Thanuja Jayawardana, CFA
Vice President - Strategy & Investor Relations at LAKDHANAVI LIMITED- Claim this Profile
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Udana Siriwardana
Thanuja is a high caliber individual with essential traits of an Investment Banking Associate, such as meticulousness, commitment and passion to work tirelessly. She showed her skill of attention to detail especially with regard to publicly listed transactions. She is also a good team player with the ability and willingness to train and impart the subordinates or peers whenever required. While Thanuja’s profile comes in highly qualified for the finance/investment banking industry, she is a person with high integrity, professionalism and work ethics. I wish her all the very best.
Kavinda Dasanayake
I had the privilege of working with Thanuja at NDB Investment Bank. Thanuja is highly skilled and experienced in both Fixed Income and Equity sides of Investment Banking. She is a reliable manager who could be assigned multiple challenging transactions and who takes full responsibility for the transactions undertaken from the beginning to the end. Thanuja is a good team manager who is capable of motivating team members to perform their best, and especially skilled in mentoring new team members. She has very high integrity and ethical standards in her professional conduct. I have no reservations in recommending Thanuja as a highly skilled, motivated, smart and honest financial professional.
Udana Siriwardana
Thanuja is a high caliber individual with essential traits of an Investment Banking Associate, such as meticulousness, commitment and passion to work tirelessly. She showed her skill of attention to detail especially with regard to publicly listed transactions. She is also a good team player with the ability and willingness to train and impart the subordinates or peers whenever required. While Thanuja’s profile comes in highly qualified for the finance/investment banking industry, she is a person with high integrity, professionalism and work ethics. I wish her all the very best.
Kavinda Dasanayake
I had the privilege of working with Thanuja at NDB Investment Bank. Thanuja is highly skilled and experienced in both Fixed Income and Equity sides of Investment Banking. She is a reliable manager who could be assigned multiple challenging transactions and who takes full responsibility for the transactions undertaken from the beginning to the end. Thanuja is a good team manager who is capable of motivating team members to perform their best, and especially skilled in mentoring new team members. She has very high integrity and ethical standards in her professional conduct. I have no reservations in recommending Thanuja as a highly skilled, motivated, smart and honest financial professional.
Udana Siriwardana
Thanuja is a high caliber individual with essential traits of an Investment Banking Associate, such as meticulousness, commitment and passion to work tirelessly. She showed her skill of attention to detail especially with regard to publicly listed transactions. She is also a good team player with the ability and willingness to train and impart the subordinates or peers whenever required. While Thanuja’s profile comes in highly qualified for the finance/investment banking industry, she is a person with high integrity, professionalism and work ethics. I wish her all the very best.
Kavinda Dasanayake
I had the privilege of working with Thanuja at NDB Investment Bank. Thanuja is highly skilled and experienced in both Fixed Income and Equity sides of Investment Banking. She is a reliable manager who could be assigned multiple challenging transactions and who takes full responsibility for the transactions undertaken from the beginning to the end. Thanuja is a good team manager who is capable of motivating team members to perform their best, and especially skilled in mentoring new team members. She has very high integrity and ethical standards in her professional conduct. I have no reservations in recommending Thanuja as a highly skilled, motivated, smart and honest financial professional.
Udana Siriwardana
Thanuja is a high caliber individual with essential traits of an Investment Banking Associate, such as meticulousness, commitment and passion to work tirelessly. She showed her skill of attention to detail especially with regard to publicly listed transactions. She is also a good team player with the ability and willingness to train and impart the subordinates or peers whenever required. While Thanuja’s profile comes in highly qualified for the finance/investment banking industry, she is a person with high integrity, professionalism and work ethics. I wish her all the very best.
Kavinda Dasanayake
I had the privilege of working with Thanuja at NDB Investment Bank. Thanuja is highly skilled and experienced in both Fixed Income and Equity sides of Investment Banking. She is a reliable manager who could be assigned multiple challenging transactions and who takes full responsibility for the transactions undertaken from the beginning to the end. Thanuja is a good team manager who is capable of motivating team members to perform their best, and especially skilled in mentoring new team members. She has very high integrity and ethical standards in her professional conduct. I have no reservations in recommending Thanuja as a highly skilled, motivated, smart and honest financial professional.
