بارثابراتيم Gupta, CFA

• Conducting analysis and on-going monitoring of current investments as well as evaluation of prospective investments.
• Performing due diligence on prospective investments, including but not limited to listed securities, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, alternative investments such as hedge funds and private equity, real estate, structured products, etc.
• Collecting and reviewing information on prospective investments (marketing materials, fund documents, due diligence items, etc.).
• Identifying and addressing regulatory risks in potential investments and ensuring compliance with relevant financial regulations and internal investment policies while adhering to ethical standards and best practices.
• Conducting thorough market research, financial modelling, and due diligence, leveraging insights to form strategic investment decisions.
• Effectively communicating investment strategies and performance to family members and stakeholders, ensuring alignment with investment objectives, and maintaining trust.
• Working closely with the Group CFO in implementing the suitable asset allocation (strategic as well as tactical) for the portfolio coordinated with the family’s investment objectives and risk tolerance.
• Navigating differing investment preferences among family members, facilitating discussions that aligned with the family’s overarching wealth preservation and wealth goals.
• Executing a variety of performance, risk measurement, and attribution analyses for quarterly and annual meetings of the Investment Committee.
• Working in tandem with global money managers to keep track of the performance of investment portfolios; engage periodically with them in implementing the appropriate asset allocation strategy; and oversee all portfolio related compliance requirements (KYC/FATCA/CRS).
• Participating in sourcing new managers by performing database screens, reviewing materials from prospective managers, and interfacing with market intermediaries.

• Instrumental in establishing the research infrastructure in the company.
• Drafted research plan based on feedback and collective thinking of the team members; assigned responsibilities and managed progress continually; ensured deliverables met needs and expectations of the relevant parties.
• Analyzed the local and regional macroeconomics, and real estate subsectors - retail, hospitality, residential, commercial market, and industry trends.
• Produced analytical reports which included action steps, implications, and recommendations, tying together primary and secondary research when applicable.
• Developed custom market and industry research supporting the firm’s investment strategies.
• Monitored and proactively reported on strategies of key competitors/peers; conducted thorough capital market and financial analysis of the industry.
• Worked closely with critical business teams - Asset Management & Business Development - for identifying potential investment opportunities as well as monitoring the existing assets in the portfolio.

• Analyzed the macroeconomic framework of the focus countries with the goal of investing in good businesses and stocks at the micro level.
• Identified investments and themes; developed valuation models that included forecasts of earnings and analysis of key business metrics; performed extensive due diligence and conducted industry and company competitive analyses.
• Performed valuation of public and private companies through comparable company, comparable transaction, and discounted cash flow analyses.
• Drafted investment thesis and sector/company research reports.
• Created database of economic, corporate, and stock market data pertaining to key MENA countries.
• Authored Country Reports (Egypt, Saudi Arabia & Sudan); prepared Valuation Memos, conducted Thematic Studies and Annual Report analyses; initiated coverage on three Egyptian stocks - Olympic Group, Sinai Cement, and Egyptian International Pharma.

• Member of an award-winning institutional equity research team set up by high caliber individuals (ex-CLSA).
• Developed stock recommendations by creating comprehensive financial models based on fundamental analysis, corporate actions, news flow, and channel checks in co-ordination with the Head of Financial Services based in Singapore.
• Drafted fundamental and thematic reports highlighting potential areas of investment within the BFSI sector.
• Met with managements of coverage companies to stay abreast of current industry trends, competitive positioning, and emerging trends; conducted extensive channel research and collected data points on companies within the sector.
• Interacted with fund managers/buy-side analysts on key developments in the BFSI sector and companies under coverage; made periodic presentations to fund managers highlighting the emerging trends in the sector/companies and arranged for management meetings/conference calls.
• Initiated coverage on twenty-seven stocks (“India Banking - No subprime”).
• Key large cap banking stocks covered: State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, and Punjab National Bank.
• Key large cap non-banking financial services stocks covered: Housing Development Finance Corp., Power Finance Corp., and Infrastructure Development Finance Company.
• Key insurance companies covered: listed companies (Reliance Capital & Max India) plus the unlisted insurance subsidiaries of State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC.

• Assumed responsibility of Lead Sector Analyst from October 2006.
• Initiated coverage independently on thirteen stocks with a comprehensive sector report (“Structurally in a sweet spot”).
• Key large cap banking stocks covered: State Bank of India, HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Punjab National Bank, and Bank of Baroda.
• Work profile included management meetings, financial model preparations, report writing and making presentations to institutional clients.

• Prepared reports on stocks, primarily in the mid-cap and small cap segments, for clients (institutional/retail/HNIs) based on fundamental analysis.
• Involved in preparation of strategy reports (Futures & Options) on a daily/weekly basis.
• Involved in quant-based studies pertaining to market behavioral patterns.