targets an average ticket size of about $50-M including co-investments.