ABHINAV  MEHRA  abhinavm.2014@mba.smu.edu.sg    |    +65  8619  6027  

 EDUCATION

Singapore  Management  University,  Singapore     December  2014 Master  of  Business  Administration  GMAT  Score  720

H.R.  College  of  Commerce  &  Economics,  University  of  Mumbai,  India   March  2012  Master  of  Commerce • Specialization  in  Management  Studies    

H.R.  College  of  Commerce  &  Economics,  University  of  Mumbai,  India   March  2010  Bachelor  of  Commerce  (Honors)   • Specialization  in  Accounting  and  Finance    

EXPERIENCE  ERNST  &  YOUNG  LLP,  India     January  2011  –  October  2013  

Executive  Associate  –  Transaction  Advisory  Services,  Lead  Advisory  Team  (Industrial  &  Consumer  Products  Division)  • Lead  analyst  and  executive  for  buy  side,  sell  side  &  joint  venture  transactions  for  firms  across  the  consumer  products,  retail,  

life  sciences  and  industrial  products  industries,  with  transaction  sizes  ranging  from  $5M  to  $500M    -­‐ Analyzed   industry   growth   drivers   and   competitive   landscape,   subsequently   leading   to   identification   of   potential  

buyers/targets  based  on  industry  and  deal  specific  benchmarks  -­‐ Prepared  and  presented  detailed  information  memorandums  that  encompassed  industry  highlights,  company  positioning,  

business  highlights,  transaction  and  financial  analysis  -­‐ Analyzed  and  developed  valuation  models  integrating  DCF,  Comparable  Companies  and  Transactions  analysis  -­‐ Assisted  team  leaders  at  the  negotiation,  due  diligence  and  deal  structuring  stages  

• Executed   additional   role   of   routine   business   development   for   the   team   by   identifying   potential   clients   in   the   consumer  product,  retail,  and  food  and  beverage  service  industries  

• Established  and  executed  the  analyst  and  intern  training  program  for  the  team  and  trained  7  individuals    • Selected  Transaction  Experience:  

-­‐ Flexible  packaging  firm  Paper  Products  India’s  US$20M  acquisition  of  Webtech  Labels  • Worked  with  target  company  CFO  to  develop  10-­‐year  financial  projections  and  managed  the  due  diligence  process    

-­‐ Sun  Pharmaceutical  Advanced  Research  Company’s  US$40M  Rights  Issue  for  R&D  and  Debt  Repayment  • Drafted  the  management  discussion  and  analysis,  issue  price  valuation  and  objects  sections  of  the  Offer  Letter    

-­‐ Publishing  firm  ADI  BPO’s  US$5M  acquisition  of  Macmillan's  Indian  Unit  -­‐  MPS  Limited  • Researched  potential  transaction  structures  and  assisted  in  the  drafting  of  the  Offer  Letter  

-­‐ Potential  US$80M  acquisition  of  a  leading  Indian  writing  instruments  manufacturer    • Co-­‐led   the   team   managing   the   transaction   with   a   focus   on   domestic   and   global   industry   research,   client  

identification,  research  on  potential  buyers  for  client  and  comparable  transaction  valuation    

CHIRAG  INDIA  RURAL  DEVELOPMENT  FOUNDATION,  India   April  2010  -­‐  present  

Chirag  is  a  rural  transformation  model  addressing  the  electrification  and  socio-­‐economic  needs  of  rural  India    

Co-­‐Founder    • A  non  profit  organization  providing  solar  technology  based  lighting  solutions  to  un-­‐electrified  villages  in  the  interiors  of  India  • Established  an  inclusive  value  chain  by  employing  paraplegic  and  deaf-­‐mute  individuals  in  the  assembly  of  solar  devices  • Recruited  and  led  a  team  of  approx.  120  students,  to  address  the  twin  challenges  of  providing  a  basic  amenity  to  the  rural  

population  and  augmenting  the  incomes  of  the  differently-­‐abled    • Conceptualized  and  executed  various  marketing  campaigns,  which  enabled  the  project  to  generate  a  healthy  corpus  of  INR  

10M  [US$180,000]  from  various  corporates  and  individuals  • Impacted  5,262  households  across  141  villages  in  four  states  of  India  as  on  September  2013  • Collaborated  with  several  educational  institutions  and  corporations  globally  and  instituted  thirteen  project  chapters    • Direct   interactions   with   eminent   personalities   such   as   Dr.   Rajendra   Pachauri   (Chairman   -­‐   IPCC,   TERI),   Mr.   Ratan   Tata  

(Chairman  -­‐  Tata  Group),  Dr.  Muhammad  Yunus  (Founder,  Grameen  Bank),  HRH  Prince  Andrew  (Duke  of  York)  and  Ms.  Hillary  Clinton  (U.S.  Secretary  of  State)  to  discuss  the  sustainability  of  the  project  

• In  2013,  led  negotiations  with  Garnier  India  for  the  adoption  of  the  project  under  their  CSR  for  a  period  of  12  months  as  the  ongoing  Chief  Strategy  Officer  of  the  organization    

ADDITIONAL  INFORMATION    

• Singapore  Management  University  MBA  Academic  Excellence  Scholarship  (2014)  • Ernst  &  Young  Hall  of  Fame  Award  for  capability  building  beyond  current  role  and  delivering  creative  solutions  (2013)  • H.R.  College  Fellowship  (2010-­‐2012)  in  recognition  of  excellence  in  leadership  and  sustainable  social  development  activities  • Sheriff  of  Mumbai  –  H.R.  Superstar  Award  (2007-­‐2010)  for  exemplary  performance  in  academic  and  co-­‐curricular  activities  • Scholarship  to  attend  SIFE  International  World  Cup  in  Berlin  (2009)  &  Los  Angeles  (2010)