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With over 23 years of dedicated experience in the Indian equity landscape, Manish brings a wealth of expertise. He previously served as a key member of the senior leadership at CLSA's Institutional Equities division, holding positions in both Mumbai and New York. Over a span of 17 years with CLSA, he provided strategic guidance to a distinguished clientele, including prominent Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs), insurance entities, mutual funds, private equity firms, and sovereign wealth funds, concerning their investments in the Indian equity market. His involvement extended to a significant number of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), Qualified Institutional Placements (QIPs), equity placements, and block trades throughout his tenure. Manish holds a 5-year Integrated M. Tech. from IIT Delhi (1999), an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad (2001), and is a CFA charterholder from the CFA Institute, USA.

With a robust career spanning over two decades in the financial services sector, Viraj brings extensive expertise to our platform. He possesses a decade of direct experience in Indian Private Equity, having been associated with Actis, a prominent emerging markets fund with an Assets Under Management (AUM) exceeding US$ 7.5 billion across its various funds. Prior to this, Viraj accumulated over five years of professional experience in roles encompassing Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and capital raising within the Healthcare and Consumer sectors. These engagements were undertaken at leading global financial institutions, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, based out of their London offices. Academically, Viraj holds an MBA in Finance and Leadership Change Management from the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, obtained in 2004. He also holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, conferred in 2000.