Morgan Stanley India M&A Head Is Said to Join Alta Capital

Morgan Stanley’s head of mergers and acquisitions in India is leaving the U.S. bank as soon as the end of June to join a boutique real estate firm, according to people familiar with the matter.

S. Sundareswaran, a Mumbai-based managing director, will become a partner with Alta Capital, a property investment manager and adviser led by former Blackstone Group Inc. managing director Siddhartha Gupta, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private.

Sundareswaran’s new role will see him advising global investors who want to buy real estate assets directly in India, the people ...