PARAG JAIN
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 201303, India
Profile Summary
Results-driven Investment Banking professional specializing in M&A and capital-raising transactions across global markets. Skilled in valuations, financial modeling, and transaction execution, with a proven ability to deliver high-quality pitchbooks, industry research, and client-ready materials under tight deadlines. Experienced in streamlining workflows and driving efficiency through process optimization and automation. Recognized for consistently exceeding client expectations and collaborating seamlessly with senior stakeholders and global deal teams to deliver impactful insights and strategic recommendations.
Key Skills
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Employment History
Senior Business Analyst at Evalueserve Pvt. Ltd.
September, 2024 - Present
Gurgaon
- Conducting valuations and financial modeling for buy-side and sell-side mandates, including trading, precedent, rolling comps, and pro-forma analyses.
- Implementing Excel automation tools, reducing review turnaround by 15–20% and boosting overall productivity.
- Mentoring 2-3 analysts, standardizing workflows and improving efficiency.
- Delivering peer screening and target identification using Capital IQ and Mergermarket, supporting client pitches, industry decks, and transaction execution.
- Preparing sectoral and company-specific research reports with insights on market trends, financial performance, and valuation drivers.
- Building and maintaining dynamic dashboards to track deal pipelines, industry KPIs, and client-specific performance metrics.
- Coordinating with global investment banking teams to align deliverables, ensuring quality and timely outputs.
- Reviewing financial statements and disclosures to identify key risks, growth opportunities, and benchmarking parameters.
Associate at Acuity Knowledge Partners
June, 2021 - August, 2024
Gurgaon
- Executed financial analysis and prepared materials for 10+ live M&A and fundraising deals (>USD 100M) across consumer, healthcare, and power sectors.
- Developed pitchbooks, industry reports, and company profiles to support client meetings, deal origination, and execution.
- Conducted transaction screening and precedent analysis using Bloomberg, FactSet, and Capital IQ to identify sector trends.
- Automated data extraction and benchmarking from company filings, improving accuracy, efficiency, and comparables analysis.
- Consistently rated top performer (5/5), awarded “Pride of Acuity” (2023), and collaborated with global teams (APAC, US, UK, Africa) on client deliverables.
- Monitored sector news, regulatory updates, and market movements to provide timely insights for deal teams and clients.
Education
Bachelor Degree (Commerce - Banking And Finance)
Amity University
Master Degree (Business Administration - Finance & Marketing)
Amity Business School
Languages
English
Hindi
Skills
Factset, Bloomberg, FactSet, Capital IQ, Mergermarket
Microsoft Office - (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)