Pranav Advani

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India12 yrs 3 mos experience

Key Highlights

Over 10 years of experience in M&A and finance.
Led M&A teams for major brands in India.
Expert in fundraising and business strategy.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic finance leader in the M&A and consulting sectors.

Contact

pranav.advani@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

FundraisingStrategy

Other Skills

AccountingBusiness StrategyCorporate FinanceDeal ClosureFinancial AnalysisInvestmentsLeadershipManagementP&L Management

About

I am a Chartered Accountant with over 10 years of work experience in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Business Strategy, Consulting, Investor Relations, Fund Raising and FP&A. I have worked with some of the best startups and companies in India over the course of my career. Currently, I am the CFO of Decision Point Analytics and I lead their finance function in India, USA, Chile and Mexico. Previously I have led M&A and Investor relations teams at - 1. Latent View Analytics - The only publicly listed pure-play analytics company in India 2. Evenflow Brands - E-commerce aggregator based out of India and worked on 4 deals 3. Marico - Indian Consumer goods MNC and led marquee D2C M&A transactions like Beardo (Male grooming company), Just Herbs (Ayurvedic cosmetic brand) and True Elements (Snacking and food products). I have also had the opportunity in the past to work with one of India's leading startups Housing.com and I helped them define and scale their revenue strategy. I have a specific interest in working on difficult problem statements and trying to resolve them to create substantial impact. I enjoy working in high stake situations and in cross functional teams. Apart from work you will generally find me reading fiction books, playing board games or enjoying a game of football. I also run 2-3 half marathons every year. You can always reach out to me on: pranav.advani@gmail.com.

Experience

Decision point analytics

Chief Financial Officer

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Topmate.io

Finance and M&A Mentor

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 8 mos

https://topmate.io/pranav_advani/

Latentview analytics

Mergers & Acquisitions and Investor Relations

Jan 2023 – Feb 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

Leading M&A and Investor relations

Evenflow

Head - Acquisitions

Jan 2022 – Jan 2023 · 1 yr

Headed the M&A team for an E-commerce aggregator. Acquired multiple brands in Sports and Fitness, Baby care and Home improvement categories.
Led the fund raising effort for both debt and equity funding.
Drove improvement in the profitability of brands that we acquired and helped scale the revenue on E-commerce marketplaces.

FundraisingStrategy

Marico limited

2 roles

Manager - Mergers and Acquisitions

Jan 2019 – Jan 2022 · 3 yrs

Key activities in the role are as follows
a) Identify strategic agenda’s for Marico and analyse opportunities and key trends- Create a pipeline of potential assets
b) Lead the complete execution for the M&A transactions
c) Undertake & co-ordinate due diligence including Legal, Tax & Financial DD for potential targets
d) Formulating ideal deal structure keeping in mind the IND AS, Taxation, funding and other regulatory requirements
e) Post M&A transition and integration with Marico
f) Manage and develop relationships with professional advisors including bankers, lawyers and consultants.

FundraisingStrategy

Manager - Chairmans Office

Jan 2016 – Jan 2019 · 3 yrs

Key activities in the role were as follows:
a) Consulted 25+ startups on 40+ challenges across multiple sectors to solve their challenges and scale their business.
b) Drove P&L efficiencies in startups across multiple sectors: Foodtech, Healthcare, Sanitation, Medtech, Ed Tech, Agri and Security.
c) Worked on problem statements in Manufacturing, E-Commerce, , Procurement, Logistics, GTM etc.

FundraisingStrategy

Housing.com

Finance Business Partner

Jan 2015 – Jan 2016 · 1 yr · Mumbai

Key activities in the role were as follows
a) Driving revenue for Housing.com over the course of 1 year.
b) Restructured the revenue strategy and launching new products
c) Investor Relations and Fund Raising
d) Formulated business plans, analysed product profitability and evaluated key performance metrics for various verticals
e) Implemented control mechanisms to prevent revenue leakages

Tata capital

Industrial Trainee

Jan 2013 – Jan 2014 · 1 yr · Mumbai

Key activities in the role were as follows:
a) Performed periodic Credit Monitoring reviews of existing Infrastructure clients
b) Assisted CXO level decision making on existing and new exposures.
c) Assisted in bilateral restructuring of loans along with existing lenders
d) Assisted in Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) Cases.