Advisory Commitee

Advisory Commitee

Antoine’s Management Team comprises experienced professionals with strong expertise across investment banking, corporate finance, capital markets, and strategic advisory. The team brings hands-on execution capability across equity, debt, and advisory mandates. Management Team plays a key role in client engagement, transaction execution & long-term value creation, supported by deep institutional relationships and cross-sectoral experience. 

Ajay Jain (CA | MBA)

Chairman & Managing Director

Ajay Jain is Chairman & MD  at Antoine Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd (ACAPL). ACAPL is into Investment Banking, bring solution for client such as  Equity (IPO, Pre-IPO, Preferential Issue & PE ), Debt Syndication,  M&A, Structured Finance & Stress Solutions. He is CA & Executive MBA by profession. He is also certified Independent Director. He is having over 25 years of leadership experience.

He has domain expertise in sectors such as Infrastructure, Energy, Building Material, Pharma, Chemical & specialty Chemical, Healthcare & Hospital, IT/ITES, Data Centre, Cement, White Goods, Consumer Electronics, Food & Beverages, Auto & Auto Ancillaries, Defense, Paper & Packaging, BFSI, Metal, Textiles & Apparel, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Jewellery, Real estate, Hospitality, Education, etc.

He was director and senior member of management for many renowned companies over last 2 decades. He has worked & associated with various companies namely  MD at Pantomath Capital,  CMD at Monal Capital, ED at Centrum Capital , MD & CEO at Arihant Capital, Joint MD at Sun Capital & large corporate houses at leadership role Aditya Birla Group, Man Group, Lloyds Group, Unimark Remedies & EMCO Ltd.

Contributed to organization & clients in terms of Equity Fund raising (IPO, QIP, Preferential Issue, Private Equity, GDR, FCCB), Debt Fund raise (Structured Finance, LAP, LAS, Term loan, Working capital Limit), M&A, Wealth Management, Investment, Treasury, Strategy, Turnaround & Business restructuring, Succession Planning & Family Settlement.

Having strong relationship with DII, Private Equity, Family Offices, Mutual funds, Insurance companies, Venture Capital Fund, NBFCs, Banks, Wealth Managers, Special Situation Fund, Stress Fund, ARCs, Credit ratings, HNIs, Law Firms, Merchant Bankers, Business Consultant and Corporates across sectors.

Recipient of CFO Awards for four years consecutive in a row 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014. BFSI Awards 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 & 2025. Excellence in Leadership Award in 2023 & 2024. Award for “CEO with Highest Quality Orientation” in 2023. “Business Super Achiever” Award in 2025 from CMO Asia & World Leadership Congress.

K. Mohan Acharya (Bcom | LLB | FCA | CISA-USA | CEF-USA ‘‘CIA-USA: UAE – CT)

Founder – Komandoor & Co LLP, Member – Advisory Committee

He is the founder of Komandoor & Co LLP, which is into CA Practice since 1989. He specializes in Direct, Indirect Taxation, Forensic, Digital Forensics & System audits, Bank audits and is Currently, his firm is statutory and internal auditor for many Public Sector Undertakings. Mohan is also a member of FTAPPCI, HIMA, IOD, IACC and is also eminent speaker in many national & international committees and Forums. His Audit firm Komandoor & Co LLP is ranked among the Top 5th audit Firm in the Country as per report of CAG-based on 2024 records.

To the firm’s credit to name a few are ASM, ICOFOR, SRA and concurrent audit of various banks such as RBI, SBI, OBC, IDBI, Dena Bank, Laxmi Vilas Bank, Cooperation Bank, Vijaya Bank, ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, Indian Bank, Andhra Bank. Currently are the central statutory auditor for Various PSUs, RRB and Private Banks. PSU includes IOCL, COAL India, BSNL, All States Power Sector audits, AP State Tourism and so on.

Mohan actively guides VRK Global to capture the opportunities in advisory and also to various companies in the growing economy especially in capital markets.

Dr. Vikas Sadvilkar (M.Sc | Ph.D)

Member – Advisory Committee

Vikas has worked in the past with companies namely, Sirona Singapore, KLJ Resources Ltd, Arch Pharmalabs Ltd, Benzochem Lifesciences P. Ltd, Elder Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Mehta & Mehta Legal Advisory.

He is A Doctorate from ICT (erstwhile, UDCT) and a Pharmaceuticals industry professional with over 25 years of work experience in India and overseas by establishing businesses of APIs, FDFs, high potency products and healthcare settings, through fund raising (debt & equity), structuring M&A, conducting due diligence and risk assessment, planning strategies for growth via exclusive business collaborations and technological assistance.

Expertise in business process model evaluation and risk management. Networking with various ARCs, DRTs & NCLT. Leading researcher for a few patents in the field of Oncology and Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT).

Shivaram Krishnaswam (CMA | ACMA)

Member – Advisory Committee

Senior strategy and finance professional with over 35 years of experience in high volume and large size organisations demonstrating expertise in all aspects of corporate functioning. He has served corporates in India as well as overseas. He has exposure work in difficult countries in the world.

