Rupak Ghose

CEO

London, England, United Kingdom26 yrs 2 mos experience

AI ML PractitionerAI Enabled

Key Highlights

Advised on $2bn M&A transactions.
Featured in leading financial publications.
Top-ranked investment analyst for over a decade.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in Fintech and Financial Services.

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Skills

Core Skills

Investor RelationsFinancial AnalysisCfoBusiness DevelopmentData GovernanceMarket StructureCorporate StrategyMergers & AcquisitionsInvestment Analysis

Other Skills

AccountingArtificial Intelligence (AI)BankingBoard Advisory ServicesBudgetingBusiness AnalysisBusiness StrategyCEOsCFOsCapital MarketsCompany ValuationCorporate DevelopmentDCF ValuationEquitiesEquity Research

About

Roles - Corporate strategist, CFO, investment analyst, biz dev/M&A advisor, business builder, content/marketing. Skills - Report writing, financial modeling, valuation, investor relations, media communications, and driving client engagement and new biz development. thought leader. Areas of expertise - Financial Market Infrastructure, Fintech, Investment Banks, Electronic trading platforms, post-trade, broking (financial and energy products). Featured in/written for a dozen leading publications including Financial Times, Sunday Times, Times, IFR, Telegraph, Reuters, Financial News, Washington Post, CityAM, London Evening Standard, American Banker, Euromoney. Been on BBC News and Yahoo TV. Companies covered: CME group, Osttra, LSEG, Bloomberg, ICE, Marex, Parameta. BGC/FMX

Experience

Galytix

CFO/COO

Aug 2021 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · London Area, United Kingdom

Building cutting edge data engineering, analytics and enterprise software for corporate banks and insurers. Firm of 130+ in 4 locations globally. Responsibilities include finance function, leading new business development for banking client base, Early Warning System product and marketing.

Financial ModelingBusiness DevelopmentMarketingCFO

Fintech and financial markets

Strategic Advisor/Writer

Oct 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

Written over 70 times for IFR, FT, Sunday Times, and other leading publications.
https://www.ifre.com/author/1122/rupak-ghose/50/1
Advised private equity on acquisitions in financial market infrastructure.

Report WritingFinancial ModelingValuationInvestor RelationsFinancial Analysis

Financial markets standards board (fmsb)

Senior advisor: data and technology

Jul 2019 – Sep 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

Led market structure review for Bank of England/FCA backed Standards Board, in conjunction with senior management of leading banks and asset managers. Published recommendations on algo trading, machine learning, model risks, data governance, market surveillance and execution quality. Participated in Turing Institute AI conference.

Data GovernanceMarket StructureMachine Learning

Cme group

Group head of corporate strategy NEX/ICAP

Jan 2012 – Jun 2019 · 7 yrs 5 mos · London, United Kingdom

Head of Corporate Strategy for NEX (acquired by CME in 2018) and ICAP (acquired by TP in 2017). A firm with $2bn revs/5,000 employees. Included biz part of Osttra now. Advised NEX/ICAP Board & divisional CEOs/CFOs on strategy, market structure, M&A, investor relations, financials, and business development. Exit valuation of $8bn/shareholder return of 8x UK equity market.
Designed/monitored KPIs & and strategic objectives. Developed peer group market share & and productivity analysis. Stress-tested budgets.
Led analysis of strategic/financial rationale of M&A opportunities of electronic platforms. Key role in the sale of ICAP broking for 50%+ premium, $2bn valuation, and 2x the current value. Worked extensively with founder CEO and M&A bankers on deal valuation/negotiations. Led antitrust analysis.
Management responsibility for Investor Relations 2013-2016. Regular dialogue with investors and repositioned equity story to fintech NEX.

AccountingStrategyInvestor RelationsMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Corporate StrategyMergers & Acquisitions

Icap

Head of Corporate Strategy

Jan 2012 – Dec 2017 · 5 yrs 11 mos

Advised founder CEO and Board on strategy, and business opportunities and worked on the sale of the world's leading financial and energy products broker for $2bn, 50% premium.

Credit suisse

Financials (Institutional Investor ranked) and TMT investment analyst

Sep 1999 – Oct 2011 · 12 yrs 1 mo · London, United Kingdom

Consistently top 3 ranked analyst in diversified financials sector in key external client surveys such as Institutional Investor. Coverage of asset/wealth managers, private equity, and exchanges. Co-coverage of investment banks 2007-2010. Top 3 ranking in stock picking surveys. Worked on numerous IPOs. Organized annual industry conference.
Junior analyst covering media and internet stocks

Business AnalysisFinancial ForecastingReport WritingFinancial AnalysisInvestment Analysis