our founder

Sunil Sanghai

Founder & CEO

Sunil Sanghai is an investment banker with over three decades of experience in M&A and capital markets advisory across sectors.

Prior to founding NovaaOne, Sunil has been in key leadership positions including Vice Chairman – Investment Banking and Head of Global Banking at HSBC, India; Managing Director and Co-Head of Investment Banking at Goldman Sachs, India; and Executive Director at JM Morgan Stanley.

He chairs the National Committee on Capital Markets of FICCI and was also a member of the SEBI Primary Market Advisory Committee (PMAC).

He is closely associated with philanthropic organizations working towards the development of children.

our team

  • Dhruv BhatiaManaging Director, Head of M&A Group

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Dhruv has worked as an Investment Banking Associate at J.P.Morgan covering consumer and retail sector across multiple geographies.

      Dhruv holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode and B.Com. (Hons.) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.

  • Prateek AgarwalExecutive Director, Head of Capital Markets Group

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Prateek has worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at HSBC covering UK Healthcare sector for 2 years. He has also worked at Yes Bank for 2 years where he was working as Deputy Manager with Financial Market Team.

      Prateek is a Chartered Accountant and has cleared CFA Level II. He also holds a B.Com. (Hons.) degree from St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi.

      Prateek is cricket and fitness enthusiast and loves running and travelling.

  • Viraj GopaniVice President, Head of Corporate Finance Group

    • Prior to Novaaone, Viraj has worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at HSBC in capital markets division having coverage across EMEA region. He has also worked as a Finance Executive at Ramdev Food Products Pvt. Ltd. where he was responsible for corporate finance and treasury functions.

      Viraj holds Master of Business Administration from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar and B.Com from Ahmedabad University. Besides this, he is also a qualified Chartered Accountant.

      Viraj loves playing tennis and travelling.

  • Tosit AgarwalVice President

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Tosit Agarwal has worked as an Assistant General Manager at Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in the Corporation Finance Department covering the regulatory aspects of the Primary Market. Prior to that, he has also worked as a Finance Executive at Steel Authority of India Limited where he was responsible for accounting, corporate finance and treasury functions.

      Tosit is a Chartered Accountant and has secured All India Rank in Company Secretary examinations. He is also a B.Com graduate from University of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

      Tosit enjoys reading and travelling.

  • Rajat SinghalAssociate, Corporate Finance Group

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Rajat has worked as a Corporate Banking Manager at ICICI Bank Ltd catering the banking requirements of some top Indian Conglomerates, gaining exposure in the steel, automobile, and renewable energy (solar) industry.

      Rajat holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management, Raipur and B.Com. (Hons.) from Hindu College, University of Delhi.

      Rajat loves travelling and binge watching.

  • Kashish GuptaAssociate

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Kashish has worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Rothschild & Co covering consumer and healthcare sector. Before that, she was with J.P. Morgan covering Industrials and Transportation sector across Asia region.

      Kashish holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from XLRI, Jamshedpur and B.Com. (Hons.) from Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi University.

      Kashish loves playing cricket.

  • Neerja AjitAssociate

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Neerja has worked as a Consultant at Ernst & Young covering Banking and Capital Markets in the EMEIA region and as an Investment Banking intern at J.P.Morgan Chase.

      Neerja is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Chartered Accountant from ICAI and B.Com graduate from Mumbai University.

      Neerja enjoys reading and dancing.

  • Karan ThakkarSenior Analyst

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Karan has worked as a Consultant at BDA LLP in the Transaction and Business Advisory Team.

      Karan is an MBA from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode, Chartered Accountant and B.Com. Graduate from Mumbai University.

      Karan loves trekking and playing cricket.

  • Hrithik JainSenior Analyst

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Hrithik has worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan covering Industrials, Transportation and Healthcare sector across Asia and EMEA region.

      Hrithik holds an Under Graduate in Bachelors of Technology from Sardar Patel Institute of Technology, Mumbai.

      Hrithik loves playing cricket and travelling.

