Leadership
Our Founders
Girish Vanvari
Founder
- Over 27 years of consulting experience across multiple leading firms
- 13+ years with KPMG. Girish was the National Leader for Tax in his last serving role and also part of the India Leadership Team at KPMG. In his role, he interacted extensively with business owners and leaders across sectors in India and overseas.
- He was responsible for setting up and expanding the M&A Tax practice of KPMG India. He built an exclusive legacy of work in the M&A, transactions, and restructuring space for some of the biggest deals in the country.
- Prior to KPMG, he was at Arthur Andersen for over a decade.
- He has worked with many large multinationals and Indian Promoter companies in advising them on various business, tax, and regulatory issues.
- He has worked across sectors such as manufacturing, infrastructure, telecom, IT/ITes, energy and natural resources, financial services, auto, pharmaceutical, FMCG, etc.
- He is also a voracious reader.
Vikram Naik
Founder
- Over 22 years of consulting experience across multiple leading firms.
- 12+ years with KPMG. Vikram was a Partner with KPMG’s M&A Tax practice in his last serving role.
- Prior to this, he worked with PwC for 8 years.
- Vikram’s experience and key strengths include Private Equity Advisory, Restructuring, Outbound, and Inbound Investment Advisory, Cross Broder Transactions, Exit Tax planning, Mergers, Demergers, Capital Reduction, Buyback, etc.
- He is also a specialist in International Tax matters, Transfer Pricing, cross-border structures, contract structuring, ESOP planning, tax litigation, etc.
- He works extensively with domestic clients on their succession planning as well (including Trust structures, wills, etc.)
- He has worked with many large multinationals and Indian promoter companies spread across sectors such as Financial Services, Pharma, Shipping & Logistics, Oil & Gas, EPC, and several others.
- He is also a filmmaker.
Amol Khanna
Founder
- Over 17 years of consulting experience.
- 10+ years with KPMG. Amol was a Partner with KPMG’s M&A practice in his last serving role.
- Amol’s experience and key strengths include inbound and outbound advisory, tax due diligence (including buyer and vendor due diligence), transaction structuring including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate restructuring, capital restructuring, cross-border taxation.
- He is also a specialist in International Tax & Regulatory matters (corporate law, SEBI, etc.), Indian Corporate Taxation, and Tax Litigation matters.
- He works extensively with domestic clients on their family office side as well
- He has worked with a cross-section of Indian and global companies across varied sectors such as Retail, Infrastructure, Auto, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, FMCG, IT/ITeS, Manufacturing, Telecom, etc.
- He also enjoys cycling.
Chirag Shah
Founder
- Over 17 years of consulting experience across multiple leading firms.
- 7 years with KPMG. He was a Partner with KPMG’s M&A Tax practice in his last serving role.
- Prior to this, he worked with PwC and EY.
- Chirag’s experience and key strengths include Private Equity, Fundraise, Regulatory (FEMA, SEBI, NBFC, etc.), Transaction Advisory, Restructuring, Inbound and Outbound Investment advisory, Setting up Funds, REITs and InvIT’s, etc.
- He is also a specialist in ESOP Planning, contract structuring, cross-border transactions etc.
- He works extensively with foreign and domestic clients across sectors such as Real Estate, Financial Services, Asset Management Companies, Renewables, IT/ITes, etc.
- He is also fond of trekking.
Saloni Khandelwal
Founder
- Over 19 years of consulting experience across multiple leading firms.
- 7 years with PwC. She was a Partner with PwC’s M&A Tax practice in her last serving role
- Prior to this, she worked with KPMG for 10+ years.
- Saloni’s experience and key strengths include Inbound and Outbound investment advisory, Restructuring, Transaction Advisory, Private Equity, Fundraise, Setting up Funds, REIT’s and InvITs, cross border transactions, Regulatory (FEMA, Corporate Law, SEBI, etc.)
- She is also a specialist in planning Succession of family wealth, Family Charters and Constitutions, setting up Trust Structures in India and overseas, etc.
- She works extensively with foreign and domestic clients across sectors such as Real Estate, Renewables, Infrastructure, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Media, IT/ITes, etc.
- She is also a passionate dancer.
