STEER ADVISORY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Asst. Vice President - Corporate Advisory
Bahadur has over 10 years of experience in Investment & Merchant Banking, Business Valuation, Due Diligence & Audit.
Prior to joining Steer, he worked with Bonanza Group where he was advising the corporate in raising capital through venture capital, private equity, capital market, venture debt & financial Institutions and facilitating strategic M&A, sale of business or alliance opportunities for corporates. He was instrumental in setting up the business valuation vertical of merchant banking at Bonanza Portfolio Ltd. Earlier he had worked with boutique investment bank based out of Mumbai and with financial services firm based out of Bangalore.
Bahadur holds an MBA from R V Institute of Management, Bangalore and graduated in commerce from Ranchi University.
Bakan's responsibility includes assisting corporate on Fund Raising through Private Equity, Venture Capital, Structure Debt & M&A.
Bakan holds 9 years of experience of Business Development.
Prior to Joining Steer, Bakan was working as a Gujarat Head in Ajmera Associates Ltd - (A Equity Broking firm) doing business development in Retail & corporate segment. He has also worked with Crisil Limited as a Business development Officer for Rating Product.
Bakan holds a CFA degree from ICFAI University (2005-2008). He is bachelor of commerce from Gujarat University (2002-2005)
Hari has over 26 years of experience in Strategy, Commercial & Business Finance, FP&A and Controllership. He has been a successful business partner to CXOs in several leading organizations such as Wipro Technologies, General Electric, Fidelity Business Services and Ampere Electric.
In his last role, he was the India CFO of Expleo India (Revenue of 100Mn) part of the Paris Headquartered Expleo Group.
Over years, Hari has been part of several transformative initiatives such as M&As, Finance Digitization and setting up of Centers of Excellence.
Hari is a qualified CA, CMA and has completed Executive General Management Program from Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.
Hari is based out of Bangalore and likes to read, write and follow sports in his free time.
Kajal's responsibility includes assisting clients on fund raising through Private Equity, M&A and Structured Debt.
Prior to joining Steer, I did my internship in the Private Equity department of an Investment Banker based in Mumbai. My role involved assisting in preparation of Information Memorandum, research notes and collaborating with incubators.
I completed my MBA in Finance from IES Management College, Mumbai and graduation in commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics.
Job Titles:
- Asst. Vice President - Corporate Advisory
Keval's responsibility includes assisting corporate on Fund Raising through Private Equity, Venture Capital, Structure Debt & M&A.
Prior to joining Steer Advisors, he has worked with Debt Syndication Company. He has independently handled and successfully raised debt funds by way of Term Loans, Direct Assignments for NBFC clients having PAN India presence. He also has 3 years of articleship experience with Mid-Size CA firm in Mumbai. During articleship, he has worked on due diligence & consultancy assignments, audit & assurance services with exposure in diversified sectors.
He is professionally qualified as Chartered Accountant and graduated with Bachelor's in Commerce from RA Podar College, Mumbai.
Job Titles:
- Advisor - Healthcare & Pharma
- Clinical Pharmacist
Mansi Doshi, is a practicing clinical pharmacist with over 20 years of experience in medicines optimisation and services development in the UK and India. She aptly applies her expertise in medicines use to map developments in health and pharmaceutical care, from research and formulation development to eventual use in practice and pharmacovigilance to support evidence-based medicines information, improved use and health outcomes.
Mansi continues to practice and work across borders, teaches clinical pharmacy at university, is a member of the Academic Advisory committee of one of the National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education & Research in India and is an executive committee member, editor, and collaboration lead for the Academic Section of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) based in The Hague, the Netherlands.
Mayank has over 15 years of experience in Investment Banking, Portfolio Management and Research &
Analytics. He has worked with Brand Capital (Times Group), Resurgent India, Bank of America and
Nihar's responsibility includes assisting clients on fundraising through Private Equity and Structured Debt as well as advising them on M&A transactions.
Preetish's responsibility includes assisting clients on fundraising through Private Equity, M&A, and Structured Debt.
Prior to joining Steer, he had interned with Hitachi Lift India Pvt. Ltd. in the Accounts and Finance department. Apart from this, he has also interned in the green energy space with KNP Arises where my responsibilities included gathering clients and setting up and facilitating remote operations. He has done his Bachelor's from Lucknow University, Lucknow, and an MBA in Finance from SP Jain Global.
Rachit's responsibility includes assisting clients on fund raising through Private Equity, M&A and Structured Debt.
Prior to joining steer, Rachit has around 2 years of experience in the Corporate Finance and Private Equity industry and an internship with a sell-side institutional equity research firm to cover the Sugar sector
He has completed a PGDM from N L Dalmia Institute of Management Studies and Research specializing in finance and graduated with Bachelors's in Financial markets from K. C College
Rajesh Doshi - Founder, Managing Director
Rajesh founded STEER Advisory Services Pvt Ltd in 2013.
A Fellow Company Secretary and Law Graduate from India and a Fellow Chartered Secretary from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries of U.K., Rajesh has focused on quality of growth for STEER as the key ensuring that eco-system that we work with has trust in dealing with us.
Having worked with leading Indian business groups such as Crompton Greaves (Avantha Group), Reliance Industries, Future Capital Holdings (now Capital First Ltd) and Religare Enterprises over 17 years, he has rich experience in M & A transactions, in India & abroad and in PE/VC investments in India.
