Anya Patil Email & Phone Number

London Area, United Kingdom

Skill Capital is an executive-led specialist advisory firm in the European and North American large-cap private capital space, working with traditional PE buyout, and also Sovereign Wealth and Pension Funds.We support large-cap private equity funds (KKR, CVC, Blackstone etc.) with deal origination and pre-deal advisory - subsector analysis. We also spend our time selectively supporting executives to raise private capital for buyouts (working alongside in-house former world-class PE professionals who can provide confidential and personal strategic advice) as well as secure CEO, Chairman, NED and Senior Advisor positions in existing and pipeline deals.

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

Led teams of consultants on projects concerning market entry, business analysis, operations improvement, product pricing and strategy development projects. Work focused on startups around Europe and the UK (incl. Felyx, DoctorsinItaly, Ecolytiq, among others)

Milan, Lombardy, Italy

 Led a comprehensive market analysis evaluating offerings by 10 prominent university entrepreneurial hubs in Europe and the USA. These results identified niche verticals with growth potential  Orchestrated the development of an advanced portfolio management dashboard, reducing manual entry by 70% and enabling real-time tracking of startup performance and data accuracy  Collaborated with a cross-functional team to develop a data-driven investment strategy increasing the accelerator's funding success rate by 35% and attracted an additional $1 million in external investments

- Worked on a partnership facilitating fundraising within Italy for Doctors Without Borders- Carried out competitive analysis, identifying opportunities and challenges- Constructed a long term funding strategy

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

 Presented a compelling 15-minute analysis to the CEO, evaluating two equities and providing clear buy/sell recommendations through capital structure analysis, industry research, and technical analysis Drafted 750-words reports circulated internally assessing trends in Exchanged Traded Funds and the Emerging Markets. Was presented with the award for best researched reports by the CEO

New Delhi, Delhi, India

 Managed a course ‘Business Models for Impact & Profit’ conducted by Mrida for 50 INSEAD MBA candidates in Fontainebleau, in collaboration with Enviu, Mahindra Group and Paul Polman Facilitated virtual site visits and stakeholder engagement to develop actionable strategies for current challenges. These were implemented on-site with a 40% projected increase in sales in the third quarter Authored articles for the Mrida Annual Report at the 'Sustainability Summit' at INSEAD. Gained a strong understanding of ‘Strategic CSR’ through lectures by C-Suite executives

New Delhi, Delhi, India

 Analysed sales data across the firm’s operations in India. Created 500-word reports provided to the CFO to help make strategic investment decisions to meet annual revenue targets  Automated reporting of inventories using Zapier which improved efficiency in the finance function by 30%. Was commended by the CFO for 'tangibly adding value'  Attended meetings with the CFO, gained a deep understanding of the company’s balance sheet and strong credit position which secured further debt to fuel business expansion in Punjab

Was commended for Outstanding Managerial Contribution during sessions between 2016-2019.

Master'S Degree, Financial Analysis

Bachelor Of Science, International Economics And Management Merit Scholar

Activities and Societies: Student Ambassador Elected Class Representative Economics Association · TEDx Speakers team · Student.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Indian School Certificate Scholar of the year Head of Student Council · House Vice Captain · Form representative.