Keshav Khandelwal, 26

keshavkhandelwal3111@gmail.com | +971 56 996 5556

EXPERIENCE
Prosus Group (Fintech- PayU) (Lead - Investment Analyst) Apr’23 - Present
(Investment Analyst – M&A and Strategy), Dubai, UAE Aug’22– Mar’23
• Working on strategic transactions for the company; executed and worked on the following transactions:
• Series C secondary round of Fisdom, Indian wealth tech in continuation to $14mn Series C round led by PayU
• Series B round of $58mn by DotPe, fintech operating in omni-channel space having a valuation of ~$250mn
• Series B extension round of $13mn by Ayoconnect, SEA’s largest open finance platform
• Disposed Celo tokens and currently working on disposing Zest money’s shares on its acquisition by PhonePe
Responsibilities
• Responsible for portfolio management having investments with a valuation of over ~$1 billion across the globe
• Prepared financial model and valuation book, detailed investment note and evaluated startups in the fintech space
• Working on building a new line of business from scratch; strategizing the GTM, negotiating commercials with partners
• Started reviewing transaction documents like SHAs, SPAs and discussing terms of transaction with legal and startups
• Prepared the Fintech Strategy for the group for the financial year | Analysed the sub-segments for potential investments

Nomura, India (Analyst – Investment Banking) May’21– July’22

• Prepared an Industry Overview on the Indian Fintech for a buyside mandate for a potential cross border investment
• Prepared a report on the Sustainability Bonds issuances by major pharmaceutical companies for a billion-dollar
sustainability bond fundraise of a major pharmaceutical client | Appreciated by global senior bankers for performance
Responsibilities
• Member of the Coverage team covering Healthcare, Biotechnology, Consumer and Chemicals sector in India and Japan
• Worked on the deal for a global fashion e-commerce player’s fundraise; worked on deals in payments and insurance sector
• Responsible for preparing the weekly AeJ M&A Tracker and weekly IPO note for senior executive management

DC Advisory (Daiwa Corporate), India (Investment Banking Intern) Sep’20 – Oct’20

• Evaluated Indian Agritech by assessing market drivers and regulations | Analysed scalability, business models and trends
Responsibilities
• Prepared a report on International K-12 and EdTech sector of SE Asian countries | Suggested 80+ opportunities

Goldman Sachs, India (Industrial Training) May’18- Apr’19

• Studied and reported 120+ commodity pools’ schedule of investments every quarter each with AUM>$150M
Responsibilities
• Analysed strategies of 40+ hedge funds through heat map | Made recommendations to senior management
Ganesh Agarwal & Associates, India (Chartered Accountancy Article) Apr’16 – May’18

• Led a team of 3 for conducting statutory audit for corporates | Advised clients on financial and tax planning
Responsibilities
• Analysed financial statements, business models of textile companies and recommended investment strategies

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Degree / Examination Institution % / CGPA Year
MBA - PGDM (Finance) S. P. Jain Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai 3.07/4.00 2021
Global Fast Track (Finance) Tepper School of Business - Carnegie Mellon University - 2021
CFA Level 3 CFA Institute, USA Pursuing 2023
Company Secretary The Institute of Company Secretaries of India 52.94% 2017
B.Com (Hons.) St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata 7.71/10.00 2017
CA – IPCC The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India 52.71% 2016
Class XII, ISC Don Bosco School, Liluah 95.50% 2014
Class X, ICSE M.C.Kejriwal Vidyapeeth, Liluah 93.20% 2012
Rank holder, SXC Ranked amongst Top 30 for academic excellence in a batch of 267 students 2017
Academic Excellence, Class XII Awarded by a leading national newspaper and a national news channel for scholastic performance 2014
Certificate of Honour, Class X Recognised by the Government of West Bengal for academic excellence 2012

Member, Finance Committee,
SPJIMR
Head of Events, Xavotsav, SXC
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
Led a team of 10 in ideating and conducting stock trading event with 100 participants | Co-
2020
ordinated Centre for Financial Studies India launch | Conducted workshop for 60+ on stock markets
Spearheaded a team of 80 to organise 50+ events with a footfall of ~45000 and a budget of ₹40 lakhs 2017

SOCIAL INTERNSHIP AND EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS

Consultant, Sshrishti India Trust • Interviewed 70+ households across 6 villages | Spearheaded the formation of the Counselling Cell
Zonal Finalist, CFA Research • Recognised for outstanding investment thesis | Presented sell-side equity research report on Oberoi Realty
Amplify, Alvarez & Marsal • National Finalist | Evaluated an e-pharmacy player's right to win basis benchmarking with competitors