Rishab Kothari, Cfa Email & Phone Number

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Strategic financial advisory to emerging North American technology leaders. Clients range from from those which were pre-revenue to those which are members of the Fortune 500. We partner with each of our clients and are responsible for driving company strategy, empowering executive decision making, and guiding the company towards achieving its goals while maximising stakeholder value.

Mumbai Area, India

Execution of unique & marquee transactions covering Buyside & Sellside M&A, Corporate Restructuring, PE Syndication & Advisory and Large Family Settlements Select Completed Transactions:- Buy side advisory to a consortium involving Bandhan, GIC & Chryscapital on its acquisition of IDFC AMC, the largest such transaction in the Indian asset management industry (~USD 595 mn)- Sell side advisory to Escorts Limited, a leading engineering conglomerate on their strategic partnership with Kubota Corporation, Japan a global manufacturing company (~USD 1,250 mn)- Structuring advisory to CVC Capital on its acquisition of Healthcare Global, India’s leading oncology focussed healthcare network (~USD 140 Mn)- Demerger & restructuring of Fairfax backed speciality chemical company, Fairchem Speciality- Advisory under Takeover Code (Open Offer) to:• Blackstone Group's acquisition of Mphasis, a leading global IT service provider (~USD 3,150 mn)• Baring Private Equity's acquisition of Coforge, global IT solutions company (~USD 820 mn)• Reliance Industries on its acquisition of Den Networks & Hathway Group, India’s leading broad band & Cable TV service providers (~USD 1,065 mn)Additional Activities:- Valuation Advisory to large corporates on M&A- Responses to Securities Exchange Board of India on consulting papers on the Takeover code - Mentoring Summer Analysts & trainees

Mumbai Area, India

Engaging in diverse M&A, PE transactions across industries. Also, involved identifying potential investment opportunities in the Small & Midcap space for investment from the firms prop book.Select Completed Transactions:- Sellside advisory for sale of corrugated plastic pipe manufacturing company (~INR 2,200 Mn)- Cross boder buy side advisory for acquisition of Italian Flavours & Fragrances Company (~Euro 24 Mn)Additional Activities:- Fundamental research for investment in IPOs of more than 10 companies across sectors - Valuation Advisory to large corporates on M&A, ESOPs & FEMA compliances- Mentoring Summer trainees & Interns

Mumbai Area, India

- Rotational Program with the Investment Banking, Equity Capital Market, Institutional Research & Equity Sales Teams.- Part of the core team that worked on developing a P2P lending platform and identifying acquisition targets. Responsible for understanding peers in foreign and domestic markets, risk management and regulatory aspects, strategies on credit score evaluation of borrowers and on boarding lenders on the platform.

Ahmedabad Area, India

- Preparation of financial statements ensuring compliances with applicable accounting standards and statutory requirements & undertaking limited review and variance analysis of publicly listed corporates

Cleared Cfa Level Iii, Investment Management

Cleared CFA Level III

Chartered Accountant

Cleared Finals in my first attempt in May 2015 Subjects - Accounts, Financial Management, Audit, Law, Costing, Direct Taxation, Indirect.

Bachelor Of Business Administration - Bba, Finance And Marketing Major