Bathiya, Anand
Bathiya, Anand
Anand Bathiya – B.Com, F.C.A, A.C.S, LL.B, DISA, RV, ID.
India’s leading finance and governance professional, leveraging 20+ years of experience in Corporate Finance, M&A, Capital Markets, Business Valuation, Corporate Tax and Restructurings to enable commerce and growth for hundreds of businesses.
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- Detailed Work Profile:
Partner and Practice-head of Transactions and Corporate Finance at Bathiya Advisors LLP, one of India’s leading boutique consulting firm, with previous experience of having worked with the world’s largest accounting firm.
Engaged in advising leading companies in negotiating, structuring, evaluating and executing complex, domestic and international Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) transactions, having advised a record 350+ M&A transactions of cumulative value upwards of USD 40 billion+.
Enabling businesses to raise equity resources through public equity and private equity including capital market initiatives of IPOs, QIPs, rights issues, open offers, international listings, etc. Advised more than 100 IPOs and public-market fund-raising transactions over the last 20 years.
Advising private equity funds, venture capital funds and families offices in formation, fund documentation, diligence and investment transaction execution.
Involved in various corporate consulting, valuation, group restructuring, financial reporting and insolvency restructuring engagements by assisting companies in their business, financial, strategic and reporting needs.
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- Educational Background:
Fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and a qualified Company Secretary.
Bachelor at Commerce and Bachelor at Law.
Post-graduate diplomas in Securities Law from Government Law College and in Information Systems Audit from ICAI.
Registered Valuer and member of ICAI – RVO.
Certified from Indian School of Business – Hyderabad on Value-creating Financial Strategies.
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- Profession & Community:
President of Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society, India’s largest and oldest voluntary body of Chartered Accountants for the year 2024-25 and member of various committees Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Represents as Independent Director and audit committee chair on various public-listed boards for the last 12 years.
Managing Committee member of the Indian Merchants Chamber and Young-Indians of the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Member of group promulgated by Valuation Standards Board for drafting Valuation Standards to be made applicable by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Key author of valuation standard on Financial Instruments.
Special invitee to the Sustainability Standards Board of India and part of the group promulgated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from suggesting changes to the Companies Act, 2013.
Invited speaker at various national and international gatherings for Ministry of Corporate Affairs, ET Now, CNBC TV-18, Zee Business, Comptroller and Auditor General, ICAI, ICSI, equity research analysts, business schools and other bodies of professional interests on subjects relating to financial reporting, corporate law, valuation, investment banking, raising resources through private equity, corporate restructuring, M&As, IPOs, etc.
