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Verified Expert in Finance
Finance Expert
Location
Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Toptal Member Since
June 17, 2022
Ravi has over 12 years of experience in fundraising, executing M&As, and advising Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups with a single transaction of up to $1.5 billion. He founded the Investment Imperative Group (IIG), a boutique investment bank advising clients across the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Ravi has also managed over $500 million in investments from funds into client companies for UBS and prefers freelancing, allowing him to work on projects across sectors and regions.
Career Highlights
Managing Director
Investment Imperative Group
Education Highlights
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
ICFAI Business School (IBS)
Bachelor's Degree
H.L. Institute of Commerce (HLIC)
Case Studies
Expertise
Work Experience
Managing Director
2011 - PRESENT
Investment Imperative Group
- Achieved a 39% return for the investors through the public issue of an anchor book closure of around $40 million, which I managed for a major financial institution (FI).
- Functioned as a financial advisor for a major tech company listed in the US through a $200-million special purpose acquisition company.
- Oversaw credit deployments of $20 million for a major FI across mid-sized businesses generating net interest margins of 2.75%.
- Contributed to raising $7 million in equity capital for a growth-stage company based out of Silicon Valley, offering AI-backed digital solutions for manufacturing facilities, with clients primarily in the Fortune 500.
- Assisted in raising $28 million for an organic brand in the clothing space with end markets across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
- Advised on raising $10 million for a gametech company, $5 million for a healthtech company, and another $5 million for a tech-enabled logistics company.
- Partnered with global hedge funds in deploying a total of $50 million on behalf of clients.
- Advised on structured finance, the European Central Bank, foreign currency convertible bonds, foreign and outward direct investments, follow-on public offers, company restructuring, public issues, and private placements.
- Counseled two major gaming companies outside Europe on investments across continents with a ticket size of $10-200 million and advised other clients on offshore fund deployment, cross-border M&As, and various strategy and company investments.
- Specialized in separately managed accounts and fund management by deploying techno-fundamental, technical, and algorithmic trading systems.
Focus areas: Fundraising, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Modeling, Pitch Books, Joint Ventures, Private Equity, Venture Debt, Strategy, Initial Public Offerings, Private Placements, Research Reports, Venture Capital, Startup Funding, Pitch Deck Consultant, Investor Presentations, Revenue & Expense Projections, Cap Tables, CFO, Cash Flow Management, Cash Flow, Inventory Management, Growth Strategy, Clothing, eCommerce, Deal Structuring, Investment Presentations, Venture Funding, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Three-statement Modeling, Investment Banking, Mezzanine, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Quantitative Analysis, Quantitative Modeling, Credit Analysis, Investments, M&A (Buy-side), Investment Strategy, Term Sheet Advisory, Shareholders' Agreement (JVA), Due Diligence, Deal Review, Forecasting, Business Models, Wealth Management, Equity Markets, Alternative Investments, Family Office, Investment Ideas, Bonds, Research, Real Estate, India, Seed Fundraising, Financing, Investment & Trading Advisory, Stock Market, Stock Analysis, Trading, Europe, Technology, Fundraising Consultant, Scenario Analysis, Target Pricing, Reporting, Equity Research, Gold, Investment Funds, Underwriting, Web3, Startup Accelerators, Blockchain, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Hedge Funds, Leadership, CIO, Fintech, Trading Systems, Business Planning, Exit Strategy, Non-fungible Tokens (NFT), Health & Wellness, Banking & Finance, Credit Underwriting, Transportation & Shipping, Pricing Models, Startup Growth Strategy Development, Market Research, Market