Raghav Ahuja
New Delhi
Summary
Results-driven professional with over 13 years of experience delivering impactful thematic research and strategic insights to leading European and American private equity firms. Proven expertise in establishing and scaling teams from the ground up, converting pilot projects into successful long-term engagements. Adept at leveraging financial acumen and people management skills to lead critical projects, driving substantial top-line growth. Instrumental in implementing digitalization strategies to enhance process efficiency and streamline operations.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager (Private Equity)
Evalueserve
06.2021 - Current
- Spearheading a key project with an eminent global alternative investment manager specializing in private equity and credit
- Core responsibilities include managing a team of experts supporting the deal sourcing function of the client through various products, such as briefing memos, company/thematic research, Newsrun, target screening and benchmarking, case studies, teasers, detailed industry research, feasibility studies, information memos, country profiles, and competitive analysis
- Ensuring timely, high-quality delivery to clients through effective team management; define deliverables; prioritize and set deadlines
- Providing effective, on-time and objective feedback to team members for their overall grooming and development
- Developed effective business development strategies to expand existing engagements and target new ones
- Brainstorming and guiding the project managers/ team to add value to the deliverables and drive customer delight with thoughtful insights
- Identifying and converting client opportunities by building relationships with Global PE Leadership, Client Account Teams, and Client stakeholders in PE firms across geographies
- Supporting RFP discussions, preparing proposal documents and delivering Client Orals working closely with Evalueserve Client Executives
Senior Associate
OakNorth
02.2018 - 02.2021
- Work profile mainly related to managing associates analyzing companies from financial as well as qualitative aspects
- Key responsibilities included: Worked on detailed financial models to project and understand the cash-generating ability and the financial strength of the company (both CNI and CRE)
- Financial Modeling included understanding the business model, key revenue/ cost drivers and macro trends in order to forecast cash flows at granular level
- Performed extensive market analysis, estimating size/potential and evaluating industry structure, trends/drivers, regulatory framework and market disruptions
- Conducted detailed analysis of close peers in the industry (by conducting thorough market research to understand revenue/ margin movements, other financial trends (including working capital, leverage and gearing movements) and the company's performance vs Peers
- Assessing the management of the company which includes reviewing their decisions in the past and evaluating their guidance against actual reported financials
- Preparing a concise, yet thorough, report to provide a clear and coherent opinion on the company's financial strength
- Stress test companies to gauge financial strength in various adverse scenarios, including recent COVID period
- To prepare monthly deck and presentations to be presented to all stakeholders offshore as well as onshore
Senior Associate
Acuity Knowledge Partners
07.2015 - 02.2018
- Provided secondary research support for an Italian investment bank
- Worked on pitchbooks, company profiles, industry and geographic analysis, newsletters, competitor analysis, deal summaries, ad-hoc industry research, case studies, trading and transaction comps, valuation benchmarking, and pro-forma analysis
- Worked with many databases, such as Bloomberg, Capital IQ, Pitchbook, Orbis, Factiva, FactSet, Technavio, Frost & Sullivan, Euromonitor, etc.
- Managed full lifecycle of research projects from conception to completion.
- Assisted in multiple pilot projects, achieving successful completions
- Guided junior team through various work products
Senior Process Specialist/Subject Matter Expert/Trainer
AXA XL
11.2011 - 07.2015
- Worked principally for AXA XL Milan office and covered significant spectrum of services which included: Handling of Administration of Italy Incoming Business and to produce local insurance policies in Italian language
- Handling of Italy Credit Control Business and ledger maintenance
- Managing the processing of Reinsurance policies in Genius, including Facultative as well as Treaty Reinsurance
- To prepare monthly deck and presentations to be presented to all stakeholders offshore as well as onshore
Education
B.A. Honors - Italian language
University of Delhi
01.2011
Skills
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Strategic planning
- Talent development
- Project management
- Customer engagement
- Business development
- Thought leadership
- Marketing material development
Timeline
Senior Manager (Private Equity)
Evalueserve
06.2021 - Current
Senior Associate
OakNorth
02.2018 - 02.2021
Senior Associate
Acuity Knowledge Partners
07.2015 - 02.2018
Senior Process Specialist/Subject Matter Expert/Trainer
AXA XL
11.2011 - 07.2015
B.A. Honors - Italian language
University of Delhi
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