Founded by Tarun in 1990, Integra Capital Management Limited evolved into an asset based lending company targeting the retail finance segment including auto & consumer durables & corporate finance segment with ICDs & plant and machinery funding. Integra’s retail and corporate lending business was funded by a consortium of Banks & financial institutions. In 1995 Tarun took Integra Capital Management Limited public and the company had a very successful listing on the BSE. By 2000 Tarun had led the listed financial services company lending book to Rs 50 cr & profits of Rs 5 cr & was instrumental in raising Rs 50 cr from banks & financial institutions and mobilizing 12.5cr from equity markets. Tarun then successfully managed the loan portfolio run off to maintain satisfactory collection ratio in an adverse market while ensuring full payment to creditor institutions.The company maintained its investment grade rating from the S&P affiliated rating company under his stewardship.Tarun also introduced the venture debt business model with propreitary & indiginized credit analysis. This SBU invested in small & medium service enterprises based on human rather than balance sheet capital. It mentoring the following companies as a part of its asset based lending division. Some of the companies that went on to successfully sell out or were invested by large investors include: A. Feedback Ventures led by Vinayak Chatterjee (Infrastructure Consulting) http:// http://www.solutions-intg.com/ Invested by L&T, HDFC & IDFCB. Solutions Marketing Services led by Srikant Sastry (Outsourced marketing solutions) http://www.solutions-intg.com/ Sold into the Publicis GroupC. Anthem Advertising led by Krishnan Merged into TBWA Group http://www.tbwa.com/D. JMD Realtors led by Sunil Bedi (Real Estatehttp://www.jmdgroup.in/E. Minda Group led by Ashok Minda (Auto Components) Invested by Stoneridge Inc.,. (NYSE SRI) http://www.minda.co.in/