Q&A: Entrepreneurship | M&A | Capital-raising | Portfolio Manager

Hi everyone,

I am happy to answer any questions related to M&A and Capital-raising. More than happy to provide guidance to freshers who are planning to launch themselves in IB and to those who come from different backgrounds with / without Ivy league MBAs and plan to venture into IB.

I am an entrepreneur turned investment professional. Presently, working with a Toronto based Hedge Fund, we provide capital to small-cap companies and have achieved an annual return of ~22% since inception, prior to which I have progressive investment banking experience gained while working with firms such as Moody's Analytics, Valitas Capital Partners and Wodehouse Capital Advisors.

My professional trajectory began in an uncommon style, spending 6 years in my family business of manufacturing metallic wires where I inherited business acumen and gained operational experience. The other part is being supplemented by investment experiences gained by advising mid-market businesses through M&A and capital-raising on the sell-side and private capital and feasibility studies on the buy-side.

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