our team
Avil Menezes
Co-Founder
Avil is one of India's earliest Insolvency professionals registered with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Membership no. IBBI/IPA-001/IPP00017/ 2016-17/10041).
About: Avil Menezes
– CO-FOUNDER
Avil Menezes is a fellow chartered accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (membership number 118204). He has done his Bachelor’s in Law and Master’s in Commerce from University of Mumbai. He has more than 20 years of experience in consulting, finance and banking sector and has worked with leading companies like Tata Chemicals Limited and ICICI Bank Limited.
Avil is one of India’s earliest Insolvency professionals registered with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Membership no. IBBI/IPA-001/IPP00017/ 2016-17/10041). He has good exposure to various debt restructuring schemes notified by RBI for stressed companies and the Resolution process under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code .He is currently handling large exposures both for Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation. His expertise in evaluating the financial situation of bankrupt enterprises and providing sustainable recovery solutions makes him one of the most sought after Insolvency Professionals.
Avil carries extensive experience in Corporate and SME debt related products with exposure to working capital finance, trade finance and project finance across various industry sectors. He is empanelled with major public sector banks, private sector banks, ARC’s and financial institutions.
Avil is a regular speaker on Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 at various forums and has been trained by the World Bank for train the trainer’s programme.
Prajakta Menezes
Co-Founder
Prajakta Menezes is an Advocate (Bar Council Reg No : MAH/520/2016), Chartered Accountant (Membership No 121056) and Registered Insolvency Professional with IBBI (Membership No. IBBI/IPA-001/IPP01349/2018-19/12016).
About: Prajakta Menezes
– CO-FOUNDER
Prajakta Menezes is an Advocate (Bar Council Reg No : MAH/520/2016), Chartered Accountant (Membership No 121056) and Registered Insolvency Professional with IBBI (Membership No. IBBI/IPA-001/IPP01349/2018-19/12016). She carries extensive experience of more than 15 years having worked in the field of indirect taxes and insolvency resolution services. She has worked with leading firms like Khaitan & Co, PDS Legal (member of Ernst & Young), PwC and RSM. She has proven expertise in insolvency laws including CIR / Liquidation process.
She handles assignments on behalf of banks for initiating CIR against their defaulting borrowers, acting as legal counsel in large Liquidation as well as CIR matters, she also represents Resolution Applicants for approval of resolution plan by Adjudicating Authority. She is empanelled with major public sector banks, private sector banks, ARC’s, financial institutions. She is handling matters for both Insolvency Resolution and Liquidation.
Harish Kaushik
Co-Founder
Harish, an ex-banker possesses strategic & functional experience at senior management level. He is qualified Insolvency Professional registered with IBBI (IBBI/IPA-001/P-01469/2018-19/12340)
About: Harish Kaushik
– CO-FOUNDER
Harish, an ex-banker possesses strategic & functional experience at senior management level with career spans over ~40 years (27 years dedicatedly in Infrastructure, Project Finance & Corporate Finance) of high-value banking and finance roles in the topmost Banking & NBFC besides Infrastructure Development entities.
Harish worked in senior management positions with State Bank of India (Corporate Accounts Group-SBU and Project-Finance-SBU) for more than 30 years. Besides, he set-up and headed Infrastructure Credit Vertical in Reliance Capital Ltd, Mumbai as Senior Vice President (2011-2015). Harish has deep understanding of corporate- side insights while he set-up and headed finance function of new Solar business vertical at one of largest Renewable power IPPs in India, Mytrah Energy, Hyderabad (2016-17)
Harish is graduate from Delhi University with Commerce specialization besides a Certified Associate of Indian Institute of Bankers, India (CAIIB). He was a Member of National Solar Task Force-FICCI- 2016-18, member of Sub- Committee on Healthcare, CII – Western Region – 2010 and a member of IBA- Steering Committee, mandated by RBI for formulation of Valuation Standards for banking Industry in respect of Real Estate assets. Harish is regularly delivering lectures on Infrastructure Finance, NPA Management and IBC-2016 at prestigious institutions like NIBM, Pune, IIM Lucknow, etc.
He is qualified Insolvency Professional registered with IBBI (IBBI/IPA-001/P-01469/2018-19/12340) since Jan 2019 and brings in senior-management level experience for 40 long years in his IP practice and presently handling high- value CIRP / liquidation cases.
Siddhant Agrawal
Director
Siddhant Agrawal is a Chartered Accountant and Registered Insolvency Professional with IBBI Regn. No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-02832/2023-2024/14370.
About: Avil Menezes
– Director
Siddhant Agrawal is a Chartered Accountant and Registered Insolvency Professional with IBBI Regn. No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-02832/2023-2024/14370. He has completed the Post Graduate Insolvency Programme 2021-23 with Grade “Excellent” conducted by the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Think Tank of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. He has spearheaded various CIRP and Liquidation assignments over the past 3 years having admitted claim size of more than INR 13,000 crores. He has gained professional experience at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, where he worked as Senior Consultant specializing in IT Internal Control Risk Management.
Shouvik Kumar Roy
Director
Shouvik Kumar Roy is an Advocate, Chartered Accountant and Registered Insolvency Professional with IBBI Regn. No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-02113/2020-2021/13284.
About: Prajakta Menezes
– Director
Shouvik Kumar Roy is an Advocate, Chartered Accountant and Registered Insolvency Professional with IBBI Regn. No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-02113/2020-2021/13284. He carries an extensive industry experience of over 35 years at senior management levels viz. ICI India Ltd, Hindustan Lever Ltd, Tata Chemicals Ltd. He has worked with in areas encompassing Commercial Operations (incl Restructuring of operations & businesses), Accounts, Management Accounting MIS & Budgetary Control, Setting up Commercial / Financial Infrastructure in a Greenfield JV, Cash Management, Supply Chain & Logistics, Internal Audit, Indirect Taxation ( Litigation, Advisory and Compliance ). Shouvik is an active member of Industry Chambers & Associations, and he is an empaneled Insolvency Professional with State Bank of India & Canara Bank.
Satya Narayan Baheti
Director
Satya Narayan Baheti is a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, and an Insolvency Professional with IBBI Regn. No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-01759/2019-2020/12670.
About: Harish Kaushik
– Director
Satya Narayan Baheti is a Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, and an Insolvency Professional with IBBI Regn. No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P-01759/2019-2020/12670. He has more than 44 years of experience with all round exposure to activities of Development Financial Institutions, Commercial Banking, Mutual Fund, Infrastructure Debt Fund (NBFC), HFC (NBFC) and Company Boards including CEO positions and Directorships in large corporates in diverse segments. He has worked as Company Secretary of IDBI Bank, MD & CEO of IDBI Mutual Fund, MD & CEO of IDBI Infrafin Ltd, CFO of Subhadra Local Area Bank Ltd, Company secretary of DHFL(during CIRP) and so on. He had completed CIRP of DHFL very successfully as a KMP.