Sep 2021 – Mar 2023 · 1 yr 6 mos · Dubai, United Arab Emirates

• Senior member of PwC M&A team covering the GCC and Middle East region
• Origination,
• Building sectoral and regional coverage
• Execution - Selected transaction:
• Project Execution Lead for setting up and running Global Investment Office for International Expansion of a leading listed GCC based corporate. Entailed setting up investment appraisal processes/ templates as well as screening and executing several transactions in GCC/ Middle East as well as globally
• Consumer - Sale of a national leader in the consumer space in KSA
• TMT - Capital raise for a GCC & global data centers co. on behalf of a sovereign wealth fund

Jul 2019 – Jul 2021 · 2 yrs · South Africa

• Executive Director for M&A
• Coverage - SA & broader Sub Saharan Africa, based out of central office in South Africa
• Built business from scratch to sustainable $ mn business
• Sectoral Experience
• Mapped various sectors, and authored market analysis papers on M&A in TMT sectors, Telecom sector, IT sector, Media sector, Consumer sector, food and beverage sector, pharma sector, retail sector
• Origination
• Extensive network of companies in SSA, & EM in key sectors
• Strong network of entire deal ecosystem in EM - PE funds, investment banks, law firms, DD firms;
• Strong networks across Africa in 33 countries, as well as across several global offices especially in the Middle East, India, Europe via several work interactions – for origination, and market intelligence
• Personal networks – Member of various Professional/ Entrepreneurial/Alumni networks for origination/ market intelligence
• Execution
• Deals - Closed 7 deals, PE/ M&A deals in - TMT - Telecom VAS, IT, BPO, Consumer - F&B, Personal Care, Education, Retail, Packaging
• Execution: Ran and executed transactions, as well lead a research, and execution team - Market analysis, Information Memorandums, Financial models and valuation, Deal structuring, Documentation negotiation, Due diligence

Aug 2013 – Jun 2019 · 5 yrs 10 mos · South Africa

• Associate Director for M&A
• Coverage - SA & Sub Saharan Africa, based out of South Africa

Jan 2011 – Mar 2013 · 2 yrs 2 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Private Equity Fund; makes investments in early to growth stage across all sectors in
• India. Fund backed by prominent Well known Global Family Offices, and well known Global Financial Investors
• Proprietary Origination
• Mapped various sectors for identifying investment opportunities; and proactively generated proprietary investment opportunities;
• Developed network of companies - Attended various conferences/ events for investment opportunities origination
• Intermediary origination
• Developed strong network of PE funds, Investment Banks for origination via several work interactions
• Personal networks - Entrepreneurial and alumni networks for origination/ intelligence
• Execution
• Successfully made PE investments in food and beverage, hospitality sectors; healthcare investment pursued to very advanced level
• Execution: Independently run and execute transactions, as well led an execution team - Market analysis, Investment memos, Presenting to IC, Financial models and valuation, Deal structuring, Documentation negotiation, Due diligence
• Portfolio Management
• Board observer for fund for 2 investee companies - Stepout.com (acquired by Belgian Social discovery site Twoo.com), and Samhi hotels
• Introduced investment monitoring procedures at investee company
• Worked worked with investee companies on strategy, growth, fund raising, M&A

Jun 2008 – Oct 2010 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Sophisticated and highly succesful US Silicon Valley PE fund founded in 1969. $ 2.7 Bn under
• management. Invested in 520 companies to date, exiting with 114 IPOs and 160 M&As. Invests in early to growth stage companies across several sectors
• Proprietary origination
• Analysed & mapped various sectors for PE investment opportunities and proprietary origination. Have evaluated all major sectors from buyside for PE investments – IT, Telecoms, Internet, Consumer, Manufacturing, Financial Services areas
• Developed strong network of companies - Attended various conferences/ events, as well as via several work interactions for proprietary origination
• Intermediary Origination
• Developed strong network of PE funds, Investment Banks for investment opportunity origination from several work interactions
• Execution
• Successfully closed investments in education, logistics, and construction industry - complete deal experience end to end
• Execution: Independently run and execute transactions - Market analysis, Investment memos, Presenting to IC, Financial models and valuation, Deal structuring, Documentation negotiation, Due diligence
• Portfolio Management
• Managed 4 portfolio companies, and was a Board observer at 2 investee companies
• Investment monitoring procedures at investee companies
• Extensively worked with investees on strategy, growth, M&A and fund raising

Sep 2007 – May 2008 · 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Global Major US based Private Equity firm with a primary focus on global real estate. Founder also incubated the global Starwood Hotels group. Since its inception in 1991, the Firm has raised more than US $33 billion of equity capital and currently has over $45 billion of assets under management. Over the past 25 years, Starwood Capital has acquired approximately $69.5 billion of assets across virtually every real estate asset class.
• Part of the acquisitions team
• Proprietary Origination
• Analysed and mapped out Real Estate and Hospitality sector for investment opportunities. Evaluated various opportunities within the real estate sector of PE interest
• Intermediary deal origination
• Developed strong network of PE funds, Investment Banks for investment opportunity origination via several work interactions
• Execution
• Successfully closed deal in leading real estate developer for various assets at entity level in commercial, residential and mixed use developments
• Execution: Independently run and execute transactions - Market analysis, Investment memos, Presenting to IC, Financial models and valuation, Deal structuring, Documentation negotiation, Due diligence
• Portfolio Management:
• Introduced investment monitoring procedures at investee company. Worked with Asset management group in this.
• Helped companies in Strategy, Fund raising, Financial/ Performance reporting

Sep 2004 – Aug 2007 · 2 yrs 11 mos

• ‘Bloomberg’ Ranked Top 5 in IB in India
• Promoted from Associate to Senior Associate
• Proprietary Origination
• Have mapped out various sectors and sourced deals. Have done proactive deal sourcing in various sectors e.g. Software OPD, Telecom VAS, Internet
• Developed network of companies. Attended various conferences/forums for networking/ deal origination
• Received award at EY for superior deal origination
• Intermediary Origination
• Built strong external and internal networks of deals ecosystem - PE funds, Investment banks, Lawyers, Due diligence providers
• Developed strong EY network across India; and across several global offices of EY especially in Middle East, Africa and Europe for origination/ market intelligence
• Execution
• Worked on various PE/ M&A deals in the consumer spaces - Media, TMT spaces - IT, BPO, Telecom VAS, Internet, Textiles, Luxury, Industrial - cement; Real estate, and Financial services
• Execution: Independently run and execute transactions - Market analysis, Information Memorandums, Financial models and valuation, Deal structuring, Documentation negotiation, Due diligence

Dec 2002 – Aug 2004 · 1 yr 8 mos

• M&A Analyst across sectors