Specialists

Kapil Maheshwari

MFC NYU (Stern) IFQ

Director

IBBI Registered Valuer
(Securities/Financial Assets)

Kapil has nearly 16 years of experience in the field of M&A, Insolvency Law, Business Valuations & Asset Sale in India. He is a Registered Valuer and has been involved in various matters including valuation opinion for the first financial services company (Assets worth over USD 5 Billion) referred to IBC by the Reserve Bank of India. Apart from this he has advised on start up fund raise, DRT auctions and non core asset divestments by large corporates. Kapil has also been involved in valuation of various financial services company for various provisions of the companies act and SEBI. He has also valued various Intangibles and Brands and also have valued Arbitration claims for a leading EPC company under IBC. He has worked at senior roles in companies like RBSA, JLL, ICRA and Assets in his professional career and has been involved across practices like valuation, restructuring, corporate finance, M&A and disinvestments. Kapil is also a valuation faculty with ICMARVO and member of the Peer Review Board for the RVO. Kapil is a commerce graduate from Shri Ram College of Commerce, has a degree in Law and a post graduate degree in Finance from DU. Kapil is certified with High Honors in Advanced Valuation from NYU Stern University and also has FSA level 1 from Sustainability Accounting Standard Board (SASB). He holds a diploma in Islamic Finance Qualification from SII (UK) and certification in International Trade Law & Alternate Dispute Resolution from Indian Law Institute. He is a lifetime member with Independent Director Databank providing his services to promote sustainability and ESG compliances in Indian Corporates.

Sachin Gulaty

MRICS FIV FIIA

Director

IBBI Registered Valuer
(Land & Building)

Sachin is a leading authority in real estate asset valuations in India with over 24 years’ experience ranging from real estate valuations and finance, valuations sector policy and regulatory guidelines, urban sector policy and regulatory framework analyses, city planning, and building architecture. Sachin, in his last role, was Senior Director and Head of Valuations, JLL India. In this tenure with JLL that lasted for 16 years, Sachin oversaw valuations of more than 1,500 large-scale properties (+ >19,500 strata properties), including portfolio valuations and stand-alone real estate asset valuations, best use option studies, feasibility studies, and location consulting. His extensive experience in property valuations covers most asset classes, namely residential, commercial office, retail developments, hotels, hospitals, educational institutions, and industrial properties, among others at varying stages of development ranging from vacant lands, projects under construction, to developed and operational properties. All of these valuations were based on varying techniques, while adopting the International Valuation Standards (IVS) and Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Valuation Standards and Guidelines. He features in the global list of RICS Trained Assessors. Sachin has a Post-graduate Diploma in Banking and Financial Management from Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Sciences (India), Masters Degree in Urban Planning from School of Planning and Architecture (India), and Bachelors Degree in Architecture from School of Planning and Architecture (India). Sachin has also recently successfully passed the required assessments of the RICS Arbitration Programme for India jointly organized by RICS and Link Legal.

Anurag Munshi

MRICS UKGBC(Member)

Advisor

Sustainability, PropTech, Investment Management

Anurag is an established leader in the Real Estate sector with over 25 years of wide ranging experience in South-Asia and UK, in the field of real estate finance, deal advisory, M&A and corporate finance. Anurag has previously led private equity investment and debt at Citigroup, Alpha Real Capital and JLL, with a focus on value-add and core assets. He has proven track record of providing specific innovations and insight to critical aspects of investments and asset management, He has a history of success in planning and executing profit-increasing investment strategies, identifying high quality investment opportunities, creating innovative financial structures, mobilizing capital, mitigating financial risks, and building and maintaining strategic relationships with clients to achieve shared vision and goals. In his early career he led the valuation and advisory team at JLL and expanded the business to cover clients in the public sector, state and local government agencies, multinational corporations and foreign institutional investors. More recently he has advised clients on regulatory aspects of real estate investment, tax, corporate finance, and spearheaded institutional fund raise and leverage for real estate platforms investing in data center infrastructure, social housing and renewable energy assets. He is an investor in prop-tech and sustainability focused businesses. Anurag has a Masters degree from the London Business School, and Bachelors Degree from the School of Planning and Architecture. Activities & Affiliations MRICS Member of UKGBC

R K Singal

IP CA LLB

Advisor

Corporate Governance, Tax, Audits

Mr. Singal has over 35 years of experience in taxation, corporate law, business strategy and accountancy. He acts as a financial and legal advisor to corporates and high net worth individuals in the NBFC, manufacturing, consumer retail sectors in India and abroad and charitable societies. He specializes in tax planning, tax and legal due diligence, litigation management, transactional advisory, succession planning, strategy formation and inbound and outbound structuring. Mr. Singal has successfully represents clients across a breadth of industries before the CIT (A), ITAT and NCLT. As a trusted adviser for many organisations across generations, clients are at the heart of his thinking with focus on adding value to the client’s business.
Expertise

• Taxation law
• Corporate and commercial law
• Succession planning and trust structing for HNIs
• Tax litigation

Key Representations

• Advisor to Indian and foreign clients on business restructuring including due diligence
• Representing various notable business entities in litigation matters before CIT(A) and ITAT
• Successfully represented a NBFC listed on BSE before NCLT in a petition filed by the ROC for winding up
• Appointed as a mediator by the Arbitral Tribunal in a matter involving Food Corporation of India.

Devinder Arora

IP FCS ACMA

Advisor

IBBI Registered Valuer
(Securities/Financial Assets)

Devinder has a total work experience of more than 30 years as a Finance Manager, General Manager (Finance), GMcum-Company Secretary, Chief Operating Executive, Executive Director, Consultant (Finance)- 27 years in manufacturing companies, 7 years with stock exchange, in practice since July 2012, including consultant finance with PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry and in practice as Company Secretory since May 2017. Devinder also has proficiency in handling secretarial functions such as, holding AGM/EGM/BM, etc. and ensuring compliance of applicable laws. Devinder was a insolvency resolution professional for Amira Pure Foods Pvt. Ltd. and has successfully resolved the assignment with a total exposure of INR 1,500 crore. In total, Devinder has done approximately 60 valuation assignments, 7 insolvency matters, 140 arbitration matters, and has been a consultant to various corporates. Devinder has done his Bachelor’s of Commerce from Rajasthan University in 1972, and Master’s in Commerce from Jivaji University in 1974. In the professional certifications, Devinder has done FCS from the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, ACMA from Institute of Cost Accountants of India, Insolvency Professional registered with IBBI and Securities & Finance Assets Registered Valuer with IBBI. The areas of expertise include Strategic Financial Planning, Fund Sourcing & Budgetary Control, Finance & Accounts, Secretarial Functions and Auditing/Taxation.