Nikhil Agarwal, CFA, Finance Expert in Delhi, India
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Nikhil Agarwal, CFA

Verified Expert  in Finance

Bio

Nikhil is a founding partner at Z1N Capital and has over 10 years of experience across strategy consulting, M&A, mezzanine and equity fundraises, and early-stage investing. He's had a strong focus on the consumer, financial services, and infrastructure sectors. Nikhil's functional expertise includes new market entry, inorganic growth, corporate restructuring, and family offices. Some of his notable Indian clients include GMR, iGate, Blackstone, TCG, and TTK Prestige.

Career Highlights

Team Leader
Strategic Decision Group

Education Highlights

MBA
Indian School of Business
Bachelor's Degree
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani

Certification Highlights

CFA
CFA Institute

Case Studies

Work Experience

Associate

2009 - 2020
Boston Consulting Group
  • Advised a Fortune 500 healthcare company on its go-to-market approach in the EU-5 and Benenord regions by reengineering performance tools and sales support mechanisms, increasing sales by 16% over nine months.
  • Deployed a sales force strategy for OTC products for a major Indian Pharma client, delivering 7% in cost over baseline in six months.
  • Orchestrated risk analysis on the successful bid for a 200 MW solar energy project awarded under the Indian government’s PPP Model. This led to synergetic value creation of $120 million over 16 months.
Focus areas: Sales Growth, Growth Strategy, Executive Consulting, Factoring, Financial Modeling, Real Estate, Excel Expert, Market Research, Business Plan Consulting, Business Planning, Data Analysis

Head of Corporate Strategy

2015 - 2017
Naspers
  • Led the visioning and corporate restructuring exercise of an Indian consumer business for PayU-2022.
  • Led the $150 million buy-side acquisition of CitrusPay, the third-largest payment gateway aggregator.
  • Oversaw the post-merger integration with PayU global, which took place over 12 months.
  • Drove $34 million in annual revenue by establishing strategic partnerships with India’s top 15 consumer brands.
Focus areas: M&A (Buy-side), Business Development, Post-merger Integration, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Acquisitions, Corporate, M&A (Sell-side), Venture Capital, Early-stage Startups, Financial Modeling, Pitch Decks, Valuation, Seed Fundraising

Team Leader

2011 - 2015
Strategic Decision Group
  • Designed the pre-IPO growth strategy for a mid-market infrastructure services company and subsequently assisted the client CFO in implementing the strategy during the Series B fundraising of $77 million.
  • Led the sell-side negotiation, valuation, and due diligence for French infrastructure firm, Vinci, for their first Indian acquisition valued at $150 million.
  • Standardized extensive mixed-use real estate financial models that were successfully deployed in transactions exceeding $85 million.
  • Managed a client’s entry into the aviation business and assumed the role of interim CFO for the new $48 million venture.
Focus areas: Interim Management, Market Entry, Growth Strategy, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Acquisitions, Fundraising, Executive Consulting, Interim CFO, Business Development, Financial Modeling, Excel Modeling, Commercial Real Estate
2013 - 2013

MBA in Investment Management

Indian School of Business - Hyderabad, India

2005 - 2009

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanial Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani - Pilani, India

JUNE 2012 - PRESENT

CFA

CFA Institute

Finance

Fundraising, M&A (Sell-side), Private Equity, Deal Advisory, Debt Raises, Five-year Projections, Capital Structure Analysis, Financial Modeling, Seed Fundraising, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Data Analysis, Venture Funding, Revenue Modeling, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Credit Analysis, Factoring, Valuation, Market Research, Mezzanine, Project Finance, Risk, Corporate Finance, Valuation of Financial Instruments, M&A (Buy-side)

Output Software

Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint

Industry Expertise

Venture Capital, Early-stage Startups, Commercial Real Estate, Merchant Banking, Technology, Real Estate

Other

Market Entry, Financials, Business Modeling, Board Presentations, Capital Advisory, Deal Structuring, Post-merger Integration, Business Development, Business Strategy, Marketplace Lending, eCommerce Platforms, Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF), Pitch Decks, Excel Expert, Excel Modeling, Business Plan Consulting, Business Planning, Excel VBA, Go-to-market Plans, Launch Strategy, Investment Banking, Fundraising Consultant, Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT), Debt Issuance, Revenue Strategy, Sales Growth, Acquisitions, Interim Management, Corporate, Executive Consulting, Renewables, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Financial Ratios, Growth Strategy, Interim CFO, Economics, Investments & Risk Management

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