Who We Are

D. E. Shaw India Software Private Limited ("DESIS") is an entity in the D. E. Shaw group, a global investment and technology development firm with more than 1,600 employees; approximately $33 billion in investment and committed capital as of December 1, 2008; and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since its organisation in 1988, the D. E. Shaw group has earned an international reputation for financial innovation, technological leadership, and an extraordinarily distinguished staff.

The D. E. Shaw group has a significant presence in many of the world's capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments within both the major industrialised nations and a number of emerging markets. Its activities range from the deployment of investment strategies based on either mathematical models or human expertise to the acquisition of existing companies and the financing or development of new ones.