Investment Team

• Aug 2023 - Present

Director

• Jul 2021 - Aug 2023

‘Unique Tea Centre’, a 50-year-old family business, provides a wide range of teas, including black, green, white, and flavoured teas from the tea gardens of Assam, Darjeeling and Doars, to domestic as well as international customers. • Assist in procurement of tea via online auction and / or garden owners; • Scout for new customers and support in negotiations with existing retailers / customers; • Experiment in tea blending to create unique flavours based on latest consumer trends; • Increasing visibility and customer base through advertising and social media; • Monitor day-to-day financial operations, such as payments, verification and accounting of invoices, and other transactions; • Ensure statutory compliances such as GST, Income tax, TDS etc.; • Assist in preparation of financial statements and co-ordinate with auditors and tax consultants for statutory audit, tax audit, various matters pertaining to tax litigation, assessments etc.; • Manage day-to-day operations and train employees; • Liaison with Tea Board Authorities, along with other Buyers, to represent the interests of the Buyers; Show less

Manager

• Oct 2020 - Jul 2021

● Led 3-member team to design fund structures including persuading the LPs to set-up a pooling-vehicle in preferred jurisdictions (such as Mauritius, Singapore, Ireland, Netherlands, Cayman Islands) for PE funds (Fund size aggregating to USD 1200 Mn) for investments into India● Negotiated on behalf of a PE Fund for making an investment of ~USD 35Mn into an Indian insurance company through a special purpose vehicle, resulting in tax savings of USD 1Mn across the investment life cycle● Liaised with Board of Directors of a Finnish software company with 20+ subsidiaries spanning across EMEA, LATAM and APAC and Americas, to extract annual tax savings of USD 2Mn. Collaborated with consultants in viz. Dubai, Iran, Finland, Rwanda, France and South Africa.● Played a decisive role in developing talent pool; interviewed & recruited quality talent; mentored in-house resources by developing dynamic and innovative curriculum; increased headcount of the team by 50% within a year. Show less

Senior Consultant | International Tax & Transaction Services

• Oct 2018 - Oct 2020

● Presented an idea to the key stakeholders of a real estate PE Fund to alter its proposed capital mix (debt vs. equity) for investment into a project special purpose vehicle resulting in an increase in IRR of the Fund by 5%● Spearheaded a 3-member team to conduct a sell-side diligence for a top housing finance company (with USD 1000Mn market cap.) to review key financial trends and cash flows, tax contingencies and provisions and tax litigation history to prepare the information memorandum● Successfully planned and conducted several trainings and workshops for clients and within the firm on the Indian Financial Budget between 2018 to 2021 and on other key tax and regulatory updates. Show less

Consultant | Transation Tax

• Sep 2017 - Sep 2018

● Assisted a European sovereign wealth fund (cumulative AUM of USD 7,100Mn) in exiting from a portfolio investment held through a holding company and further, secured their buy-in for a tax-efficient cash repatriation option which resulted in increased cash inflow of USD 2Mn● Performed due diligence for buy side / sell side clients and worked with various professionals including bankers, tax and regulatory experts, and lawyers across various geographies such as USA, UK, Italy, Germany, Sweden, Spain, APAC etc. Show less

Deputy Manager | Direct taxation

• Oct 2014 - Aug 2017

● Advised on various aspects of direct taxation; Reviewed of business and transaction agreements; ● Conducted tax audits and prepared the tax computations and tax returns of leading Indian corporates ● Assisted in preparing tax submissions and liaised with Indian tax appellate authorities. ● Led a 3-member team to conduct the tax audit of a leading Indian manufacturing company (with 10+ plants spread across 10 states); coordinated with client reporting teams across locations and successfully completed the audit before planned timelines saving 60 man-days; ● Assisted in representations before various Indian income tax and appellate authorities in response to notices for tax assessments and tax appeals and successfully secured cash refunds of more than USD 5Mn. Show less

Articled Assistant

• Sep 2011 - Sep 2014

• Assisted in conducting the statutory audit and tax audit and preparation and review of computation of income and returns of income of ~ 50+ individuals, firms, companies and public trusts. • Prepared and reviewed financial statements and corporate secretarial documents of various corporate and non-corporate entities. • Conducted the statutory audit for a leading Indian public sector bank including historical review of the movement of deposits and loans over 2 years and certified compliance of provisioning norms issued by the Reserve Bank of India on Non-Performing Assets (NPAs). Show less