Segmentation, FX Consultant, Treasury & Liquidity Management, SaaS, M&A (Sell-side), CleanTech, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO), Cross-border M&A, Deal Sourcing, Cryptocurrency, Investment Committee Advisory, Investment Analysis, Excel Modeling, Project Finance, Industrials, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Employee Stock Options, Stock Options Consultant, Web 3.0, Energy, Import/Export, International Commerce, US GAAP, Consumer Products, Manufacturing, Budgeting, Cash Flow Forecasting, B2C, B2B, Footwear, Government Contracting, Due Diligence Consultant, Data Rooms, IT Services, Credit Risk, Loans & Lending, Credit/Debt, Risk, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), Financial Risk Assessment, Digital Product Development, Financials, Risk & Compliance, Risk Modeling, Edtech Design, Business to Consumer (B2C), Mobile Apps, Transaction Comparables, Business Plan Consulting, Biotechnology, Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, United States, United Kingdom, Event Management, Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM), Technical Analysis, Microsoft Power BI, Data Analysis, Portfolio Analysis, Interim CFO, Corporate Treasury, Financial Reporting, Asset Management, Financial Services, Holding Companies, Waterfall Modeling, Real Estate Development, Consumer Lending, Micro Lending, Residential Real Estate, Education Technology (Edtech), Early-stage Startups, Early-stage Funding, ERP Implementation, Fractional CFO, Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF), Capital Markets, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Information Memoranda, Structured Finance, Digital Banking, Commercial Banking, Online Banking, Consumer Banking, Business Services, Oil & Gas, Equity Research Analysis, Quantitative Research, Fintech Consultant, External Financial Reporting, Internal Financial Reporting, Cash Flow Modeling, Early-stage Venture Capital, UK GAAP, Policies & Procedures Compliance, Finance, Automation, Accounts Receivable, Cash Management, Controller, Controllership, Business Analysis, Excel 2016, Logistics & Warehousing, Third-party Logistics, Management Consulting, Legal Technology (Legaltech), Business Model Strategy, Impact Investing, Visual Storytelling, Vacation Rental Management, Capitalization Tables, Hedge Fund Consultant, Hotels & Lodging, Agribusiness, Stock Trading, Stock Price Analysis, Value Analysis, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, High-tech Startups, Accounting, QuickBooks Online, Intuit QuickBooks, Private Credit, Specialty Finance, Credit Scores, M&A Strategy, Term Sheet Negotiations, Property Management, Investment Capital Raising, Capital Raising, Infrastructure, Waste Management, Metals & Mining, Investment Memoranda, Financial Controls & Processes, SAP ERP, Financial Data, Fundraising Strategy, Chief Operations Officer (COO), Operations, Tax Planning, Profitability Optimization, Balance Sheets, Profit & Loss (P&L), CAPEX, Demand Planning, Sales Forecasting, Data Modeling, eCommerce Analysis
Hedge Fund Expert
2023 - 2024
Hedge and Sachs Financing Broker LLC
- Assisted in opening and operating two hedge funds, one in Luxembourg and another in the Cayman Islands.
- Managed compliance, trading strategies, operations, and legal and regulatory requirements.
- Provided advisory services on various financial aspects, including structures, instruments, deployment, brokers, and alpha generation.
Focus areas: Hedge Funds, Hedge Fund Consultant, Investments
Financial Modeling Expert
2023 - 2024
Xoom Volt Motors LLC
- Advised on fund raising through strategic partners.
- Prepared financial model, chalked out strategies, worked out costing and strategies for key parameters.
- Helped in negotiations with key strategic partners on pricing, deal terms, structure etc.
Focus areas: Financial Modeling, Fundraising, Demand Planning, Sales Forecasting, eCommerce Analysis
Financial Modeling
2023 - 2024
Integrity Carbon Solutions LLC
- Managed an entire acquisition transaction of a mine in the commodities space for a fund in the US.
- Prepared financial models, accretion impact, negotiations, regulatory aspect, advisory on go/no-go, and valuations for the transaction.
- Furthered capital structure on how to fund the deal and sources for the same.
