Akshay Bhimrajka
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Management Consulting Expert
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Toptal member since August 27, 2019
Akshay is a Paris-based entrepreneur and private equity professional and has raised two funds of $250+ million and grown three companies to $1+ billion in enterprise value. An experienced financier and operator, he has helped raise $500+ million for companies in the telecom, real estate, oil and gas, and education sectors. Akshay freelances to help companies with M&A, modeling, and fundraising, leveraging his operational and financial expertise.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Telecom Infrastructure Company: Financial and Operational Plan
Private Equity Acquisition of Schools
Industry Expertise
- Accounting Services
- Multimedia & Graphic Design
- Education
- Energy, Utilities & Waste
- Electricity, Oil & Gas
- Venture Capital & Private Equity
- Real Estate
- Telecommunications
Other Expertise
- Corporate Finance
- Financial Modeling
- Fundraising
- Investor Presentations
- M&A (Buy-side)
- Private Equity
Work Experience
Founder
Toquity
- Founded a SaaS company, creating the product roadmap and development workflows, as well as establishing the marketing processes.
- Established the technical product in eight months, learning full-stack web development and maintaining responsibility for incorporating customer feedback into the product roadmap.
- Composed roadshow presentations and investor pitches along with three-year financial projections for an early-stage business for a seed round fundraise in France and India.
- Performed equity transaction and capitalization audit for 50+ companies as part of the customer onboarding process.
Senior Associate
Aramis Partners
- Established a mid-fee segment education platform in the United Arab Emirates through the $50 million acquisition of two schools in Abu Dhabi, maintaining responsibility for financial modeling, planning, investor reporting, and fundraising.
- Led the transaction process from inception to completion, including managing seller and investor relations, driving investment analysis, and developing closing and post-acquisition strategy.
- Led deal diligence for the $100 million acquisition of a chain of Saudi Arabian gyms and health centers, conducting the investment analysis, investor reporting, and fundraising.
Associate
Alcazar Capital
- Founded Irrawaddy Green Towers, a telecom infrastructure company in Myanmar, leading fundraising for $300 million in financing and managing all financial modeling, planning, budgeting, and forecasting activities.
- Founded Golden Towers, a telecom infrastructure company in Vietnam, raising $20 million of growth capital and leading a $60 million acquisition of a competitor maintaining responsibility for all financial modeling, planning, and forecasting.
- Established International Campus, a €100 million fund focused on student housing in Germany, modeling and presenting multi-layered private equity exit scenarios and delivering all fund-level and portfolio-level financial models and forecasts.
- Led a global buy-side mandate for an international logistics player with $2+ billion of revenue, managing several transactions from sourcing to execution.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree in General Management
INSEAD - France
Bachelor's Degree in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras - Chennai, India
Certifications
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Level I
CFA Institute
Skills
Finance
Valuation, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Financial Modeling, Financial Model Auditing, Corporate Finance, Private Equity, M&A (Buy-side), Capital Budgeting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Budgeting, Fundraising, Capital Structuring, Blockchain, Debt Raises, Cash Flow Forecasting, M&A Modeling, P&L Forecasting, Revenue & Expense Projections, M&A (Sell-side), Seed Fundraising, Private Equity Valuation, Mezzanine, Equity Financing, Fund Management, Project Finance, Forecasting, Pricing, Private Equity Secondaries, Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC), Lifetime Value (LTV), Angel/Seed Funding, Startup Funding, Equity Offerings, Equity Valuation, Fund of Funds, Three-statement Modeling, Term Loans, CFO, Accounting, Investment Briefs, Fund Formation
Output Software
Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Adobe Photoshop
Data & Analysis Software
Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters, FactSet
Industry Expertise
Telecommunications, Real Estate Development, Technology, Software, For-profit Education, Logistics, Venture Capital, Early-stage Startups, Real Estate, Affordable Housing, Energy, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas
Geographic Expertise
Myanmar, United Arab Emirates, France, India, Vietnam, Germany, Saudi Arabia
Other
Investor Presentations, Vue, Excel Modeling, Think-cell, JavaScript, Financial Statements, Investor Reporting, Capital Allocation, Financial Forecasting, Board Presentations, Board Decks, SaaS, Enterprise SaaS, Board Reporting, Pitch Preparation, Investments, Excel Expert, Fintech, Node.js, Stream Processing, Reuters Eikon, Excel VBA, Entrepreneurship, Financial Closing, Data Centers, Investment Funds, Renewables, Limited Partnerships, Joint Ventures, Financing, Debt Financing, Business Models, Pitch Books, Pitch Decks, Private Placement Memoranda, Family Office, Investment Cases, K-12 Education, Education, LTV:CAC, Startups, Ethereum, Product Management, Web Development, Web Design, Business Strategy, Business Planning, Exit Planning, Exit Strategy, Strategic Planning, Operating Models, Term Sheets, Investor Relations, Investor Agreements, Shareholder Return, Infrastructure, Project Management, Acquisitions, Corporate, Microsoft Office
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