  • Aditya ParakhAnalyst

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Aditya has worked as a staff accountant at Ernst & Young in their statutory audit department.

      Aditya is a Chartered Accountant, has cleared all the three levels of CFA examination, holds B.Com (Hons.) from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata.

      Aditya loves playing cricket and travelling.

  • Venktesh ToshniwalAnalyst

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Venktesh has worked as an Investment Banking Off Cycle Analyst at Bank of America covering multiple sectors across geographies.

      Venktesh is a Chartered Accountant, holds B.Com. (Hons.) from Indira Gandhi National Open University

      Venktesh loves playing badminton and travelling.

  • Drishti DedhiaAnalyst

    • Drishti is a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com degree from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics

      Drishti loves swimming, dancing and travelling.

  • Shresth BiyalaAnalyst

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Shresth has worked as an article assistant at Deloitte covering indirect tax consultancy and compliance.

      Shresth holds a Post Graduate Degree from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode and B.Com. (Hons.) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.

      Shresth loves to play cricket and travel.

  • Snehil JainAnalyst

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Snehil has worked as a staff accountant at KPMG in their statutory audit division.

      Snehil is a Chartered Accountant and has secured All India Rank (AIR) across all three levels of CA examination.

      Snehil loves playing cricket and badminton.

  • Yatin GoelAnalyst

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Yatin has worked as an Investment Banking Associate at Goldman Sachs working with the Debt Capital Markets team across multiple geographies.

      Yatin holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode and Bachelor of Management Studies from Shaheed Sukhdev College of Business Studies, Delhi University.

      Yatin loves sports and travelling.

  • Nischala BandlaAnalyst

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Nischala has worked as a Growth Hacker at GigHub, a startup connecting gig workers and companies.

      Nischala holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management from Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode and B.Tech., from National Institute of Technology, Calicut.

      Nischala loves adventure and travelling.

  • Prachi AdwaniAnalyst

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Prachi has worked as an Investment Banking Intern at J.P. Morgan covering Telecom, Media, and Technology sectors across Asia.

      Prachi is a Chartered Accountant and holds B.Com. from Rajasthan University.

      Prachi loves travelling and dancing.

  • Kiran ManralAnalyst

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Kiran has worked as an Investment Banking Intern at J.P. Morgan covering the North American Power and Renewables sector.

      Kiran is a Chartered Accountant with All India Rank 3 at CA Final level and holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics.

      Kiran loves reading novels.

  • Kashish AdvaniAnalyst

    • Kashish is a Chartered Accountant and holds a B.Com degree from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad

  • Mandvi DixitHead of Operations and Compliance officer

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Mandvi has worked for Prikar Venture Capital for around 2 years. She has also worked at Version Next for 3 years, as an analyst & EA.

      She is an MBA (Symbiosis, Pune) and C.A. Inter (ICAI).

      Mandvi is a trained kathak dancer and loves reading.

  • Sneha PaiExecutive Assistant

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Sneha has worked at DC Advisory.

      Sneha have completed BSC from Kirti College, Mumbai.

      She loves Travelling and Reading Books.

  • Hamida DhillonExecutive Assistant

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Hamida has worked at Godrej Appliance, Prudential, Kae Capital.

      Hamida have completed B.com from K J Somaiya College, Mumbai.

  • Vishal NaikSenior Manager

    • Prior to joining NovaaOne, Vishal has worked with Elara Capital for around 3 years. He has also worked with J.P. Morgan for 4.5 years where he was supporting Global Investment Bankers to create Infographic Presentations.

      He is an MBA from Welingkar Institute of Management Development & Research and a B.Com. from Mumbai University.

      In his free time, Vishal likes to go on treks. He is also a pet lover.

  • Fay DsouzaManager - HR

    • Prior to joining Novaaone, Fay has worked as Talent Acquisition Manager at Square Panda India.

      She holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management from SCDL and B.Com from Mithibhai College, Mumbai University.

      Fay loves to cook and read fiction.

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