Rajesh has participated / lead transactions across diverse sectors both in India and in International markets in deals ranging from US $ 2 Mn to US $ 250 Mn representing both corporate and private equity investors. His contributions in transactions includes setting right expectations, strategic advisory, structuring, negotiations and focused execution.
His experience includes working on Board and Committee governance, setting up and monitoring related processes and thereby leading to effective discharge of functions by Directors.
Rajesh Kakkar has over 35 years of experience in Corporate Strategy, Strategic Planning, Business Development and as Chief Executive. He is a Management Graduate from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and is a B. Tech. from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi.
He was the Chief Executive - Global Strategic Technologies Ltd. where he handled JK Group's initiative in the Aerospace, Defence and Homeland Security space. He created several new business areas like UAV and security laminates and strategic alliances with several global companies. He also executed the acquisition and integration of Delopt a high-tech aerospace and defence electronics company.
He started his career in sales and marketing with Grindwell Norton Ltd. in diverse industrial products like abrasives, refractories and performance materials. His years with ICI India Ltd. included Explosives where he created and fructified a new business opportunity in a ‘commodity' market.
As Vice President - Strategic Planning & Business Development with the Samtel group, his role included strategic planning, environment scanning and implementation. He drove Samtel's acquisition of Thales' CRT unit in Germany, a relatively rare example of an Indian company taking over a high tech company in a developed country and becoming an Indian MNC. He was responsible for the group's foray into avionics and defense displays. Samtel's joint venture with the India's major aircraft maker, HAL marked a new landmark in this business. He formed a joint venture with Thales to expand Samtel's defense business to the global market.
Rupal helps clients raise funds through Private Equity and M&A, involving deal structuring, due diligence, and legal compliance. Prior to joining Steer, she worked at Orbit Financial Capital, Mumbai, for 1.5 years focusing on securing Private Equity funding.
She has 3 years of article ship experience in a Mumbai-based Mid-Size CA firm, specializing in Statutory Audit, Financial Statement Finalization, Tax Audits, and Tax Planning for corporate and non-corporate clients.
She is a Chartered Accountant with a Bachelor's in Commerce from HR College, Mumbai.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer of Arvind Consultancy
- Strategic Advisor
Sanjeev Keskar is Chief Executive Officer of Arvind Consultancy. After his successful stint of 35 years in corporate jobs, Mr. Keskar incorporated Arvind Consultancy, an advisory firm in the field of developing High Value Added Eco- System for Semiconductor and Electronics Industry
Sayam has previously worked at Sun Global Investments, London as an Equity Research Analyst. With them he studied and conducted valuations on companies and wrote reports on the same. He has completed his graduation at HR College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai in Bachelors of Financial Markets (BFM). Along with this he is also a CFA Level 2 candidate.
In his spare time Sayam enjoys volunteering in Social Service activities and has taken part in many projects for the same.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Investment Banking Analyst
Shwetha is an Investment Banking Analyst and Finance Content Writer who simplifies the complex. With an MBA in Finance and a BCom in Accounting, her expertise spans financial analysis, industry research, and project management.
Srivatsan's responsibility includes assisting clients on fund raising through Private Equity, M&A and Structured Debt.
Prior to joining Steer, Srivatsan was a part of a boutique investment banking firm for 6 years. He was actively involved in Equity and Transaction advisory across sectors such as Infrastructure, IT, Renewable and logistics. His area of focus included Business & Risk Analysis, Strategic Planning, Assisting in Due Diligence Activities, Deal Structuring, Valuations and preparation of deal documents: Pitchdeck, Information Memorandum etc.
Srivatsan has done his FRM from Global Association of Risk Professional (USA) and has a Diploma in International Banking from Indian Institute of Banking & Finance. He is a graduate in commerce from SIES College of Commerce & Economics.
Sujit's experience includes both Investment Banking and Private Equity / Venture Capital investments.
Over the past 15 years, he has worked in the areas of investment analysis, investment terms, business development in Bonanza Corporate Solutions Pvt Ltd and Sidbi Venture Capital Ltd. He has dealt with many corporate(s) in various sectors such as I.T. Real Estate, Auto ancillary, Retail and Logistics.
Sujit has accomplished his MMS (Finance) from LalaLajpat Rai Institute of Management, Mumbai University after graduating in BE (Instrumentation) from Vidyavardhini's College of Engineering & Technology, Mumbai University, Mumbai.
Toshit has worked at Boutique investment banking firm based out of Noida as Investment Analyst, his work responsibilities include deal sourcing, preparing Teasers and Financial Models for the start-up entities. Completed the graduation from Delhi university in Bachelors of Commerce, CA- finalist and CFA Level 1 cleared.
Toshit is a State level cricket player and likes reading, travelling and riding.
Vikrant has been a hard core banker with a prolific experience in banking of over 2 decades, out of a total career spanning 27 years; with India's large private sector banks viz. HDFC Bank & ICICI Bank.
He carries rich experience within the Banking domain in the areas of Business Development, Loans, Priority Sector Business, Relationship Management, Operations, Team Building and many such related profiles to his credit.
Vikrant's role & responsibility includes business development & expansion as also driving deals in the Debt / Private Equity / Venture Capital space.
Vikrant is a science graduate armed with an MBA & Diploma in Computers.
Yash is an Associate at Steer with a keen interest in Dealmaking. As a graduate from the London School of Economics, he is intrigued by all things relating to Economics & Finance. He enjoys forming meaningful relationships that create value in the long run