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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Mr. D K Aggarwal

Chairman & Managing Director

Mr. DK Aggarwal is a promoter and one of the key architects of success of the SMC Group. He has recently been conferred upon with “The Distinguished Entrepreneurship Award”- by one of the apex business chambers of India “PHD Chamber of Commerce”.

Innovation in offerings, Branding, Research and Arbitrage are his forte. He has more than 25 years of experience in Equity, Commodity, Debt, Forex, Real Estate, Fund Management and Risk Management. He is an eminent speaker and regularly presents his views and expertise on various market related issues through print and television media. He is also a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).

Mr. Anurag Bansal

Director

Mr. Anurag Bansal is a rank holder and fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and a member of Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India (ICWAI). He has extensive experience of over 24 years with SMC in Capital Markets.

His roles and responsibilities include management and supervision of Investment Banking Business, Institutional Equities Business and Distribution Business apart from legal and other strategic functions of the organization. His rich experience and efforts have helped SMC establish as a reliable name and renowned brand in the country.

Ms. Shweta Aggarwal

Director

Ms. Shweta Aggarwal is an MBA from London Business School and a Chartered Accountant. She has completed all three levels of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Program from the U.S.A. She has over 15 years of experience in financial and capitals markets.

Ms. Aggarwal is the Director at the Investment Banking division of SMC and is currently leading the M&A/PE function. She is spearheads the growth plans and business strategy of the investment banking division. Her efforts in the identification of a new global partner to the creation of SMCs joint venture with Sanlam, South Africa are laudable. She was instrumental in raising funds for the group through various marquee investors. She has successfully handled multiple critical assignments since joining the SMC Group

KEY PEOPLE

Vivek Gautam

Associate Director - IB

Over four decades of experience in Investment Banking and Financial Services.

Handled/assisted in large no. of assignments in Debt and Equity Capital Markets.

Previously associated with PNB Capitals, Bajaj Capitals and SPA Capital Advisors Limited.

Satish Mangutkar

Sr. Vice President

Over 22 years experience in Equity Capital Markets (ECM)/ Merchant Banking services.

Rich experience for executing end to end transactions viz; IPOs, Rights issues, Open Offers/Buyback/Delisting across sectors.

Strong relationships / liasoning capabilities with regulators such as SEBI and Stock Exchanges.

PGDBM

Chirag Gandhi

Vice President

Over 14 years experience in PE/ M&A/ Structure Credit/ Stressed Asset/ Debt/ Sale and Lease Back funding

Worked extensively with clients across sectors such as Industrials, FMCG, Infrastructure, Education, Renewable Energy etc

Experience in advising the client beside origination on structuring the transaction , negotiations, drafting of the Term sheet, SHA,SPA etc.

CA, IIM Cal – MBA Finance

Pawan Lingayat

Vice President

Over 14 years of experience in domestic/cross-border M&A, joint venture, PE/VC fundraising, acquisition financing, structured debt, and stresses asset financing

Experience in advising Indian, Japanese, Korean, European, and American companies.

Advised clients across multiple sectors including IT/ technology, electric vehicles, healthcare, chemicals, materials, industrials, and real estate

MBA Finance from Pune University, Business Strategy Certificate from Cornell University

Bhavin Shah

Asst. Vice President

Over 14 years experience in Equity Capital Markets (ECM)/ Merchant Banking Transactions.

Strong execution track record of IPOs, Rights Issues, Buyback /Delisting/Open Offers/Takeovers

Previously associated with Prabhudas Lilladher, Keynote Corporate Services

PGDBM (Finance)

Chandani Poddar

Asst. Vice President

Over 10 years of experience in Strategy & PE/M&A transactions.

Strong Experience of executing successful end to end M&A transactions and Post merger integrations

Previously associated with KPMG, UltraTech Cement and Vedanta Group

Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and also Bar Council of Maharashtra and GOA (L.L.B)

Akshay Mahalaxmikar

Asst. Vice President

Over 9 years experience in PE/M&A advisory.

Transaction experience across sectors such as Chemicals, Business Services, Auto Ancillaries, IT & ITeS, Industrials, Healthcare & Pharma.

Previously associated with KNAV, Aarayaa Advisory, L&T

MBA(Finance), B.E. (E&TC)

Vijith Ravindran

Sr. Manager

Over 10 years of experience in Debt syndication and Project Financing.

Strong track record of execution of debt transactions Worked extensively with clients from sectors like real estate, renewable energy, speciality chemicals, hospitals, hospitality, education etc. Strong relationships / liasoning capabilities with Banks/NBFCs/ Investors.

Previously associated with IDBI Capital, IL&FS Renewable Energy Ltd, Advantage Overseas P. Ltd, Kredit Financial Consultants P. Ltd. MMS (Finance), B.M.S.