Raghunath T V
Head of Group Strategy
Kotak Mahindra Group

Raghunath is Head of Group Strategy with Kotak Mahindra Group, prior to which he was Executive Director and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions with Kotak Investment Banking, advising clients on M&A for over a decade. Prior to joining Kotak Mahindra Group in 1998, he had been a Partner with S.B. Billimoria & Co. which represents Deloitte in India. During his career as an investment banker, he has advised, amongst numerous clients, Wal-Mart on its India entry strategy, Standard & Poor’s on its CRISIL acquisition and Bombay Stock Exchange on its demutualization.
 
Raghunath brings to bear a multi-disciplinary background, being an Engineer (IIT, Madras), MBA (IIM, Bangalore) and a FCA (Chartered Accountant; All-India 6th Rank), and with experience of over 22 years of advisory services in various management disciplines, especially financial advisory services.
 
Whilst he has assisted several Indian and multi-national corporates in their growth and restructuring plans, Raghunath is a specialist in Restructuring, Valuations, Deal structuring, Joint ventures and India Entry services. He has spent about a year with Ernst & Young, Sydney in their Corporate Advisory Services division, undertaking valuations in Australia, including Technology valuations.

Raghunath is widely quoted in the Indian media on topics related to M&A, and he has authored several papers published in Indian financial media.