World Renowned Faculties
Manish Tripathy, Chief Operating Officer, Disseminare Consulting
Manish Tripathy Chief Operating Officer Disseminare Consulting since August 2009 has an experience of more than 11 years in the domain of Banking, Training & Consultancy. For the past two years, he had been conducting training in the financial domain, particularly bank credit, project finance, infrastructure finance & risk management for leading names in the industry. Besides this, he also heads the consulting division of the company.
Manish has more than 8 years of enriched experience in banks namely Punjab National Bank & State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur. He has worked extensively in various spheres of banking ranging from routine, credit & foreign exchange, infrastructure finance to planning & execution of policies at regional level. His various assignments include working at rural & semi-urban branches at the grass root level as well as planning department at regional level. He has also worked with the risk management division of both the banks. Besides this, he also has an educative and enriching experience of setting up a new branch of PNB & taking it beyond break-even within 11 months of operation. Other than this, his assignments include a brief stint with Service Tax under Ministry of Finance, Government of India in 2006.
He has also assisted his professors in the publication of a few papers in international journals during his MBA in IIM Calcutta. One of them has been on development of alternate models of raising funds through project finance other than existing models in the changing scenario. Another one worth a mention has been on Operational Risk in Banking.
Manmeet Singh, Partner, Infrastructure & Energy Practice, Luthra & Luthra Law Offices
Manmeet Singh is a Partner in Luthra & Luthra’s infrastructure and energy practice areas. He has extensive experience in advising on development work and M&As in the infrastructure and energy sectors, including renewable energy. Manmeet has acted for various stakeholders such as investors, developers, concessioning authorities and lenders. Some of his clients include Fortum Energy, SkyPower, I-Squared Capital, Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Essel Infrastructure, Korea Western Power Company, State Grid China, Vinci Concessions, JBIC, Petronas and Anadarko Petroleum. Manmeet studied law at the prestigious National Law School, Bangalore and has done LL.M. from Columbia University, New York. He has been nominated by IFLR in 2014 and 2015 as ‘Rising Star Lawyer’ for Energy & Infrastructure.
Masood Mallick, MD, ERM India Private Limited
Masood Mallick is currently the Managing Director of ERM India Private Limited. He also leads the Transaction Services practice at ERM India and is the Contaminated Site Management coordinator for the India offices. Masood has more than fourteen years of EH&S, Social Risk and Sustainability consulting experience, and works closely with industries, venture capital groups, and their legal counsel to evaluate and manage the EH&S risks of transactions over the life cycle of industrial, commercial and infrastructure investments. He has led and managed over 800 due diligence and compliance audit assignments, including Phase I/ Phase II ESA's as per ASTM and other protocols such as the Equator Principles, covering project sites in India, South East Asia, Middle-East, Europe and the Americas. He is also conversant with EH&S regulatory provisions and compliance requirements in several countries. Masood has worked with over 30 Fortune 100 corporations, more than 100 Fortune 500 corporations, major financial institutions and leading law firms. Among the multilateral/ bilateral agencies, he has worked with the IFC, World Bank, DFID, DEFRA (Government of UK), Japan ODA, DEG, KfW, UNDP and GTZ.
Mayank Singh, Partner, Khaitan & CO.
Mayank is a Partner in the Corporate M&A and Private Equity Practice in Delhi. Mayank has extensive international and cross-border experience, inbound as well as outbound, and has advised several clients on corporate and commercial transactions, including private equity and venture capital investments, takeovers, mergers, acquisitions, strategic alliances and provided advice on general corporate, securities and foreign investment laws.
Some recent notable transactions include advising Mankind Pharma in relation to ChrysCapital’s acquisition of equity securities of Mankind Pharma; The Phoenix Mills Limited in relation to investment by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in Island Star, a strategic investment platform to develop, own and operate retail-led mixed-use developments across India; Apax Partners in relation to acquisition of 20.37% stake in Shriram City Union Finance Limited from TPG Capital for USD 378.6 million approximately; The Blackstone Group in its exit from CMS Info System Limited to Baring Private Equity for an undisclosed amount; Apax Partners in relation to subscription to equity securities of Cholamandalam Investment and Finance Company Limited and open market purchase of equity shares thereof; Rabo Equity Advisors in relation to subscription of equity shares of Naturell (India) Private Limited; Compassvale Investments Pte. Ltd., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings (Private) Limited, in relation to acquisition of 2% stake in ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited; iGATE Corporation, USA and its subsidiaries, on its acquisition of controlling stake of Patni Computer Systems Limited from its promoters and General Atlantic Partners for USD 1.22 billion approximately; Vistra Group (a Baring Private Equity Asia portfolio) on its 100% acquisition of IL&FS Trust Company Limited from the IL&FS Group; Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited and Changi Airports India Pte. Ltd in relation to sale of 12.66% stake to IL&FS Limited and subscription of further equity shares by Changi Airports India Pte. Ltd (amounting to 3.45%) to maintain its 26% shareholding in Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited.
