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Ankur Agarwal

Ankur Agarwal

Corporate Finance & Strategic Advisory
Delhi

Summary

Forward-thinking, business-driven executive with proven record of accomplishment in Corporate Finance, Investment Banking & Consulting during 13-year career. Leader with diversified experience in management, business development and cultivating healthy work environments.


Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Head - Strategic Business Development

Agilus Diagnostics (formerly SRL Diagnostics)
05.2023 - Current

Responsible for leading the M&A team and strategizing the inorganic portfolio of the company.

Head - M&A

LifeWell Diagnostics
04.2022 - 05.2023

LifeWell Diagnostics is part of LifeCell International with INR 7,000 mn funding from one of world's largest healthcare focused private equity fund, OrbiMed

  • Acquired a leading Health-tech platform, Mfine, at a valuation of INR 1,050 mn in a complete share swap deal.
  • Acquired a leading B2B pathology lab chain, HS Path Pvt. Ltd., having a network of 15 labs across 3 states for a valuation of INR 225 mn.
  • Acquired an NABL lab based out of Surat, Touchlabs Healthcare, for a valuation of INR 45 mn.
  • Currently conducting Due Diligence for 3 diagnostic assets with a combined revenue of INR 270 mn based out of Mumbai, Bangalore & Nagpur.
  • Created a pipeline of diagnostic assets worth INR 10,600 mn in revenue across India.

Head - M&A

Rivaara Labs
01.2022 - 03.2022
  • Part of the core team for brownfield expansion of Rivaara into routine diagnostics in India.

Vice President - Investment Banking & Consulting

Wodehouse Capital Advisors
11.2020 - 12.2022

Mid-market sector agnostic Investment Bank & Multi Family Office for select clients

  • Experienced in identifying and sourcing transactions through active industry networking & leveraging client relationships.
  • Skilled in complete Deal Cycle from Origination to Closure.
  • Worked on receiving bid of INR 400 million for the strategic acquisition of Lifeline Laboratory, Delhi by Neuberg Diagnostics.
  • Currently working on 3 Diagnostic and 1 IVF sell-side advisory.

Associate Vice President - Transaction Advisory

Wodehouse Capital Advisors
10.2019 - 11.2020
  • Closed the strategic acquisition of Central Lab, Indore (Central India's largest pathology lab chain) by Dr. Lal Pathlabs Limited for a deal value of INR 700 million; largest acquisition by Dr. Lal Pathlabs till date.
  • Originated & worked on fund-raise mandate of INR 1,200 million for a Multi-Specialty hospital based out of Delhi-NCR.

Manager - Transaction Advisory

Wodehouse Capital Advisors
04.2018 - 10.2019
  • Worked on Road Asset sell-side mandate of INR 8,000 million for APCO Infratech Pvt. Ltd.
  • Worked on funding of 3 HAM Road projects for Gawar Constructions by a leading Indian Family Office.
  • Worked on sell-side mandate of INR 650 million for Nauti Nati, a leading Kidswear apparel brand based out of Gurgaon.
  • Worked on sell-side mandate of INR 700 million for Dr. Sabharwal Group, a leading medical consumables manufacturer based out of Chandigarh.

Assistant Manager - Treasury

ICICI Bank Canada
05.2015 - 02.2016

A wholly-owned subsidiary of ICICI Bank Limited, a full-service direct bank with an asset base of C$ 6.7 billion

  • Part of Balance Sheet Management Group (BSMG), responsible for Liquidity and Investment Management for profit maximization.
  • Handled the Treasury Bill portfolio of C$ 500 million generating profit of C$ 1.7 million.
  • Successfully signed and implemented International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and Credit Support Annex (CSA) contracts with Bank of Montreal (BMO) and Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).
  • Built the framework of calculating Cost of Funds and providing Transfer Pricing of internal cash funding.
  • Made regular presentations to the ALCO in Canada and the parent bank in India on the mismatches and gap risks; aided in NII enhancement and long-term liquidity management.

