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ABOUT US

who we are

BOUTIQUE FINANCIAL
SERVICES FIRM

Established in 2014, Upwisery is a multi-disciplinary professional advisory and financial services firm. Upwisery provides bespoke solutions in Investment banking, Private wealth, M&A Tax & Regulatory and Growth advisory to mid-market enterprises, family offices, and Ultra HNIs.

Upwisery implies achievement with wise guidance. With this purpose, we ensure, you receive the best-in-class solutions by leveraging our diverse collective experience through our unique value proposition – NAVIGATE, ACCELERATE, ELEVATE.

Our value propositions
NAVIGATE
through uncertainties
with our valuable insights

The business and financial world can be exceedingly complex at times. Our domain expertise and wealth of experience equip you to traverse through the complexities and make informed decisions.

ACCELERATE
your growth
with our expert advise

Success is best achieved when our associations and inherent strengths outnumber the perceived limitations. With performance-focused and outcome-driven delivery, we support you to expedite your journey towards your desired future state.

ELEVATE
to greater heights
with our bespoke solutions

For businesses, solidity and prosperity are the most critical asks. As your trusted partners, we strive to propel your journey to market leadership, facilitate the seamless intergenerational family legacy transfer or assist you in being a future-ready organisation. We help you up your game in business & beyond.

Milestones

OUR JOURNEY BUILT ON YOUR TRUST AND PATRONAGE

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MAY 2014
  • Commencement of Investment Banking business under the brand STRATCAP ADVISORY
2017
  • Ventured into Multi-Client Family Office and Private wealth advisory under the brand FINTRUST ADVISORS
  • USD 250 Mn worth of IB transactions successfully closed
2020
  • USD 500 Mn worth of IB transactions successfully closed
2022
  • USD 650 Mn worth of IB transactions successfully closed
  • Featured amongst the top 10 transaction advisors in India*
  • LAUNCH OF UPWISERY
2023
  • Featured among the Top 10 Advisors (by value & number of deals)
2015
  • Successful closure of first cross-border M&A deal
2019
  • 20+ member team
2021
  • Featured amongst the top 15 transaction advisors in India
  • Launch of new verticals (M&A Tax & Regulatory)
  • New office in Mumbai
2014
  • Commencement of Investment Banking business under the brand STRATCAP ADVISORY
2015
  • Successful closure of first cross-border M&A deal
2017
  • Ventured into Multi-Client Family Office and Private wealth advisory under the brand FINTRUST ADVISORS
  • USD 250 Mn worth of IB transactions successfully closed
2019
  • 20+ member team
2020
  • USD 500 Mn worth of IB transactions successfully closed
2021
  • Featured amongst the top 15 transaction advisors in India
  • Launch of new verticals (M&A Tax & Regulatory, Corporate Insurance)
  • New office in Mumbai
2022
  • USD 650 Mn worth of IB transactions successfully closed
  • Featured amongst the top 10 transaction advisors in India*
  • LAUNCH OF UPWISERY
2023
  • Featured among the Top 10 Advisors (by value & number of deals)
Our Leadership team

A SEASONED TEAM OF PASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS WITH DIVERSE DOMAIN EXPERTISE

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Our Leadership team

A SEASONED TEAM OF PASSIONATE PROFESSIONALS WITH
DIVERSE DOMAIN EXPERTISE

Investment Banking
anuj kapoor

Anuj Kapoor

Partner - Investment Banking

Anuj is a senior Investment and Strategy

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Abhijeet Banerjee

Partner - Investment Banking

Abhijit is a strategy and investment

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prashant menon

Prashanth Menon

Partner - Investment Banking

Expertise in Valuation, Fund Management

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Family Office Advisory
prashant joshi

Prashant Joshi

Partner - Family Office Advisory

Prashant comes with over 17 years of deep

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vikas khaitan

Vikas Khaitan

Partner - Family Office Advisory

Vikas Khaitan has over 20 years of diversified experience

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anurag jhawar

Anurag Jhawar

Partner - Family Office Advisory

Anurag Jhanwar holds over 20 years

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Private Wealth
suneeta patnaik

Suneetha Patnaik

Partner - Private Wealth

Suneetha Patnaik has over 20 years


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girish latkar

Girish Lathkar

Partner - Private Wealth

Girish is a seasoned finance professional


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karthik

Karthikh

Associate Partner - Coimbatore

Expertise in Investment & Portfolio Management

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Dennis Gabriel

Partner - Bengaluru

Dennis comes with over 19 yrs of banking & wealth management

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M&A Tax and Regulatory
arvind chaudhary

Arvind Chaudhary

Partner - M&A Tax & Regulatory

Arvind is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and his

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Rohit kacholia

Rohit Kacholia

Partner - M&A Tax & Regulatory

Rohit is a qualified Chartered Accountant

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Corporate Insurance
Rahul

Rahul

Director - Corporate Insurance Advisory

18+ Years of experience in BFSI segment.