Focus areas: Financial Modeling, Revenue & Expense Projections, Business Models, Valuation, Forecasting, Metals & Mining, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Profitability Optimization, Balance Sheets, Profit & Loss (P&L), Demand Planning, Sales Forecasting
Senior Analyst
2011 - 2012
UBS
- Contributed to the divestiture of Candover private equity firm's entire fund, for which there were 9-10 portfolio companies across different sectors valued above $2.5 billion.
- Managed deals with buy and sell-side pitches of companies such as BHP, Rio Tinto, and Xstrata plc, with typical transactions of above $250 million revolving around acquiring assets and companies and investment proposals.
- Applied techniques such as discounted cash flow (DCF), sum-of-the-parts valuation, relative valuation for equity and debt comps, and precedent transaction analysis.
- Engaged in financial modeling with the leveraged buyout and DCF models and in financial statement analysis.
- Created several comprehensive pitch book materials comprising industry overview, industry outlook, comparisons across companies, industry value chain, market drivers, market trends, products, and services.
- Worked as a part of the Global Industrial Group of UBS, contributing to M&As, initial public offerings, placements, benchmarking, and investment advisory within sectors such as metals and mining, big diversified groups, and commodities.
Focus areas: Fundraising, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Modeling, M&A Modeling, Pitch Books, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Venture Capital, Investor Presentations, Revenue & Expense Projections, Cap Tables, Cash Flow Management, Growth Strategy, Deal Structuring, Investment Presentations, Leveraged Buyout Modeling, Three-statement Modeling, Investment Banking, Mezzanine, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Quantitative Analysis, Quantitative Modeling, Investments, M&A (Buy-side), Investment Strategy, Term Sheet Advisory, Shareholders' Agreement (JVA), Due Diligence, Deal Review, Forecasting, Business Models, Wealth Management, Equity Markets, Alternative Investments, Investment Ideas, Bonds, Research, Financing, Investment & Trading Advisory, Stock Market, Stock Analysis, Trading, Europe, Technology, Fundraising Consultant, Scenario Analysis, Target Pricing, Reporting, Equity Research, Gold, Investment Funds, Underwriting, Quantitative Risk Analysis, Hedge Funds, Leadership, Fintech, Trading Systems, Business Planning, Exit Strategy, Banking & Finance, Market Research, Treasury & Liquidity Management, M&A (Sell-side), Cross-border M&A, Deal Sourcing, Investment Committee Advisory, Investment Analysis, Excel Modeling, Project Finance, Industrials, M&A Due Diligence (Financial), Employee Stock Options, Energy, US GAAP, Consumer Products, Budgeting, Cash Flow Forecasting, Due Diligence Consultant, Credit Risk, Loans & Lending, Credit/Debt, Risk, Financial Risk Assessment, Financials, Transaction Comparables, Business Plan Consulting, Derivatives, Equity Derivatives, United States, United Kingdom, Confidential Information Memorandum (CIM), Data Analysis, Portfolio Analysis, Asset Management, Capital Markets, Information Memoranda, Structured Finance, Oil & Gas, Equity Research Analysis, Quantitative Research, External Financial Reporting, Internal Financial Reporting, Cash Flow Modeling, Policies & Procedures Compliance, Finance, Cash Management, Business Analysis, Excel 2016, Management Consulting, Business Model Strategy, Impact Investing, Visual Storytelling, Capitalization Tables, Hedge Fund Consultant, Stock Trading, Stock Price Analysis, Value Analysis, Private Credit, Specialty Finance, M&A Strategy, Term Sheet Negotiations, Investment Capital Raising, Capital Raising, Metals & Mining, Investment Memoranda, Financial Controls & Processes, SAP ERP, Financial Data, Fundraising Strategy, Tax Planning, Profitability Optimization, Balance Sheets, Profit & Loss (P&L), CAPEX, Sales Forecasting, Data Modeling
Education
2008 - 2010
Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Investment Banking and Quantitative Finance
ICFAI Business School (IBS) - Hyderabad, Telangana, India
2004 - 2007
Bachelor's Degree in Economics and Finance
H.L. Institute of Commerce (HLIC) - Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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