Co-Founder & Partner

Energia Trading & Consulting
07.2010 - 07.2013

A boutique India Entry consulting firm helping international companies enter India through strategic solutions & implementation assistance.

  • Co-founded the company with seed capital of INR 50,000 from IIT, Madras.
  • Managed team of 15 consultants provided services for market research, partner search and transaction advisory.
  • Consulted German company, Micro-Epsilon Messtechnik GmbH+Co, by designing a complete roadmap as part of their entry strategy into India.
  • Consulted French company, Telelangue Group, and became exclusive distributor of their online language training platform in India, adding $255,000 to revenues in one year.

Associate - M&A and Private Equity

Pears Capital
06.2011 - 07.2012

A sector agnostic boutique Investment Bank based out of Chennai

  • Supported10 member advisory committee overlooking the prospective FDI investment by Qatar Airlines in Spicejet Airlines.
  • Completed valuation for $12 million project funding for a 9 MW SGC Huasai Wind Power Plant in Thailand.
  • Executed the INR 1,500 million debt raise transaction for Raksha Global, an Iron-ore trading firm based out of Delhi.

Associate - Global Markets

TradeNext Global
01.2011 - 10.2011
  • Started a new Trading floor by negotiating transaction costs with brokers, hiring an IT team to set-up trading systems and lease lines; led a team of 5 traders to begin operations, and expanded to 15 traders in 9 months.
  • Managed portfolio of Fixed Income derivatives of Eurozone, UK, US & Canada; added $250,000 to company's profit.

Analyst - Interest Rate Futures

Futures First
07.2009 - 10.2010

A Prop-Trading subsidiary of London based global clearing house, G.H. Financials

  • Traded Fixed Income derivatives, Short-Term Interest Rate Futures and sovereign bond futures of US, UK, Canada and Eurozone on Euronext-LIFFE, EUREX and TMX.
  • Designed and implemented various trading strategies profitably, based on technical indicators and analysis of the monetary policies.
  • Added $300,000 to company's bottom line.

Education

MBA - Finance

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
Toronto, Canada
09.2013 - 05.2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communication

Manipal Institute of Technology
Manipal, Karnataka
06.2005 - 05.2009

Skills

    Financial Modelling

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Accomplishments

  • Awarded 'M&A Thought Leader of the Year 2024' by Transformance Forum
  • 1st Prize, Venture Capital & Investment Competition - represented Rotman in the North America region at Babson College, Boston, 2013
  • 1st Prize, Annual Trading Competition conducted by Rotman Finance Association, 2014
  • 1st Prize, National Innovation Challenge organized by Schneider Electric GTCI, Bangalore, 2007
  • 3rd Prize, International Entrepreneurship Competition, GENESIS, organized by IIT Madras and Stanford University. The youngest team to qualify in Top-100 business plans of Stanford's EBASES Challenge, 2008

Timeline

Head - Strategic Business Development

Agilus Diagnostics (formerly SRL Diagnostics)
05.2023 - Current

Head - M&A

LifeWell Diagnostics
04.2022 - 05.2023

Head - M&A

Rivaara Labs
01.2022 - 03.2022

Vice President - Investment Banking & Consulting

Wodehouse Capital Advisors
11.2020 - 12.2022

Associate Vice President - Transaction Advisory

Wodehouse Capital Advisors
10.2019 - 11.2020

Manager - Transaction Advisory

Wodehouse Capital Advisors
04.2018 - 10.2019

Assistant Manager - Treasury

ICICI Bank Canada
05.2015 - 02.2016

MBA - Finance

Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
09.2013 - 05.2015

Associate - M&A and Private Equity

Pears Capital
06.2011 - 07.2012

Associate - Global Markets

TradeNext Global
01.2011 - 10.2011

Co-Founder & Partner

Energia Trading & Consulting
07.2010 - 07.2013

Analyst - Interest Rate Futures

Futures First
07.2009 - 10.2010

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Communication

Manipal Institute of Technology
06.2005 - 05.2009
Ankur AgarwalCorporate Finance & Strategic Advisory