Chirag DALAL

Experience

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  N. A. Shah Associates LLP

  Feb 2016 - Feb 2019

  Intern

  o Advised clients on direct tax advisory and litigationo Researched on complex litigation topics at the time of compliance, litigation and advisoryo Facilitated compliance in a timely and efficient manner.

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  N. A. Shah Associates LLP

  Sept 2019 - Jul 2020

  Associate - Business and Transaction Advisory

  o Vetted financial models for Business Valuation and Fund-raising projects; and streamlined approach for quicker executiono Conducted operational due diligence of pharmaceutical entity; identified improvement opportunities resulting 15% cost savingso Evaluated various transaction structures during transaction advisories; resulting in profit extraction and commercial viabilityo Vetted waterfall model of a PE Fund for potential LPs; provided meaningful analysis on catch-up and carried interesto Framed share purchase agreements and employee benefit schemes; ensuring stakeholder satisfactiono Presented various technical and non-technical topics at Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society and office eventso Published articles in DNA Newspaper and TaxSutra on Income-tax topics Show less

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  Freelancer

  Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

  External Consultant

  o Provided Advisory and Compliance services to clients on accounting and tax matters.

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  EY

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2021

  Transaction Advisory Services Consultant

  o Conducted and presented sell-side structuring and due diligence of a commercial Special Economic Zone property worth about € 50 million; held critical management discussions for its M&A and Fund-raising activityo Conducted equity valuations using discounted cashflow and multiples approach; provided meaningful scenario analysiso Conducted vendor due diligence of listed real estate and infrastructure entities; ascertained variations in future liabilitieso Formulated opinions useful in transaction and M&A advisory; analysed tax, foreign exchange and corporate statuteso Successfully collaborated with various teams to conduct due diligence and financial analysis for deal executionso Led 2 interns in various due diligence assignments; resulted in active thinking and goal-oriented mindset Show less

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  EDHEC Student Finance Club

  Oct 2021 - Dec 2022

  Student Member

  o Active member of the Edhec Student Finance Clubo Organised and participated in multiple events and competitions of the club.

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  KPMG Luxembourg

  Jul 2022 - Dec 2022

  Intern, Corporate Finance and Strategy

  o Conducted buy-side pricing analysis of an IT consulting company; challenged business plan resulting in constructive discussionso Analysed comparable listed peers and precedent transactions for M&A transaction of a software development start-up; providedbusiness analysis for efficient screeningo Conducted valuation of a diverse infrastructure investment fund; computed discount rates and challenged business planso Conducted goodwill impairment test for a train leasing entity; challenged business model and effectively vetted value-in-useo Suggested an earn-out model for an M&A deal; ensuring promoter and investor satisfaction of optimal performance-linked price Show less

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  KPMG Luxembourg

  Apr 2023 - now

  Analyst, M&A and Valuation

  M&A and Valuation