Foods & Inns is a 50+ year old company listed on the Stock Exchanges and is one of the largest Mango pulpers in India serving Fortune 500 Beverage manufacturers of the world like Pepsi, Coke, Unilever etc. It is also one of the largest Fruits & Vegetables processor in India having 6 owned factories across 3 states exporting processed fruit pulps, purees & vegetables. It is expanding its presence in the Branded Spices & Frozen Food segment.*Achievements*:Helped the company secure incentives of around Rs.148 crores under the PLI scheme (Production led Incentives) by liaising with the Govt authorities which is expected to be a game changer to the fortunes of the company.Helped the company raise Rs.210 crores (~USD 25 Million) of Equity through preferential allotment to marquee investors Instrumental in changing focus of the company from a pure B2B player to a B2C player by helping it acquire and build brands.Helped the company raise Innovative Off Balance Sheet finance. Worked with food technologists to help convert the waste generated by the company into wealth by manufacturing Pectin.Initiated the digital transformation strategy for the companyOne point contact for Investment Bankers & Legal advisors for fundraise through QIP/Private PlacementDelivered a New Age Annual Report with content for MD&A, Storyboard, Investor Notes & Notes to accounts.Helped the company absorb its Non Peak season Fixed Overheads by introducing newer products for processing with the little modification to the existing machinery.*Primary responsibilities handled*:- Raising Working Capital finance- Accounting Control & Optimization- Business Strategy - Treasury & Business Intelligence- Corporate Finance - Investor Relations & Annual Report Content- New Business Initiatives- Digital Transformation- Stakeholder Value Creation & Relationship Management

Handling varied functions of Business Strategy, M&A, Valuation, Treasury & Investor Relations across Western Press group companies (Part of a conglomerate) which are listed & unlisted. Namely:1) Western Press Pvt. Ltd. (Largest Financial documents printer in India) - www.westernpress.in2) Foods & Inns Ltd. (Listed Food Processing Company) - www.foodsandinns.com3) First Overseas Capital (SME Merchant Banker & AMC) - www.focl.in4) Kusum Masala - www.kusumspices.com New business ideation, strategy & implementation was a part of the service engagement.Helped the listed group company Foods & Inns Ltd. acquire a branded spice firm (Kusum Masala) and actively spearheaded the entire M&A from planning acquisition strategy, Valuing & Evaluating, Negotiation, Due Diligence, Financing to Post acquisition integration. Successfully helped the company take steps to transform form a pure B2B business to B2C business by owning brands.Helped the group company First Overseas Capital Ltd. structure a Category 2 Alternative Investment Fund based out of Gujarat IFSC and actively worked on preparing documents like the Private Placement Memorandum, Trust Indenture, Contribution Agreement, Investment Management Agreement etc. to register with the SEBI.

Sphatik Partners was formed with the intention of pooling in partner capital in order to run as a hedge fund and to set up a Category III Alternative Investment Fund going forward. It was also registered as an Authorized person under SEBI. Key responsibilities were as follows:1) Managing the fund as an absolute return fund across sectors and market caps with parameter of low market correlation. 2) Adoption of technical trading strategies for long term and short term trading.3) Researching on new mid cap ideas and highlighting it to the clients under the authorized person arrangement.4) Engagement with other long only funds to rope them in to set up an AIF.5) Evaluating deals on the Private Equity side as and when an opportunity arises.

Infina Finance Pvt. Ltd. (Kotak Hedge Fund) - Website: www.infina.co.inInfina Finance Ltd. is a Proprietary Investment Company jointly owned by Kotak Mahindra Bank & The Kotak promoter family. It is a part of the 3rd Largest Bank by Market Cap in India (USD 41 Billion- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd). It runs a Hedge Fund cum Private Equity Fund. It is the largest running hedge fund registered and operating out of India. Infina runs an absolute return hedge fund with low volatility as an investment style in addition to a Private Equity fund.Link: http://www.infina.co.in/Key responsibilities were:1) Performing analytical review of financial operations; understanding the fund requirements and making short & long investment recommendations to the CIO for the 3000cr parent hedge fund as well as independently managing a 30cr long only portfolio.2) Analyzing the business, conducting benchmark study and trend analysis; investigating and understanding key business issues behind the numbers and providing clear & timely recommendations.3) Responsible for nurturing relationship with the management of mid-cap companies, as well as serving as the intermediary for flow of information between the management of large cap companies and the CIO.4) Apprising the CIO with developments taking place in stocks invested or recommended.5) Sectors covered were Cement, Real Estate, Media, Textiles, Branded Apparel, Retail, Jewelry & Aviation.

Business Strategy, Profitability Management, Electronic Transition, KPI determination and Business/Product Analysis

Infina Finance Pvt. Ltd. (Kotak Hedge Fund) - Website: www.infina.co.inEquity AnalystInfina Finance Ltd. is a Proprietary Investment Company jointly owned by Kotak Mahindra Bank & The Kotak promoter family. It is a part of the 3rd Largest Bank by Market Cap in India (USD 41 Billion- Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd). It runs a Hedge Fund cum Private Equity Fund. It is the largest running hedge fund registered and operating out of India. Infina runs an absolute return hedge fund with low volatility as an investment style in addition to a Private Equity fund.Link: http://www.infina.co.in/