Girish Vanvari
Founder
- Over 27 years of consulting experience across multiple leading firms
- 13+ years with KPMG. Girish was the National Leader for Tax in his last serving role and also part of the India Leadership Team at KPMG. In his role, he interacted extensively with business owners and leaders across sectors in India and overseas.
- He was responsible for setting up and expanding the M&A Tax practice of KPMG India. He built an exclusive legacy of work in the M&A, transactions, and restructuring space for some of the biggest deals in the country.
- Prior to KPMG, he was at Arthur Andersen for over a decade.
- He has worked with many large multinationals and Indian Promoter companies in advising them on various business, tax, and regulatory issues.
- He has worked across sectors such as manufacturing, infrastructure, telecom, IT/ITes, energy and natural resources, financial services, auto, pharmaceutical, FMCG, etc.
- He is also a voracious reader.
Vikram Naik
Founder
- Over 22 years of consulting experience across multiple leading firms.
- 12+ years with KPMG. Vikram was a Partner with KPMG’s M&A Tax practice in his last serving role.
- Prior to this, he worked with PwC for 8 years.
- Vikram’s experience and key strengths include Private Equity Advisory, Restructuring, Outbound, and Inbound Investment Advisory, Cross Broder Transactions, Exit Tax planning, Mergers, Demergers, Capital Reduction, Buyback, etc.
- He is also a specialist in International Tax matters, Transfer Pricing, cross-border structures, contract structuring, ESOP planning, tax litigation, etc.
- He works extensively with domestic clients on their succession planning as well (including Trust structures, wills, etc.)
- He has worked with many large multinationals and Indian promoter companies spread across sectors such as Financial Services, Pharma, Shipping & Logistics, Oil & Gas, EPC, and several others.
- He is also a filmmaker.
Amol Khanna
Founder
- Over 17 years of consulting experience.
- 10+ years with KPMG. Amol was a Partner with KPMG’s M&A practice in his last serving role.
- Amol’s experience and key strengths include inbound and outbound advisory, tax due diligence (including buyer and vendor due diligence), transaction structuring including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, corporate restructuring, capital restructuring, cross-border taxation.
- He is also a specialist in International Tax & Regulatory matters (corporate law, SEBI, etc.), Indian Corporate Taxation, and Tax Litigation matters.
- He works extensively with domestic clients on their family office side as well
- He has worked with a cross-section of Indian and global companies across varied sectors such as Retail, Infrastructure, Auto, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, FMCG, IT/ITeS, Manufacturing, Telecom, etc.
- He also enjoys cycling.
Chirag Shah
Founder
- Over 17 years of consulting experience across multiple leading firms.
- 7 years with KPMG. He was a Partner with KPMG’s M&A Tax practice in his last serving role.
- Prior to this, he worked with PwC and EY.
- Chirag’s experience and key strengths include Private Equity, Fundraise, Regulatory (FEMA, SEBI, NBFC, etc.), Transaction Advisory, Restructuring, Inbound and Outbound Investment advisory, Setting up Funds, REITs and InvIT’s, etc.
- He is also a specialist in ESOP Planning, contract structuring, cross-border transactions etc.
- He works extensively with foreign and domestic clients across sectors such as Real Estate, Financial Services, Asset Management Companies, Renewables, IT/ITes, etc.
- He is also fond of trekking.
Saloni Khandelwal
Founder
- Over 19 years of consulting experience across multiple leading firms.
- 7 years with PwC. She was a Partner with PwC’s M&A Tax practice in her last serving role
- Prior to this, she worked with KPMG for 10+ years.
- Saloni’s experience and key strengths include Inbound and Outbound investment advisory, Restructuring, Transaction Advisory, Private Equity, Fundraise, Setting up Funds, REIT’s and InvITs, cross border transactions, Regulatory (FEMA, Corporate Law, SEBI, etc.)
- She is also a specialist in planning Succession of family wealth, Family Charters and Constitutions, setting up Trust Structures in India and overseas, etc.
- She works extensively with foreign and domestic clients across sectors such as Real Estate, Renewables, Infrastructure, Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare, Media, IT/ITes, etc.
- She is also a passionate dancer.