Overview
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Malav Thakkar

Ahmedabad

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Private Equity Intern

Unity Growth Fund
01.2024 - 06.2024
  • Executed comprehensive market research on 20+ emerging AI companies, leading to the creation of 8 persuasive pitch decks and due diligence reports
  • Attended multiple startup conferences, engaging with numerous founders to evaluate their startups based on specified metrics. Judged these startups and presented findings to the internal team, offering insights for further evaluation and investment opportunities
  • Spearheaded the extraction and analysis of over 100 Regulation D offerings from the SEC, utilizing advanced data analytics to derive actionable investment insights

Credit Risk Office Intern

Credit Suisse Bank
07.2023 - 12.2023
  • Led data profiling and analysis on credit risk datasets, identifying and resolving 100+ data anomalies, discrepancies, and inconsistencies
  • Played a key role in executing data lineage and impact analysis for 2 major projects, enabling the organization to accurately trace data flows and assess the impact of changes
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams on 2 projects to assess and address data quality issues, reducing operational and financial risks

Education

M.Sc. (Hons.) - Mathematics

BITS Pilani - Goa Campus
Goa
07.2024

B.E. (Hons.) - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

BITS Pilani - Goa Campus
Goa
07.2024

Certification

Financial Risk Manager(FRM)- GARP

  • Proficient in credit risk analysis techniques, including simulation and pricing methodologies, with a deep understanding of diverse financial instruments and market dynamics (Passed All Levels).


Applied Data Science Lab- World Quant University

  • Proficiency in statistical analysis, time series modelling, and data visualization techniques using Python.


Minor in Finance- BITS Pilani Goa Campus

  • Understanding of Business Analysis and Valuation , Derivatives and Risk Management, Financial Management and Security Analysis and Portfolio Management.

Projects

Customer Segmentation- Built a k-means model to cluster US consumers into groups, used principal component analysis (PCA) for data visualization, and then created an interactive dashboard with Plotly Dash.


Volatility Forecasting - Created a GARCH time series model to predict asset volatility, acquired stock data through an API, cleaned and stored it in a SQLite database, and then built an API to serve model predictions.


Customer Segmentation Valuation - Conducted qualitative and quantitative analysis of companies by applying Porter's Five Forces, BCG Matrix, ROE decomposition, and DCF 2-Step Valuation method in MS-Excel to evaluate competitive position, growth potential, and investment viability.  

Additional Information

Corporate Finance ,Excel ,C Programming ,Financial Research ,Presentation Skills ,Derivatives ,Java ,Portfolio Management ,Risk Analysis Macroeconomics ,Pricing Models,Communication Skills,Financial Modeling,Python,Financial Accounting,Risk Management Framework,JIRA, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Data Governance, R Programming, Risk Management

Timeline

Private Equity Intern

Unity Growth Fund
01.2024 - 06.2024

Credit Risk Office Intern

Credit Suisse Bank
07.2023 - 12.2023

M.Sc. (Hons.) - Mathematics

BITS Pilani - Goa Campus

B.E. (Hons.) - Electrical and Electronics Engineering

BITS Pilani - Goa Campus
Malav Thakkar