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Complaint Data

Upwisery Advisors LLP
(SEBI Investment Adviser Registration No.: INA200016564)
as prescribed under SEBI Circular No. SEBI/SRO/OW/2022/4132/1, dated February 1, 2022,
under SEBI (Investment Advisers) Regulations, 2013 as amended till date.

Data for the month ending - SEPTEMBER 2024

Sr.NoReceived fromPending at the end of the last monthReceivedResolved*Total Pending*Pending Complaints >
3 Months		Average Resolution
time^(in days)
1Directly from Investors00000NA
2SEBI (SCORES)00000NA
3Other Source (if any)00000NA
 Grand Total00000 
^ Average Resolution time is the sum total of time taken to resolve each complaint in days, in the current month divided by total number of complaints resolved in the current month.

Trend of monthly disposal of complaints - FY 2024-25

Sr. No.MonthCarried forward from previous MonthReceived Resolved*Pending#
1April0000
2May0000
3June0000
4July0000
5August0000
6September0000

*Inclusive of complaints of previous months resolved in the current month.
#Inclusive of complaints pending as on the last day of the month.

Trend of annual disposal of complaints

Sr.NoYearCarried forward from the previous yearReceived Resolved*Pending#
1FY 2022-230000
2FY 2023-240000
2FY 2024-250000
 Grand Total0000

*Inclusive of complaints of previous years resolved in the current year.
#Inclusive of complaints pending as on the last day of the year.

Trend of annual disposal of complaints

Sr.NoYearCarried forward from the previous yearReceived Resolved*Pending#
1FY 2022-230000
2FY 2023-240000
 Grand Total0000

*Inclusive of complaints of previous years resolved in the current year.
#Inclusive of complaints pending as on the last day of the year.

Trend of monthly disposal of complaints - FY 2023-24

Sr. No.MonthCarried forward from previous MonthReceived Resolved*Pending#
1April0000
2May0000
3June0000
4July0000
5August0000

*Inclusive of complaints of previous months resolved in the current month.
#Inclusive of complaints pending as on the last day of the month.

Complaint Data

Data for the month ending - August 2023
Sr.NoReceived fromPending at the end of the last monthReceivedResolved*Total Pending*Pending Complaints >
3 Months		Average Resolution
time^(in days)
1Directly from Investors00000NA
2SEBI (SCORES)00000NA
3Other Source (if any)00000NA
 Grand Total00000 

^ Average Resolution time is the sum total of time taken to resolve each complaint in days, in the current month divided by total number of complaints resolved in the current month.

Dennis Gabriel

Partner - Bengaluru

Dennis comes with over 19 yrs of banking & wealth management experience in diverse capacities that are centered on navigating the client’s wealth journey. Has extensive bespoke client engagement experience in managing wealth across market cycles connecting portfolio strategies, opportunities & wealth bequeaths.

Dennis's past corporate associations include DBS bank, HSBC & JM Morgan Stanley financial services. Dennis has also been part of the talent leadership group - at DBS Bank, India & handled the employee training facilitation on "wealth management practice."

Suneetha Patnaik

Partner - Private Wealth

Suneetha Patnaik has over 20 years of experience in the Life Insurance, Banking, Wealth Advisory, Trust & Succession Planning domain. She is a Law and Management graduate and Academic Excellence in Marketing and Law is an added advantage for all clients and associations she is a part of. Her Corporate exposure spans Aviva Life Insurance, ING Vysya Life Insurance, Standard Chartered Bank, ICICI Private Wealth Management, and Motilal Oswal Private Wealth.

Vikas Khaitan

Partner - Family Office Advisory

Vikas Khaitan has over 20 years of diversified experience in multiple domains like General Insurance, Corporate Treasury, Wealth Management, and Trust & State Planning. He has handled Large Corporate treasury mandates and has advised over USD 500 mn assets across various asset classes. He has worked with leading corporates like ICICI bank, Aditya Birla Group, and Motilal Oswal Private Wealth and has a proven track record of establishing and leading diversified businesses from scratch.

KARTHIKH

Associate Partner - Coimbatore

Expertise in Investment & Portfolio Management, Managing wealth of large business families.

Certified by several SEBI accredited institutions like NISM, NSE, AIWMI & AAFM in Alternate investments, Treasury Management, Credit Research, Venture Capital & Private Equity, Macroeconomics in Financial Markets to name a few.

Past associations - HERO MOTORS and BOSCH.

RAHUL KUMAR

Director - Corporate Insurance Advisory

18+ Years of experience in BFSI segment. Specialist in General Insurance and Risk Management practices. Rahul has exposure across geographies of South, West and East regions of the country in managing large corporates for risk mitigation and GI solutions.

A team player with proven expertise across the value chain of Insurance business. He was associated with companies likes Liberty GI, HDFC Ergo, ABIBL and Chola DBS. He is a B.E.& MBA.

