Falguni Nayar Profile
Falguni Nayar is Managing Director of Kotak Investment Banking, a position she assumed in the year 2005 and Director of Kotak Securities.
In her current role, Falguni oversees the firm's activities in equity raising, private equity placements, mergers and acquisitions and corporate advisory. She also oversees the firm's Institutional Equities business.
Falguni joined the Kotak Mahindra Group in 1993 to lead M&A and project advisory initiatives. The following year she became a part of the group's international operations and was instrumental in setting up Kotak Mahindra (UK) Limited, followed by Kotak Mahindra Inc., US in 1997. During the eight years she spent overseas, Falguni built some strong institutional relationships and was also involved in numerous equity transactions (IPOs, FPOs, GDRs & ADRs). She was also responsible for all business as well as regulatory aspects of the firm's international operations.
In 2001, Falguni moved back to India initially as co-head and later to lead the group's Institutional Equities business overseeing sales, trading, equity capital markets, corporate access, block deals and F&O activities. During this period, the firm witnessed significant growth in terms of its revenues, market share and competitive positioning. Falguni oversaw the successful placement of various IPOs and also led the company's marketing efforts on GDRs and convertibles.
Prior to joining the Kotak Mahindra Group, Falguni worked as a consultant with A F Ferguson & Co. from 1985-1993
Falguni holds a Masters degree in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad where she majored in Finance. She graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Sydenham College of Commerce and Economics. Falguni received the FICCI Ladies Organisation (FLO) award for top woman achiever in the field of banking. She is a founding member of the Asia Society in India.
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