Krishnadas Mani, Manager - Investment banking

Krishnadas Mani

Manager - Investment banking

Alpen Capital (ME) Ltd

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Master's degree, Finance
Experience
15 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :15 years, 10 Months

Manager - Investment banking at Alpen Capital (ME) Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since January 2019

Manager (Team lead) originating & executing Equity advisory and M&A transactions across Mena, Levant, sub-Saharan Africa, and Indian sub-continent regions.

Manager - Investment Banking at Aldukheil Financial Group (AFG)
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • April 2015 to December 2018

Roles & Responsibilities: Senior Project manager handling & executing Equity Capital Market (ECM), Equity advisory, Debt advisory transactions. Current transactions in Education, Real estate, Healthcare, & Utility sectors.

Senior Associate - Private Equity at GVFL Ltd
  • India
  • July 2011 to February 2015

Roles & Responsibilities: Complete cycle; end-to-end investment closure. Closed 3 PE deals.

Investment in Renewable energy - Ushdev Power Holdings Pvt. Ltd., US$ 6.6 M - Closed
 Negotiated valuations; reduced value by US$ 5M. Played a major role in negotiations of terms.
 Developed fool-proof mechanism for monitoring - was Investor Observer for Board meetings.
 Collaborated with Director (projects) & CFO for assessing acquisition projects (M&A) esp. from organizations undergoing divestiture of non-core assets.

Investment in Renewable energy - Special Purpose Vehicle of SITAC Group, US$ 6.6 M - Closed
 Strongly negotiated valuation. Structured the deal such that it offers downside protection and upside potential to flip shares from SPV to parent company.
 Facilitated co-ordination works for executing power purchase agreements with state utility.
 Suitable monitoring of operations as Investor Observer during Board meetings.
 Collaborated with CFO - negotiated Wind Turbine supply contract; completed debt raising.

Investment in Urban Infrastructure - HubTown Ltd. Bus-terminus Redevelopment, US$ 5 M - Closed
 Secondary Purchase of shares. Put option rights pari-passu with first round investors.
 Active role in negotiations with Company & other investor on valuation, terms, etc.

Other Deals - Investment approval achieved from Investment Committee in Clean-tech Waste Management and Geothermal energy proposals.
 Other sectors analyzed - Health care; Water & waste Management; Transportation & Logistics; Telecom; Real-estate; Renewables.

Fund raising activities -
 Drafting of Private Placement Memorandum, Pitch Book, presentations.
 Negotiations of terms, drafting of Investment documents with Limited Partners / Investors.

Senior Officer - Project Finance & Transaction Advisory at Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS)
  • India - Bengaluru
  • June 2008 to July 2011

Roles & Responsibilities: Conceptualization, development & financial structuring of Infrastructure projects. Prepared and analyzed Business strategies for implementation of projects / SPVs. Detailed legal negotiations, financial model & viability analysis.

Investment Advisory for Greenfield Super Specialty Hospital (US$ 20 M) - Closed
Investment Advisory for Bus Terminal cum Commercial complex (US$ 40 M) - Closed
Feasibility studies for 24x7 Water supply for various towns (US$ 180 M)
Feasibility studies for Inter Modal Transit Hubs at 3 locations (US$ 100 M)
Advisory for restructuring of Public Sector Co. - realize sustainable income by development of assets owned.
Other projects - Education, Water & waste Management, Real-estate, Hospitality. (US$ 6 - 65 M).

Education

Master's degree, Finance
  • at CFA Institute
  • June 2015

Passed all levels

Master's degree, MBA Finance
  • at Amrita School of Business
  • May 2008

Post Graduation - MBA, (2008), Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Bachelor's degree, Btech - Electronics & Communication
  • at Calicut Univ., Kerala
  • June 2004

- CFA, CFA Level 3 candidate (June, 2014) Under Graduation - B.Tech, (Electronics & Communication Engg.) (2004), Calicut Univ., Kerala

Specialties & Skills

Venture Capital
Investment Banking
Private Equity
Project Finance
Financial Modeling
Investment Management / Portfolio Management
Finance Modelling & Analysis
Negotiation & preparing of Investment documents
Valuation
Project Finance
Infrastructure
Private Equity
Investment
Investment banking

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert

Hobbies

  • Football, Table Tennis, Drama, Script-writing for Plays,