Chandrasekhar Kartha Email & Phone Number

Boca Raton , Us

Black Dragon Capital (BDC) is a US based Private Equity fund focused on technology investments primarily in the ecommerce, financial services technology and media tech (currently managing ~$400M of AUM) Key projects include:- Key member of deal team on acquisition of Grass Valley (a market leading media tech company) for $339M in 2020 - Was also a key member of the deal teams for the acquisitions of Maginus Software (enterprise software company for SMB retailers) and SRMS Network Technologies in 2019 and on the divestitures of portfolio companies Indus Software in 2018, Enterworks in 2019 and Payveris in 2021 •Involved in deal sourcing and pipeline management of prospective targets •Managing the due diligence process, providing thesis-driven assessment models, returns analysis to investment committee from initial investment assessment through closing • Assist executives of portfolio companies with all operational aspects, including operational management, cost and cash flow management, among other things •Maintaining relationships with bankers, industry experts, and organizations •Overseeing monthly and quarterly reporting of portfolio company performance

Pune, Maharashtra, In

Visiting faculty for M&A course

Pune, Maharashtra, In

Visiting faculty for M&A and Investment Banking courses

• Responsible for developing inorganic growth strategy and areas of focus for business units, sourcing, identification and execution of targets for acquisitions across multiple service lines such as ERP, BPO etc. as well as advising IGATE on divestitures• Key responsibilities / projects include:o Led the identification, assessment and due diligence of multiple assets across the ERP, m-commerce and BPO services space in 2014o Led the negotiation and SPA drafting process for a US based Oracle services company (process went on hold)o Responsible for defining IGATE’s European near shore strategy and setting up of the Budapest delivery center in less than 3 months from concept to completiono Part of the team conducting reviews of Top 100 client accounts, in order to identify nascent issues

Charlotte, North Carolina, Us

Notable projects / achievements: Produced PoV on Honeywell interest in the Indian aerospace sector, including study of various companies as potential targets for acquisitions / JVsLeading the process of identifying underperforming Honeywell businesses using financial metrics; Involved in three projects with cross functional teams tasked with articulating turn around strategy for such product lines Responsible for providing regular deal related competitive intelligence inputs for monthly pipeline presentation to Honeywell CEODeveloped a strong pipeline of M&A candidates, through regular interaction with M&A Directors, due to which more than 3,000 Aerospace & Defense companies have been screened over the past one year

London, Gb

Key Projects Include: US$500m Equity Capital Market transaction advising SAIC Motors; involved in discussions with client team on valuation model, possible transaction structures and hedging options available for the investmentSell side mandate for a mid-market UAE-based logistics firm; involved in preparation of teaser document, drafting of Information Memorandum document, process letter, regular weekly calls with the client senior managementDeveloping strategic finance advisory solutions for a reputed Indian auto manufacturerBuy-side stake purchase mandate involving a major Japanese OEM in the leading Russian OEMBuy side mandate for a major French building materials firm regarding a majority stake purchase in Middle East cement asset

Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

Part of the team working on Web Application Development and Maintenance, including Database Query Development and Optimization, responsible for automating and optimizing internal business processesWorked on multiple Microsoft Web Technologies, including ASP, VB, dot Net, Microsoft SQL Server

Pgdm, Finance

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics & Communication Engg