ROHIT KACHOLIA

Partner - M&A Tax & Regulatory

Rohit is a qualified Chartered Accountant with an experience of 14 years in advising clients in M&A tax and regulatory matters. His expertise is in advising clients in the areas of mergers and demergers, corporate restructuring, implementation of corporate restructurings through NCLT process, transaction structuring, due diligences, various regulatory matters, structuring funding and investment models for inbound and outbound acquisitions. Rohit also brings along an extensive experience in corporate restructuring from his decade long association with KPMG, PwC and a boutique Financial Advisory firm.

"He firmly believes in being available to client 24/7 and his solution oriented approach helps add value to the client's business".

ARVIND CHAUDHARY

Partner - M&A Tax & Regulatory

Arvind is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and his expertise is advising clients in the areas of mergers and demergers, corporate restructurings, transaction structuring, due diligences, share acquisitions, structuring funding and investment models for inbound and outbound acquisitions, various regulatory matters. He has more than 14 years of work experience in advising clients on M&A tax and regulatory matters. He has worked on many large listed and unlisted groups in corporate restructurings and M&A deals. he brings along over a decade long experience in the same field from his previous association with PwC, Deloitte and a boutique Financial Advisory firm.

"He believes in being a trusted business advisor to his clients and provide them with practical and innovative solutions."

GIRISH LATHKAR

Partner - Private Wealth

Girish is a seasoned finance professional with over 18 years work experience in various capacities in banking and wealth management. He specialises in creating customized, holistic investment and financial strategy. He has well rounded knowledge on various facets of wealth management, asset allocation strategies, products and legacy planning.

He was earlier associated with Citibank, HSBC & ICICI Bank. He started his entrepreneurial journey in 2015 and co-founded a private wealth management outfit.

ANURAG JHAWAR

Partner - Family Office Advisory

Anurag Jhanwar holds over 20 years of diverse experience across real estate, ratings, advisory, valuation, healthcare, startup advisory, wealth management and Corporate Insurance thus bringing cross-functional expertise to clients of Upwisery. He has held leadership positions at Cushman & Wakefield, Crisil Ltd., and Proptiger- Housing.com.

He is a member of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors and has been recognised as a knowledge expert in leading publications and news channels.

PRASHANTH MENON

Partner - Investment Banking

20+ years of experience

Healthcare
Real Estate
Digital

  • Expertise in Valuation, Fund Management, Debt Syndication and Financial Modelling
  • Former senior professional of Alexandria Real Estate Equities – India and Director of 13 SPVs
  • Chartered Accountant and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)
  • Executive Board Member of CAIA, India Chapter
  • Past associations

PRASHANTH JOSHI

Partner - Family Office Advisory

Prashant comes with over 17 years of deep experience in research, private banking and family office space. He has advised many of India’s leading business families on setting-up investment framework, portfolio strategy & course correction,investment advisory and succession & estate planning.

Prashant has witnessed multiple market cycles and his views on asset classes, markets and research get covered regularly in various national Media. Clients and peers alike appreciate and acknowledge his opinion and ability to weave in bespoke practical solutions and improvements.

Prior to founding Fintrust Advisors, Prashant has worked with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), HSBC Investdirect erstwhile -IL&FS Investment, ICICI Bank – Private Banking, ING Private Banking, Religare Macquarie Private Wealth and Motilal Oswal Private Wealth. He has won several awards and titles, which is a showcase of his excellent leadership qualities, customer focus and razor-sharp eye or details.

Prashant has a bachelor’ degree in Commerce (B.com), Shimla and a Master in Management Studies (Finance) from ICFAI, Hyderabad.

ANUJ KAPOOR

Partner - Investment Banking

Anuj is a senior Investment and Strategy consulting professional with 20+ years of work experience. He has handled Real Estate transactions and projects of varied nature, valued at more than USD 1Bn and has rich experience in capital raising, investment management, transaction structuring, and growth advisory.

Prior to Upwisery, Anuj founded and led strategy & development for the Indian business of Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc., USA. - an NYSE Listed REIT, apart from leading EY India's Real Estate advisory business. He has handled various advisory engagements for numerous multinationals.
He is an alumnus of leading management institutions such as the Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, and the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) Business School. His Focus Sectors: Real Estate (Investment, Development, Acquisition, and Finance), Healthcare, and Life Sciences.

Abhijeet Banerjee

Partner - Investment Banking

Abhijit is a strategy and investment consulting professional with 20+ years of experience across diverse sectors and geographies. Abhijit has served on the Board of Consumer Enterprises as Chief Strategy & Financial Officer. Abhijit has received the "100 Top Retail Minds" award from Asia Retail Congress in 2018 and has led many successful corporate restructuring, fund raising and M&A initiatives in India & abroad.

Abhijit has been a mentor & investor in many early stage ventures across sectors. Prior to setting up Upwisery, Abhijit has worked at leading multinational organisations such as the Ernst & Young, Moody Analytics & Barclays Capital in India, UK and Singapore. Abhijit is a Chartered Accountant & a CPA (USA).