Team
Our professionals have proven track-record in Investment Banking, Strategy Consulting and Business Operations with blue-chip organisations in Europe and Asia. Following are a representative set of profiles from our team
Pranab Gongulee
Pranab is a Managing Director at Index and manages client relationships, primarily
in Asia.
Pranab has over 32 years’ experience in Investment Banking services. Most recently, Pranab
was a Director at Lazard where he led Debt Capital Markets and Structured Finance. Formerly,
Pranab was Head of Debt Capital Markets at Merwanjee Securities, a 165 year old finance
house and a founding member of the BSE. Pranab started his career as a forex and money
market broker with Thomas Sett Atcar.
Pranab has qualifications in Commerce with Honours in Advanced Accountancy and Business Management.
Dr. Pauric J. McGinty
Pauric is a Vice-President at Index and leads engagements in the Healthcare and Knowledge
sectors.
Pauric has over 12 years' experience in business and investment research and advisory
services across Asia, North America, Australia and Europe. During these years, he has
supported several leading institutional investors and firms in fund raising, M&A, strategy
and financial advisory projects, primarily in the bio-technology and other growth sectors.
Pauric started his career as a Marketing Executive with a pharmaceutical firm in Hong
Kong.
Pauric completed his biotechnology degree in Dublin in 1992 and continued in academia
by researching his biochemical engineering PhD in London and post-doc in Japan. Pauric
also holds an MBA degree from Imperial College, London.
Umesh Rege
Umesh is a Vice President at Index and leads client engagements in Asia.
Umesh has over 10 years' experience in Investment Banking services. Most recently, Umesh was Vice President at Stratcap Securities Pvt. Ltd. where he led their Debt Capital Markets Division. Formerly, Umesh was at Lazard where he has handled assignments in Mergers and Acquisitions, Debt Restructuring and Debt Fund raising (e.g. disposal of Indian subsidiary of AES Corporation, US and debt restructuring of Mangalore Refinery & Petroleum Corporation). Umesh started his career as an Associate with Lazard. Umesh has qualifications in Engineering (B. Engg) and Management.
Distinctiveness
We have a distinctive business and operational model that strongly aligns with clients’ need for objectivity, transparency and discretion in all advisory engagements.
Independence
- No conflict-of-interest as we do not provide IT, Audit, Tax, Accounting or any service outside our core business
- Strong emphasis on fact-based research and analysis
Expertise
- Knowledge and experience of relevant industry sectors
- Knowledge and understanding of priorities and focus of institutional investors
- Ability to uncover privately-held small-medium sized firms and access information
on them despite their inadequate disclosure norms
- Analytical / research proficiency and financial modeling expertise (e.g. real options,
financial modeling, etc.)
- Proven project management skills
Access to Networks
- Established relationships with institutional investors
- Access to industry/ subject matter experts in relevant sectors and geographical markets
Confidentiality
- Strict norms for disclosure of client identity and information
- Emphasis on “stealth mode” operations
of firm and professionals
Partnership with clients
- Balancing client involvement to leverage their business expertise, transfer project-specific knowledge and minimise distraction from day-to-day management of business
- Sharing client’s risk through success-tilted
fee structure
Perspectives
Following are select downloadable editions of “Index Insights”, an in-house publication
that articulates our research-based perspectives on several emerging themes within the
global growth sectors. Each paper examines a specific theme and assesses its impact on
relevant business and investment situations.
