Vishnu Venkatesh
Verified Expert in Management Consulting
Finance Expert
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Toptal member since June 29, 2022
Vishnu has executed $3 billion in M&A over the last seven years, including the first take-private transaction in the Middle East and building the 10-year investment strategy of Dubai's sovereign wealth fund. He has extensive experience in preparing advanced valuation and operating models, pitch decks, and investment memorandums. Vishnu is a CFA charter holder and has joined Toptal to assist companies while traveling in South America over the next six months.
Career Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Expertise
- Capital Raising
- Financial Modeling
- Investment Banking
- Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
- Pitch Decks
- Portfolio Management
- Private Equity
- Valuation
Work Experience
Senior Manager
Dubai Holding
- Managed the acquisition of a 100% stake in DXB Entertainments and oversaw its subsequent delisting from the Dubai Financial Market, a $1.1 billion transaction and the first of its kind in the Middle East.
- Served as a core member of the acquisitions team leading a multi-billion dollar merger and integration of Meraas, a leading real estate developer, into Dubai Holding.
- Led the acquisition of a $30 million, 5-star luxury hotel in Rome, Italy, as part of Dubai Holding's inorganic growth strategy.
- Orchestrated the due-diligence process for the acquisition of a portfolio of marinas in Europe, alongside a global private-equity fund with a transaction value of $350 million.
- Served as a core member of the Integration Management Office for the integration of DXB Entertainments, led the workforce rationalization process, and developed a 100-day plan and long-term value creation strategy.
- Headed the cost rationalization process during the integration of Meraas into Dubai Holding, resulting in $11 million of annual cost synergies.
- Created a consolidated valuation model and financial dashboard to annually evaluate IRRs and financial metrics of Dubai Holding's portfolio companies.
- Served as a core member of the investment strategy team, analyzing the company's current sector and geographic exposure and determining the 10-year investment and portfolio strategy.
Associate
Capitas
- Led the expansion of Capitas' investor base, providing access to several international investors through targeted outreach, with one of the leads executing a $56 million transaction.
- Involved in the sourcing, underwriting, and closing of international real estate transactions worth $220 million.
- Advised a client on the acquisition of a $60 million warehousing facility in Florida, created an LBO model, prepared an investment memorandum, and assisted the legal team in legal structuring.
- Conducted comprehensive market, counterparty, and financial due diligence on 60 real estate transactions, 25 of which were presented to clients' investment committees.
Associate
Growthgate Capital
- Prepared a valuation model and investment memorandum of an international food services portfolio company regarding a potential exit.
- Assisted in the operational restructuring of a portfolio company in the biometrics industry, led the private placement process, and prepared a valuation model and pitch decks.
- Wrote a commercial feasibility report on the European apparel eCommerce industry for a potential acquisition.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Finance and Economic Consulting
Kelley School of Business, Indiana University - Bloomington, IN, USA
Certifications
CFA
CFA Institute
Skills
Finance
Capital Raising, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Private Equity, Financial Modeling, Valuation, Investment Memoranda, DCF Valuation, Revenue Modeling, Budgeting, Three-statement Modeling, Debt, Fundraising, Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs), Debt Raises, Accounting
Other
Investment Banking, Finance, Portfolio Management, Post-merger Integration, Pitch Presentations, Pitch Decks, Investments, Modeling, Business Planning, Revenue Projections, Spreadsheets, Strategy, Commercial Real Estate Finance (CREF), Portfolio Analytics, Leveraged Buyout (LBO), Monte Carlo Simulations
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