Credentials
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ACMA
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants -
CFA
CFA Institute
Experience
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LAKDHANAVI LIMITED
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Sri Lanka
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Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President - Strategy & Investor Relations
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Mar 2022 - Present
Independent Power Producer (IPP) and Engineering Services (EPC and O&M Contractor to Power Plants) Independent Power Producer (IPP) and Engineering Services (EPC and O&M Contractor to Power Plants)
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NDB Investment Bank Limited
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Sri Lanka
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Assistant Vice President
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Apr 2021 - May 2022
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Senior Manager - Corporate Advisory
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Apr 2019 - Apr 2021
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Manager - Corporate Advisory
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Jan 2017 - Mar 2019
Responsibilities and Expertise:• Carried out equity valuations using multiple valuation techniques such as free cash flow to firm/equity and price multiples• Developed forecast financial statements and carried out scenario and sensitivity analysis to evaluate payback period, NPV, IRR and capital structure to determine financial feasibility of projects• Structured debt and equity instruments to specifically suit clients' funding requirements• Reviewed and carried out in-depth analysis on audited financial statements, management accounts, business plans and budgets in order to assess debt servicing ability of clients• Preparation of initial listing applications, board papers, and other transaction related documents in coordination with lawyers, tax consultants and regulatory authorities to generate high quality deliverables• Preparation of valuation reports, information memorandums and deal pitches for transactions• Negotiated with financial institutions, investors, shareholders and other interested parties to obtain best pricing/terms for clients on transactions such as syndications, rights issues and buy side M&A• Collaborated with legal, audit and tax consultants in carrying out detailed due diligence on targets and facilitated drafting of Memorandum of Understanding and Share Purchase Agreements • Conducted option valuation models and structured Employee Share Ownership Schemes Key transactions:• Core team member of the valuation conducted for a leading group of companies in the power and energy sector of the country• Core team member of the Employee Share Ownership Scheme (ESOS) structured for a leading listed group of companies in the Food, Beverage and Tobacco sector• Core team member of the feasibility study conducted for a company in the palm oil industry• Core team member of the buy side advisory carried out for a leading telco in the country• Core team member of the proposed syndication for a large scale sugar and bio mass energy project
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Manager - Debt Division
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Apr 2014 - Dec 2016
Responsibilities and Expertise:• Experienced in managing all aspects of fixed income securities covering Structuring, Financial modeling, Preparation of placement and legal/regulatory documents, Due diligence and Placements • Advised/ Negotiated on interest rates/terms relating to the raising of debt to meet pricing expectations of clients/investors and minimize risk • Preparation of Term sheets, Teasers and Information memorandums • Liaised with investors covering the banking sector, insurance funds, unit trusts, provident funds and HNIs for the placement of debt products• Identified legal and regulatory implications of different debt structures• Developed financial models to determine overall pricing/return of debt products and for the structuring of innovative and novel financial products to the market • Developed forecast financial statements to determine debt servicing capacity of clients• Carried out detailed financial statement analysis and industry research covering diverse sectors including banking, NBFIs, plantations, manufacturing, healthcare, power and energy and construction • Facilitated the preparation of legal documents/regulatory documents relating to transactions including Loan agreements, Trust deed, Prospectus and Initial listing applications• Liaised with Trustees, Lawyers, Auditors and Regulatory authorities for the smooth execution of transactions• Trained and supervised junior team membersKey transactions:• Directly executed transactions ranging from securitisations, listed and unlisted debentures and LKR and USD denominated term loans/syndication, raising over LKR 65 Billion during the seven year period in the division• Led the execution team which carried out the largest corporate debenture issue in Sri Lanka of LKR 10 Billion issued by National Development Bank PLC• Instrumental in designing and execution of a unique structured debt facility of LKR 4 Billion for a leading listed company in the power and energy sector
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Assistant Manager - Debt Division
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Apr 2012 - Mar 2014
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Management Associate - Debt Division
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Dec 2010 - Mar 2012
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Intern
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Oct 2009 - Nov 2010
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Education
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2009 - 2011
CFA Institute
Chartered Financial Analyst -
2006 - 2010
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Bachelor's degree, B.Sc in Finance -
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The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
ACMA
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