Meghana V Malkan, Co-founder, Malkansview
After working at a corporate house for more than half a decade, Meghana decided to break free from the shackles. Migrating from a law background into the stock market was a culture shock to her. But she learned all the things that the stock market had to offer and broke her myths and preconceived notions about the market. With her heart-felt style, she now teaches the same principles that have changed her life and the lives of hundreds of people around her.
Mitul Shah, Senior Director - Corporate Finance, Alvarez & Marsal
Mitul Shah is a Senior Director in the Corporate Finance Group of Alvarez & Marsal (A&M). He brings in 12 years of experience in Indian M&A. His primary areas of focus are corporate finance services. Mr. Shah has worked with clients across a range of industries, including consumer, media, hospitality and private equity.
Mr. Shah has provided corporate finance services to 50+ companies including Marico, Baramati Agro, Dabur India, Godrej Consumer, General Mills, Kancor Ingredients, Tata Chemicals, Prabhat Dairy, Rasna, Zee Entertainment, ABP, Saint Gobain, Sakaal Papers, Bennett Coleman and Company Ltd. and others.
Mr. Shah’s primary areas of expertise are advising clients on evaluating strategic options and / or growth capital requirements, assisting in the preparation of detailed business plans, assessing financial statements with a focus on appraising business drivers to facilitate M&A, reviewing legal agreements and studying different financial proposals.
Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Shah spent 8 years with KPMG India Private Limited, where he was driving the Consumer markets and TMT initiatives for the corporate finance team. He has advised several domestic and multinational corporations on mergers and acquisitions, including cross border transactions, joint ventures, divestitures, private equity placements and valuation assignments.
Mr. Shah earned a bachelor’s degree in commerce and accounting from Sydenham College of Commerce & Economics and earner his MBA from Saunders College of Business (RIT), Rochester.
Ms. Gesu Kaushal, Executive Director and Co-Head Capital Markets Group, Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Limited.
With over 20 years of experience in the investment banking industry in India, Gesu has rich experience across various equity products, including initial public offerings, follow on offerings, Qualified Institutional Placements, international offerings and private equity transactions across various sectors including consumer, healthcare, technology, banking and financial services. She has been associated with a number of marquee listings in India and handled complex situations through the various capital market cycles over the last two decades.
She has played an important role in the regulatory evolution of the Indian capital markets and has been involved with many capital market innovations over the years. Her participation on various regulatory committees is an endorsement of her understanding of the capital markets in India.
Gesu has been a Director of AIBI since September, 2011. She is the Chairperson on the Board of AIBI and a member of the REITs Advisory Group of the BSE. Gesu is a graduate in Economics Hons from Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University and an MBA from Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies.
Murali Ananthasivan, Partner, J. Sagar Associates
Murali has an extensive experience of over 25 years as a corporate lawyer. He has a rich and varied experience in Mergers & Acquisitions with emphasis on Corporate Restructuring, and also has a steady standing before the Company Law Board and the High Court. He has advised various listed companies in numerous facets of Securities Law and particularly with regard to private placement of securities and open offers triggered under Takeover Regulations.
He has acted and advised in several significant corporate acquisitions and transactions for change of control in India and resultant restructuring exercises in various sectors including industrial equipment, hotels, textiles and liquor, Several schemes of amalgamation and de-mergers and in drafting and filing court proceedings for the implementation of schemes of arrangement and amalgamation.
He has Advised in relation to foreign investment into India, regulatory approvals for such investment, drafting of documentation including joint venture / shareholders contracts, technology and trade mark agreements, supply contracts, marketing contracts, etc., and other related documents; negotiation, corporate and foreign exchange related advise, regulatory compliances and stamp duty issues
He has also Advised and assisted in setting up in India of liaison/branch offices of foreign companies and the filings required to be made by such offices with regulatory authorities in India and interfacing with the regulatory authorities in this regard. He was Enrolled as an Advocate with the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu in 1983.
Nagaraja Prakasam, Mentor/Angel Investor, Indian Angel Network
Naga is a versatile and passionate leader with more then 20 years of global experience (decade in the USA and a decade+ in India). As a full time angel investor, invested in 11 start-ups and seen 3 exits.
He has delivered C.K.Prahalad memorial lecture at WorldCoCreationDay. Chaired “Green Revolution 2.0 – Food Security and the role of innovation” at 10th CII Innovation Summit.
He is a Partner at Acumen, Mentor-in-Residence at NSRCEL, IIMB, Mentor at CIIE, IIMA & GSBI, Santa Clara University.
He is also In the board of GoCoOp – online market place for co-operatives, Uniphore – voice recognition for 14 Indian languages and 100 dialects.
He holds a B.E. degree from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India and an MBA degree from the San Diego/Kennesaw State University, United States.
Nandita Pai, Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India Pvt. Ltd.
Nandita is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant. During her 19 years association with the firm, she has developed special expertise in merger valuations and has been associated with valuations in the manufacturing, banking, insurance, finance, telecommunications, pharmaceutical, agrochemicals, IT and ITeS etc. industries. She has also developed the practice of intangible asset valuation, PPA allocation and valuations under US GAAP and IFRS.
Nandita additionally leads the practice of valuation of intangibles, purchase price allocation and other valuations under US GAAP and IFRS