Amresh Prasad Amresh

Senior Manager at Aranca

• India
• February 2005 to September 2014

Current Employment
Employer: Aranca (Mumbai) Pvt. Ltd., India
Designation: Senior Manager
Department: Investment Research
Experience: February, 2005 - till date
Key Roles and Responsibilities: 1. Supporting an Asia Pacific-based boutique IB
Assisting the senior partners on sell and buy-side mandates (sector agnostic)
Key Responsibility Areas: Direct interaction with the Partners and Management of the subject company while executing the deal
Developing M&A and LBO models, detailed financial statement projection, assessing vulnerability of earnings/cash
flows/valuation under different cases, estimating investor returns for different holding periods and exit valuation
Performing 'Target' and 'Buyer' search, screening and analyzing both quoted and unquoted companies
Preparing management presentation, buy/sell-side pitch presentation, investment teasers
Selected Transaction Experience: Private share offering of 40% stake in a mining services company valued at USD 360mn (deal successfully closed)
100% equity stake sale of an Islamic Bank valued at USD 180mn (deal in advanced stages of negotiation)
50% stake purchase and capex financing to an LED-based lighting applications company (deal in advanced stages)
A USD 50mn (MYR 150mn) merger of two companies in the logistics sector in Malaysia (deal called-off)
2. Supporting a boutique IB in the GCC
Assisting on Pre-IPO deals, real estate sector in MENA
Key Responsibility Areas: Developing the full-fledged financial model, with detailed financial projection, suggesting valuation ranges based on
DCF, comparables (P/E, P/B), Income capitalization and related valuation methodologies


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Total Work Experience: ~ 10 Years Behind S.M. Shetty High School,
Mob: +91 9892 443107 Hiranandani Gardens, Powai,
Email: amresh4u2001@gmail.com Mumbai - 400 076


Preparing the full pre-IPO report (length: 70+ pages), including key fundamental arguments, company overview,
transaction summary, industry analysis, financial projection, valuation, sensitivity and risks
Direct interaction with the head of equity strategy on the transaction
Selected Transaction Experience: IPO of a leading retail real estate company
A USD 175mn IPO of an Islamic REIT (successfully closed)
3. Managing a relationship with a financial institution based out of Africa
Supporting the transaction team on deals across key infrastructure sectors in Africa
Key Responsibility Areas: Developing and maintaining marketing presentation for new business development and industry conferences
Preparing detailed and highly flexible project finance models involving different debt structures. Conducting
sensitivity and scenario analysis on key underlying operational and financial parameters while negotiating
Conducting comprehensive audit of financial models and refinement of assumptions underlying the equity values
Assisting on preparation of brief and detailed information memorandums and pitch books on projects across key
sectors such as transport infrastructure, power, oil & gas, telecom, etc.
4. Managed several ad-hoc and bespoke research requests for IB and PE firms in UK, India and Middle East
Investment memorandums/PPMs/ Teasers: Researching and writing confidential memoranda (IMs and PPMs) and teasers on investments across multiple industry sectors and geographies
Investment due diligence: Conducting due-diligence of a valuation model by critically assessing structure of the model, underlying growth assumptions, testing sensitivity of the model with respect to key variables under different
cases/scenarios and identifying key issues for further deliberation
Evaluating investment alternatives: Performing economy, sector and company analysis while assessing attractiveness of the investments (deals ranging between USD 50-750 mn)
5. Earlier initiated and maintained coverage on 40+ stocks
Assisted a leading Independent Research Provider (IRP) in UK on initiation and maintenance of coverage in oil and gas, oil
field services and metals sectors in Americas, Europe and APAC
Initiation of coverage on stocks involving preparation of comprehensive research reports (report length 25-30 pages) and valuation models based on fundamental (DCF and SoTP) and comparative valuation methodologies
Maintenance of coverage - news alerts, earnings flash note and quarterly updates. Update reports included revisions in the target price/ recommendation with respect to earnings result and meaningful business developments