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Eshwara Venkatesam

22 years experience in industry, company and equity research and portfolio management
Integral part of three successful start-ups
Head of research with Trisys Communications, India’s only focused financial research and communications company. Clients include Ispat International, Dun and Bradstreet, Essel Propack, HCL Technologies, Mahindra British Telecom, among others
Founded Equisearch, a research and fund management venture
Bachelors of commerce from St. Xaviers College, Calcutta

Manish Chandra

20 years experience in private equity, investment banking, business advisory and start-ups
Former ‘Key Director’ of US $ 60 million HSBC Private Equity (South Asia) Fund; instrumental in setting up HSBC’s Private Equity operations in India; headed Portfolio Management, Investor Relations, Compliance and Finance
CFO responsibilities at Nokia Mobile Phones (South Asia)
Senior positions at Arthur Andersen, India and Pearl Group, UK; Internet entrepreneur
Bachelor of Commerce, SRCC, Delhi University; Chartered Accountant

Shiv Kumar

22 years experience in merchant banking, capital markets, wealth management across India and the Middle-East
Significant experience in securities trading, private placement, debt restructuring, disinvestments and privatization
Prior work experience with Bank of America and Merrill Lynch International, Dubai
Co-founder of Prime Securities, Hinduja Finance and Genesis International, Dubai
Bachelors of commerce from HR College of Commerce (Bombay University) and MBA from International Management Institute, New Delhi

Vikram Jhunjhunwala

20 years of experience in investment banking covering M&A, capital markets, restructuring and business advisory for MNC and Indian corporates
35+ M&A transactions executed of value exceeding US $ 250 million
Senior positions at Coca Cola, Reliance, Ernst & Young, Star TV and ANZ Grindlays Bank
Bachelors in Engineering (Bangalore University); MBA from Stern School, New York

Henrik Gustafsson
Head of Group M&A, Kaupthing Bank

Henrik graduated with a BSc in Management from London School of Economics. He joined Credit Suisse First Boston as a Generalist in M&A in 1998 and in 1999 moved to Nordic M&A at Lehman Brothers until 2003. In 2003 Henrik joined Kaupthing Bank in Investment Banking and is now in charge of Kaupthing Bank's internal M&A function.