Vaibhav Sundecha
Co-founder Director
Expertise: Due Diligence, Data Room Assistance
Vaibhav is a co-founder director of Acumen and heads the due diligence and data room assistance advisory at Acumen. Before incorporating Acumen, Vaibhav worked with the Transaction Services vertical at PwC wherein he specialized in doing accounting and financial due diligences. Vaibhav has over 20 years of experience in transaction advisory. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds a master’s degree in Commerce from the University of Pune.
Darshan Rathod
Co-founder Director
Expertise: Mergers and Acquisitions, Valuation
Darshan is a co-founder director at Acumen and specializes in M&A and valuation advisory. He plays a key role in developing and managing the firm’s relationships with various players in the investor-entrepreneur ecosystem. He has a passion for numbers and a keen interest in entrepreneurship. Following in his father’s footsteps, he began his career as a Chartered Accountant. He holds a Master’s Degree in Commerce from the University of Pune and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, both of which were accorded with distinction. Darshan is also an alumni of XLRI Jamshedpur, where he did his MBA in Finance and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst, USA. He was honored with the O P Jindal Management Scholarship at XLRI Jamshedpur. Darshan is also a Registered Valuer registered with IBBI for Asset Class “Securities or Financial Assets”. Darshan is a Charter Member and Governing Council Member at the Pune Chapter of The IndUS Entrepreneurs (TiE). He also co-heads the Women Initiative at TiE Pune. Darshan is also a member of Rotary Club of Pune Central. He also led the Young Indians Chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII-Yi) while at XLRI. Darshan had earlier garnered diverse experience during his stints at Deutsche Bank, Ernst & Young and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Darshan regularly speaks at various forums, is an avid traveler, marathoner, and also an active angel investor in Indian as well as overseas startups.
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Manali Mundada
Sushant Soni
Archana Shinde
CA. Due Diligence. Data Room Assistance.
Aishwarya Kshemkalyani
CA, 4+ years of experience in Deal Advisory, Due Diligence and Data Room Assistance
Akash Lunawat
Maria Mendes
Avadhi Oswal
CA. 2+ years of experience in Deal Advisory, Due Diligence and Data Room Assistance.
Shamali Hande
CA. 2+ years of experience in Deal Advisory.
Diksha Naik
CA. Due Diligence. Data Room Assistance
Vinay Waghela
Pursuing CA. Valuations.
Aniket Kunkulol
Rahul Mahajan
MBA. Human Resources & Payroll.
Aaron Parmal
BBA. Business Development.
Prabudha Dhadekar
Commerce Post Graduate. Financial Analysis.
Angad Tharani
Pursuing CA. Due Diligence. Data Room Assistance.
Manas Bhandari
Pursuing CA. Due Diligence.
Vaibhav Naikwade
Pursuing CA. Deal Advisory. Data Room Assistance.
Tushar Jain
CA, 2+ years of experience in Deal Advisory
Ronak Kothari
Pursuing CA. Deal advisory.
Vedant Gurram
Pursuing CA. Due Diligence. Valuations
Tanish Oswal
Pursuing CA. Deal Advisory.
Neel Raka
Palak Sancheti
Soham Kulkarni
Kaushal Porwal
Shreya Revankar
Chaitanya Akolkar
Sumeet Jomde
Pooja Eega
Param Lokhande
Keshav Rathi
Piyush Mahalunge
Ishan Somaiya
Aarya Ghule
Pratiksha Bumb
Chahat Jain
Darshana Bafna
Tanish Yadav
Abhiraj Paul
Soham Dixit
Neeraj Jamgaonkar
Alpna Apte
Ojas Thakur
Arpit Joshi
Mayuri Bhosale
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