Corporate Finance Freelancer

As part of a global network of freelance finance expert, I work as an available-on-demand resource to help companies accelerate, adapt, and scale. Scope of work includes financial modeling & valuation, interim CFO work, startup funding support, pricing strategy, market sizing, and more. Leading companies hire freelance finance experts from this network to solve their critical finance challenges. Additionally, as an independent strategic advisor, I advise small to mid-sized companies on: - Transactions & projects: M&A, fund-raising, valuation, financial due diligence, viability analysis, Info memos, market research, support on post-merger integration - Financial Planning & Analysis: business plan, financial model, budgeting & forecasting, capital planning, financial analysis - Management Information System: Identifying KPIs, setting up MIS and other decision support and performance review systems

PlayCKC

PlayCKC is India's first LIVE sports gaming platform. It caters to the sports fan's need to engage during live action. We are disrupting the sports gaming space by focusing on real-world fan behaviour and tapping an untapped fanbase.

LoudST

LoudST is a social conversation network where I led the business plan at inception and currently spearhead product vision, content strategy, overall business strategy as well as fund-raise.

GemRock Company

Worked directly with the promoters of GemRock, an early stage mining company in the gems and jewellery space & spearheaded M&A transactions (listed space), asset acquisitions (one deal closed) and creation of business plans for early-stage mines. I was primarily based out of the London and Mumbai offices. Built strong relationships with several blue-chip mining investors in UK and Europe. As part of the M&A process, worked alongside mid-sized investment banks in London.

Independent Financial & Strategic Advisor

Independent Financial & Strategic Advisor: * Prepared viability analysis (info memo and financial model) for setting up a greenfield plant in Sri Lanka (commodities sector) * Ran several mandates - Fund-raising & strategic advisory to start-ups in fintech, ad-tech, e-commerce | fund-raising for companies in real estate, technology. * Compiled research on TMT sector (Tech, Digital Media, Telecom) for international institutional investors on an online platform (SmartKarma.com).

Reliance Capital | Reliance Group

Part of RCap's and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank's (Japan) joint initiative for investment banking business for the Indo-Japanese corridor. Services - Corporate M&A advisory, PE fund raising, Strategic debt advisory. Successfully ran deals in the real estate (termsheet signed with a large Mumbai-based realtor) and e-commerce space (Amazon reseller - reached financing termsheet stage). Also, worked on mandates in fintech and chemicals sectors.

Aaloo.in

Aaloo.in was one of Mumbai’s first B2C e-grocery portal - I founded this e-commerce startup and led the business plan at inception. As a CEO, I handled overall business strategy, fund raising, marketing, product & tech deployment. We successfully completed one round of fund-raise & forged an equity partnership with a technology incubator.

BNP Paribas

M&A - Buyside & sellside advisory on cross-border & domestic deals ECM - Financial advisory on capital raising & structuring Part of the investment banking team handling M&A advisory and capital raising advisory. Sector focus included Technology, Telecom, and Digital Media. Job responsibilities: * Active role in deal ideation and deal origination * Handled end-to-end execution of deals * Maintain direct relationships with clients in the allotted sectors Deal experience: Involved in the following select deals: 1. Aliaxis Group’s acquisition of majority stake in Ashirvad Pipes and formation of JV in February 2013 2. $775m IPO of Bharti Infratel in December 2012 3. Independent Valuation of Unitech Wireless (TamilNadu) i.e. Uninor in 2011 4. USD 10.7bn Sellside M&A - Bharti Airtel's acquisition of Zain Africa in April 2010 (joint advisor to Zain) 5. USD 90m Buyside M&A and subsequent open offer process – CMI’s (Belgium) acquisition of Flat Products Equipments (India) in January 2008 6. USD 50m Buyside M&A - Schneider Electric's acquisition of govt & institutional electronic security systems businesses of Zicom Electric in April 2010 7. USD 50m FCCB for Man Industries – origination assistance and execution 8. Several projects in technology, telecom and digital media sectors. Specialties: M&A, private equity, ECM

Bank of America

Creating M&A and capital market pitchbooks for senior bankers Covering Industrials sector Handling a team of five analysts Acting as a bridge between senior bankers in the US and team in India Training of young recruits

DSL Software (HCLT IBO)

Worked for Deutsche Bank which acted as a trustee Structuring cash flow distribution models for mortgage backed security (MBS) deals (2 models per month) Processing unstable models

ICFAI Business School

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Delhi Public School (Dhanbad)

De Nobili School (Chandrapura)