Rajiv is a recognized expert on business valuation, banking, corporate finance and strategy, M&A and restructuring, forex risk management and internal controls. Rajiv uniquely blends his in-depth academic specialisation in valuation with his long years of practical exposure as consultant and trainer. Over the past twenty two years, he has carried out complex transactional valuation analyses, transfer pricing valuation, fair value measurement for IFRS/Ind-AS/NFRS/Singapore-FRS, valuation for FEMA, and intangible asset valuation. He has experience, serving as either an expert witness or consultant in array of valuation related to litigation including economic damages. He has been retained and testified as an expert witness in India and abroad including The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), and ITAT in leading valuation cases relating to economic damages/transfer pricing. He has been actively working with leading law firms in India and USA in relation to valuation matters. He consulted on a corporate restructuring plan that was a key facilitator in a complete turnaround of a leading PSU in construction industry which currently has “Navratana” status. He has served more than 200 valuation clients in India, USA, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Mauritius, Nepal and Dubai, and is frequently retained in complex valuation disputes. He has also provided consulting services to FOREX dealing room/treasury of leading banks and corporates. Rajiv contributed significantly in developing the first Business Valuation Standards in India issued by the ICAI in 2010, and designing and delivering the first valuation course of the ICAI and the ICSI. He was a member of the Accounting Standards Board of the ICAI for development of IndAS-113 (Fair Value Measurement). He has also contributed significantly in designing and delivering the first Forex and Treasury Management course and Master of Business Finance course of the ICAI. Rajiv is a fellow member of the ICAI. He is on the Board of Union bank of India and is the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board. He is a qualified Certified
Information system auditor (USA), a qualified valuer from the ICAI and a registered valuer with IBBI. He cherished his role as the first Joint Technical Director and Visiting Professor of Valuation and Masters in Business Finance courses of the ICAI. Since 2008, he has trained more than 5000 Chartered Accountants/Company Secretaries/MBAs in India and Nepal. He trains summer interns/start-up entrepreneurs from IIMs/IIT Delhi/ IIT Roorkee/IFMR/TAPMI/Narsee Monjee on a regular basis in business valuation area. His approach to teaching and training is structured and practical. Rajiv has presented, instructed and written on topics related to valuation, banking and corporate finance. He has been a speaker in more than 700 seminars and training programs on valuation, banking and finance related topics at different professional/industry platforms including IIM Bangalore, ICAI, ICSI, IICA, ICAN, VGSOM (IIT KGP), IIT Roorkee, IIT Delhi, ASSOCHAM, PHD Chambers and other similar forums.