Prashant is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1993), the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (1993), and the Institute of Costs & Works Accountants of India (1991).
He has over 32 years of experience across finance and advisory roles and close to 20 years of experience with BDO India, where he also served as a partner (Lodha & Co. Kolkata). During the years, he has handled and led various mandates of corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, diligence, valuation, restructuring, and advisory cases.
As part of the exposure, he had the opportunity to deal with leaders of various sectors throughout the country and overseas.
He has worked as Global CFO in an Indian-grown multinational in the BPM Sector, having a presence in 15 countries in NALATAM, EMEA, Asia, and the Pacific Region.
He has worked with many large multinationals and Indian promoter companies in advising them on various business, tax, and regulatory issues.
Madhurima has over 30 years of experience in finance and advisory roles. Madhurima has worked on several transactions in mergers and acquisitions. Her breadth of industry experience includes information technology, consumer, industrial, financial services, media, and other sectors. She has been involved in fundraising, buy-side and sell-side advisory engagements, business plan reviews, and pricing analysis.
Madhurima’s experience includes helping identify investors/ targets, negotiations, support during the due diligence process, and closing transactions in conjunction with legal and tax advisors.
She was part of the Corporate Finance & Investment Banking team at PwC Mumbai for more than 15 years. She has a PGDM degree from IIM Bangalore. She has worked with many large multinationals and Indian promoter companies in advising them on various business, tax, and regulatory.
Sharad is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and a Company Secretary. He is an Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) member as an Insolvency Professional and Registered Valuer (SFA).
With over 23 years of experience across various advisory roles 11+ years of experience has worked with BDO India in a senior position. Respected for setting up financial models and the knowledge process outsourcing wing.
He has also been actively involved in mergers and acquisition deals, diligences, valuation, restructuring, and advisory cases. As part of his exposure, he had the opportunity to deal with senior management and leaders of various sectors across the country and overseas.
For 10+ years, he led RJV Advisors Private Limited. He handled a team of more than 40 high-performing professionals involved in various advisory, valuation, diligences, process designing and implementation, funding deals, and assignments.
He is a part of various forums and bodies, including Junior Chamber International, Rotary International, and the International Chamber of Business and Industry, where he has been part of the executive committee and led chapters.
Anindya is a Chartered Accountant and a Cost & Management Accountant having over 28 years of professional experience. Till recently he was a partner with one of the Big 4’s Consulting practice in South Asia.
His key focus area includes Corporate/ Business Strategy formulation, Organization strengthening / restructuring, Financial planning/ restructuring, Operations improvement, State owned enterprises privatization/ joint venture, Corporate Governance strengthening & improvement, CSR, etc.
He has experience across various manufacturing & services sectors including Engineering, Construction, Pharmaceuticals, Shipbuilding, Chemicals, Textiles, Cement, Paper, Food processing, Plantations, Dairy, Tourism, Logistics, Transportation, Financial Services, Education & Skill development, IT & ITeS, etc.
He also has significant expertise in working with Governments and International Development Agencies on policy formulation, public private partnership development, investment climate improvement, economic opportunity assessments, etc.
Jaideep has significant expertise in Practice Management, Business Development and Program Delivery in the areas of strategy and transformation. He has been involved in consulting for a number of corporate clients in the areas of business planning, corporate performance and operations for clients in sectors spanning Infrastructure, IT/ITES, logistics and Banking and Financial Services.
Jaideep’s work experience comprises nearly twenty years of engagement with two of the Big Four firms in India.
Jaideep has been a partner with one of the Big 4’s ERP practice and subsequently, has been the leader of that firm’s Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) practice (part of Risk Advisory) in India based out of Bangalore between 2004 and 2007. In this role, Jaideep has directed large compliance related engagements, including those in the areas of Sarbanes Oxley readiness, SAS 70 reviews as well as Clause 49 consulting.
Key clients in this area have been in the Financial Services and IT/ITES industry groups.
A significant area of focus for Jaideep’s consulting career has been on IT-led business transformation. A core area of expertise is the conceptualization, design, technology enablement and delivery of a KPI based Financial, Risk and Performance Management Framework unique to professional services organizations.
Can an arbitral institution require parties’ membership as a pre-requisite for forming an arbitral tribunal under its rules when parties have agreed to arbitrate under those rules?
