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Management Team
SONIT SINGH
DIRECTOR & HEAD
Sonit is spearheading the setting up of the AMC business. He is a seasoned professional in the area of Capital Markets, Investment Banking with specific focus on the Real Estate and Infrastructure sectors. He has worked with notable companies in the past like JLL, Standard Chartered Bank, Deutsche Bank, and JP Morgan Chase & Co.
In his previous roles across the above mentioned companies spanning over 15 years cumulatively, he effectively managed a $2 Bn asset book, with impeccable track record on asset quality, ensuring robust growth and profitability. He has worked across the entire product spectrum, including financing, M&A advisory, private equity, mezzanine and capital markets. He was also responsible for managing the execution, credit structuring and trading desk, has led credit analysis, legal and financial due diligence, structuring & legal documentation, and post- closing monitoring on debt/ equity transactions in private financing and syndication space.
Sonit has done an Executive Program in Private Equity from the Indian School of Business and a PGDM in Finance from Symbiosis Institute of International Business.
NACHIKET NAIK
DIRECTOR
Nachiket has over 25 years of experience in the credit and debt markets and has worked in leadership positions with well-known financial companies such as IREP Credit Capital, UBS and ABM AMRO and Infrastructure Leasing & Finance (IL&FS).
Nachiket started IREP in 2012 and ran it successfully for 6 years, creating a diversified portfolio across several marquee transactions. Prior to IREP, he was with UBS for two years as an Executive Director here he set up and led the Debt Capital Markets and Financing franchisee along with origination, structuring, execution and distribution of all onshore and offshore transactions. Prior to UBS, he was with ABM AMRO for 6 years and led several landmark and first time transactions including acquisition financings of Tata Steel - Corus, Hindalco - Novelis, Suzlon - RE Power, first time offshore borrowings for several mid-market Indian companies and also developed first of their kind structured funding for infrastructure companies in India. During Nachiket’s tenure at ABN AMRO, it was voted as the India Debt House of the Year three years in a row by several international publications. Prior to joining ABN AMRO, Nachiket was with Infrastructure Leasing & Finance (IL&FS) as part of their Investment Banking Division handling the Asset & Structured Finance business. Nachiket has also worked with Credit Analysis & Research (CARE), where he handled financial sector and structured finance ratings.
Nachiket is an engineer and MBA by education.
AMIT GUPTA
DIRECTOR
Amit is a veteran in the financial industry with 20+ years of experience, has worked with various financial companies like Erstwhile Magma Fincorp Limited, ICICI Bank, IndoStar Capital Finance Ltd. among others. He has always been working in the BFSI segment and has a proven track record across his stint in various organisations. He has rich experience on the business side as well and handled the SME portfolio during his stint in ICICI Bank. His core expertise includes Treasury, Corporate Finance, IPO, Budgeting, Financial Analysis, Taxation, Accounting, Portfolio Management etc.
Amit is a certified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and also a Company Secretary from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
A Commerce Graduate from St. Xaviers College - Kolkata, Amit went on to pursue a Corporate Finance course from IIM-Ahmedabad.
SACHIN AGARWAL
DIRECTOR
Sachin is a seasoned finance professional with 18+ years of comprehensive experience in credit risk management across industries, financial modelling, solutions structuring and relationship management, Sachin has worked at Standard Chartered and Citibank in leadership roles in the past.
Sachin is an alumni of XLRI – Jamshedpur and is also a Chartered Accountant.
Investment Advisory - Team Board of Directors Content
Investment Team
Yogesh Gupta
ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT - FUND RAISE
In his current role, Yogesh is involved in the fund raise process and business development of the Alternative Investment Fund of Arka Investment Advisory. He is a skilled professional with over seven years of work experience, with two years of fundraising experience at Vivriti AMC and four years of institutional business practice at ICICI Pru AMC, among others.
He is a CA from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has done his Bachelor’s in Commerce from Jai Hind College, Mumbai.
Aishwarya Ghaisas
INVESTMENT ANALYST
Aishwarya has experience of more than 5 yrs in investment management. In the past, she has worked at CapitaLand where her role involved end to end investment management and asset monitoring. She has worked extensively on transaction diligence, structuring, execution, and asset management.
She has completed her MMS in Finance from University of Mumbai.
Jasdeep Juneja
COMPLIANCE OFFICER
In his current role, Jasdeep is involved in looking after the applicable compliances on Arka Credit Fund. He is a highly skilled and experienced professional in the field of corporate governance, regulatory governance, and legal advisory services.
In his last stint, he worked in a listed Non-Banking Financial Company in the digital lending domain, where he looked after regulatory compliances and drafted and vetted contracts. With a robust background of more than 3 years as a Company Secretary and Legal Advisor, he has gained extensive experience in handling complex matters pertaining to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) and the Reserve Bank of India (“RBI”).
He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from Prestige – Department of Law (DAVV University) and is a member of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (“ICSI”).