Dinesh Ahuja

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Current Company Investment Manager at Kuwait Asia Holding Company
Department: Accounts / Finance, from Apr 2007 till now

Job Description : • Conducted due diligence and subsequent investments in portfolio of Private Equity Funds in various sectors and markets with respect to company’s geographical and sector allocations. These include Private Equity Funds, Special Purpose Vehicles and Specific Sector Funds.
• Carried out due diligence and project feasibility studies on various projects in GCC.
• Initiated Private Equity Investments for the company. These are generally pooled investments for the company and its investors. I am involved in attending Fund Manager Meetings, preparing sub-participation Agreements for the company as well as updating them on capital calls, distributions and the progress of various investments within these funds and private equity investments.
• Managed Private Placements and Direct Investments in various companies in the Middle East, Asia, and MENA region.
• Initiated tie-up with leading bank to develop and market various Private Equity Products.
• Supervised traders in managing Company’s trading portfolio invested in various local and international markets.
• Managed Company’s relationship with overseas banks, custodians, Fund Managers and Trustees.
• Developed existing reporting procedures and initiate new reporting procedures for the management.
• Prepare presentations and reports on various private and listed companies and private equity funds in comparison with their sectors and industries, in Kuwait, Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) markets and international markets for the management and Board of Directors in order to help them take necessary investment decisions of the company.
• Investment recommendations to the management on private and listed companies in Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) markets and international markets.
• Conducting Industry or Sector wise Research based on Financial Statements, Capital markets.
• Perform valuation study for selected companies based on discounted cash flow, P/E, P/BV methods etc.

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Past Company Senior Financial Analyst at Tamdeen Investment Company – Kuwait
Industry : Financial Services
Department: Accounts / Finance, from from Aug 2004 till Mar 2007

Job Description : • Prepared reports on various companies in comparison with their sectors and industries, listed on Kuwait Stock Exchange, Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) markets and international markets for Chairman and General Manager that helped them to take necessary investment decisions of the company.
• Initiated new reporting procedures for the management.
• Worked with the management to structure a real estate fund for the company and list it on the local and international markets
• Investment recommendations to the management on companies listed on Kuwait Stock Exchange, Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) markets and international markets.
• Carried out detailed analysis of all companies listed on Kuwait Stock Exchange and various companies listed on regional markets including maintenance of an extensive database of these companies.

. Equity Research Analyst at Gulf Investment Services (SAOG) - Muscat (Oman)
Industry : Financial Services
Department: Accounts / Finance, from from Dec 2001 till May 2004

Job Description : Detailed analysis of companies listed on the Muscat Securities Market. Carried out various company visits and prepared company reports.
• Analysis of initial public offers, both local and overseas.
• Financial and management consultancy
• Project feasibility studies
• Was a member of the Investment committee that was responsible for investment decisions undertaken by the company.
. Research Associate at YSN Shares and Securities Pvt. Ltd – Mumbai
Industry : Financial Services
Department: Accounts / Finance, from from Dec 1994 till Jul 1998

Job Description : • Carried out various company visits and plant visits and prepared company reports. . Equity Research Analyst at LKP Shares & Securities Ltd – Mumbai
Industry : Financial Services
Department: Accounts / Finance, from from Aug 1988 till Nov 2001

Job Description : • Carried out various company visits and prepared company and industry reports. .

Educational Information MBA/PGDM at Newport University
from Jan 1992 till Jan 1994
B.Com at University of Mumbai
from Apr 1987 till Apr 1992

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Gender:Male