Answer :The Hon’ble Delhi High Court, in the case of Rani Construction v. Union of India (ARB.P. 1011/2023), ruled that arbitral institution membership cannot be mandated as a prerequisite for arbitration. Hon’ble Justice Sachin Datta’s bench clarified that when parties opt for arbitration under an institution, it doesn’t imply automatic membership acceptance.
Somnath advises clients in the areas of Policy Research & Regulatory Analysis, ESG Advisory, Transaction Advisory and Digital Transformation. He has more than 26 years of experience with expertise in the areas of information technology, policy and legal risk management, supply chain advisory, defense and indigenization, infrastructure and real estate, manufacturing and industry 4.0, healthcare and logistics.
He actively advises clients operating in verticals like banks, insurance, asset reconstruction, real estate, information technology, infrastructure, healthcare, consumables, start-ups, logistics, government sectors and others SMEs and mid-corporates on Business Process Improvement, Entity Restructuring, Regulatory and Policy Guidelines.
He also advises clients on contract negotiation, compliance and regulatory matters. matters pertaining to private investment, asset restructuring, business restructuring, brand management, intellectual property, managing relations with statutory authorities, asset acquisition and exploring new areas of opportunities.
He has previously worked with PricewaterhouseCoopers (P) Ltd and TechMahindra Ltd in the USA, UK, APAC and South East Asia. He completed his degree in accountancy with honours from Calcutta University and his MBA (Finance) from Jadavpur University with Post Graduation in Corporate Law from WBNUJS.
Sudipto is a Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1995) & Institute of Costs & Works Accountants of India (1996).
He has over 27 years of experience in corporate sector mostly in Direct and Indirect Taxation of Blue-chip companies.
Significant Accomplishments includes GST implementation of the various verticals of the Apeejay Surrendra Group with special focus on Tea considering its complex nature and non-availability of CENVAT credit under pre GST regime.
He has worked with ACC Ltd, Hindalco, Blue Star, Apeejay Surrendra Group (an Indian conglomerate with Domestic turnover of around Rs.1300 crores with interests in Tea, Shipping, Hospitality, Logistics, Real estate) in a wide spectrum of Finance & Accounts activities encompassing Direct Tax, Indirect Tax Functions including, Tax Compliance and Litigation up to Supreme Court, Tax Accounting, Tax Audit, Transfer Pricing of all type of assesses including Trusts, M&A, Retiral Fund Management, CFO of Logistics.
He had ensured proper changes in software with regular interaction with software vendor to incorporate changes as per GST rules. Issuing guidelines on the regular changes of GST rules. Conceptualised, supervised and completed complex business restructuring of the Tea division consolidating all tea companies and thereby making Apeejay Tea the second largest tea producer.
Priyanka is a Fellow of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). She has handled matters relating to Mergers/ Amalgamations and has made representations before the Regional Director, RoC, and National Company Law Board.
With over 16 years of experience in Corporate Legal consultation, Advisory on Corporate Law, Corporate Litigation, managing ongoing concerns under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process and business formation, tracking, and improvement, focusing on overall compliance.
She has provided advisory services for the Formation of Companies LLP, Preparation, Supervision / Maintenance of Statutory Records and Registers, Secretarial Audit and compliance Certificates, Compliances by Listed Companies with Listing Agreements, and NBFC (non-deposit accepting). She has a sound understanding of procedural aspects having moved several matters to NCLT under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
Saloni, Chartered Accountant, boasts over 14 years of expertise spanning finance, audit, due diligence and legal domains.
Commencing her career within the Assurance vertical of PwC, establishing a strong foundation in financial management, she swiftly ascended to leadership roles, notably as Finance and Commercial Director at renowned Film production house in Eastern India for over 5 years where alongwith heading finance she actively contributed to day-to-day general management, commercial negotiations and deal closures.
In a BPM services company, she further honed her skills as Finance Controller for the EMEA region, ensuring profitability across four call centers while spearheading treasury management and M&A initiatives.
Known for her adeptness in high-pressure environments, Saloni excels in providing decisive leadership, people management and cultivating enduring client relationships across diverse cultural landscapes. Her track record underscores a commitment to excellence, positioning her as a valuable asset capable of delivering impactful results in any professional setting.