Shivram has worked at Senior Level in different capacity with various Corporates in past such as Cipla Ltd, Unichem Laboratories, Suneeta Laboratories, Al Watania Poultry, Saudi Electricity Company. Experience from different industries such as pharma, poultry, power generation and distribution to name a few. Shivram has excellent skill set in areas & functions such as Budget Panning Support, Cost & Financial Analysis, Product Costing & Pricing, Business Feasibility Analysis, Process Improvements, Accounting & Fiscal Audits, Cost Control & Reduction, Risk/Opportunities Analysis’ Yield/Productivity Analysis, Inventory Cost Optimization, Systems & Database Management, Team Building & Leadership. Strong technical acumen to analyze product and production cycle to arrive at base cost of product inclusive of different cost elements (material, overhead, fuel, energy, maintenance, operational expenses). Excellent team player and effective leader with strong communication, interpersonal, negotiation, presentation & problem solving skills; and ability to manage business interfaces and relationships.

Sanjeev Kulkarni (CA)

Member – Advisory Committee

Finance Leader having more than 25 years of extensive post qualification experience covering the areas of Accounting, Finance, Mergers & Acquisitions & MIS. He is also a qualified as an Independent Director. His last stint was as Group Head of Finance for a Logistics Company based in Pune.

He has worked in reputable Companies in various sectors such as Steel, Energy & Environment, Automotive, Financials, Diesel Engines & Diesel Generators, Engine Castings and Logistics.

He has worked at various levels starting as a Management Trainee with Kalyani Steels and thereafter worked at senior positions at Divisional & Corporate level in Thermax, Kirtane & Pandit, INA Bearings (now Schaffler India), Armacell, Poonawalla Financials, Kirloskar Oil Engines, Ashok Iron Works, Indo Schottle & MRC Logistics

While working with Corporates, Sanjeev has developed functional expertise in the areas of Financial Strategy, Internal Audit, Banking, Forex Accounting, Consolidation of Group Accounts, Taxation, MIS, Board Review, Risk Management, M&A, Accounting Policies & Procedures. He has also gained experience in the areas of Organisation Structuring, ERP implementation and Project evaluation.

He has received internal recognition at various stages of his career working with reputable organisations.

Naba Mukherjee (FCA)

Member – Advisory Committee

Naba comes with 35+ years of accomplishments. He is seasoned and has matured approach to deal with complex situation and issues. He has worked at senior level in management team for companies such as   Tata Group, Jindal Group, Emco Ltd, Karamtara Engg, KLT Automotive & Tubular, Diamond Power infrastructure & Lovelock Lewes. 

Naba comes with over 2 decades of experience in corporate finance, M&A, Due diligence, restructuring, OTS, syndication of fund with various instruments such as CP, ECB, Project finance, working capital limit. In his entire carrier Naba dealt with every level in most of the Banks and ARCs in the country.

Naba is also known for his liasoning skills & multi-tasking capabilities. He is well networked with CAs, RPs, Legal firms, BIG4

Dipesh Gogri (CA | CMA)

Member – Advisory Committee

Senior finance management professional with 25 years of experience in managing financial and operating performance with proven ability in defining/ aligning strategic financial as well as investment plans to organizational growth objectives. He has spent substantial part of his professional career with Large/medium scaled organisations engaged in Infrastructure and Construction sector including CFO of listed and closely held corporates.

Dipesh has worked at senior level with companies such as Atlanta Ltd, Meka Group, A.V.Shah & Co to name a few. He is well versed with the with the functioning of the large / medium scale organisations and having domain expertise in M&A, raising financial resources, effectively managing working capital utilization, deployment of funds, enhanced return on investments for generating adequate liquidity & cash flow, financial strategy ,compliances within regulatory framework, capital structuring and planning, treasury management, Investor relation, taxation, Secretarial, Work on areas of group financial reporting, group financial analysis, group internal and credit control, budgeting and forecasting, group costing based on operational as well as statutory requirements He is proficient in handling stressed organisations by providing structured solutions; advising and representing the stressed organisations in Forensic Audit, IBC, and SARFAESI Act; realignment of debt servicing obligations with those of operational cash flows, onetime settlements with lenders of ‘distressed’ debt (Non-Performing Assets or NPA’s).

R.Shankar (CAIIB | MCIBS | B.Com | CFM | DCA)

Member – Advisory Committee

Shankar is an accomplished Commercial Banker, Finance Professional and C-Suite Management Advisor with a demonstrated over 3 decades of diverse experience with leading International Banks, Technology and Consulting Companies. Handled consulting assignments on fund-raising and capital infusion, Organizational Restructuring, Mergers & Acquisitions and Integration.

Shankar has been associated at senior levels with Citibank, Bank of America, Centurion Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Tech Mahindra, ISON Group, Al Mulla Group and so on across various roles and responsibilities in his distinguished career. He currently serves as a Non-Executive Independent Director, Chair of Audit Committee and Member of NRC Committee of Bharatrohan Airborne Innovations Limited, a BSE Listed Drone Technology Services Company.

Shankar has played leading roles in Banking (Commercial & Centralized Operations),  Financial Services (NBFC, Remittances, Fintech ), Insurance (Insurance Broking, General Insurance),  IT and ITES (Products, Services, Operations) and Multi-Sector Conglomerates. His areas of expertise are Board and Committee Level Engagements, Consulting and Advisory, Strategic Initiatives, Coaching and Academics, Fund-raising and Capital Infusion, Operational Oversight and Restructuring, Process Improvements and Shared Services.