THE PEOPLE BEHIND SOWILO
Meet the Sowilo Capital Team
Our team of highly skilled professionals operates with a shared commitment to excellence, integrity and a relentless focus on client success, enabling advisory right from business solutions and strategy to unlocking value and potential for businesses.
Sandip Agarwal
CA, Partner, Head Fund Raising
Sandip is a Chartered Accountant (AIR -31 CA Final) with more than 22 years of experience in varied fields. His core expertise has been financial research and advisory and has served mutual funds, pension funds and insurance funds across India and the globe in the technology, telecom and internet sector. He has handled clients based in US, Europe, Australia, Southeast Asia etc. His clients include global funds like ADIA (UAE), Oppenheimer Holdings, Capita, T Rowe, Fidelity, Wasatch, Platinum (Australia), Amundi, Schroders and many other HNI across the globe. Sandip has been ranked No 2 in Asia Money best technology analyst awards in 2020, Ranked No 1 in Asia Money best technology analyst awards in 2021 and Ranked No 2 in Asia Money best technology analyst awards in 2022. He last worked as Executive Director (Lead Analyst – IT, Telecom & Internet) at Edelweiss Financial Services (now Nuvama) from Jan 2012 – Dec 2022. He is regularly featured on financial channels like CNBC, Bloomberg and ET Now, and has also been covered by financial newspapers like Economic Times and Business Standard. With his versatile experience, Sandip leads the fund management team at Sowilo.
Rajesh Murarka
CA, Partner
Rajesh is a Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years of experience in equity and debt fund raising services. Throughout his career, he has excelled in providing strategic financial consultancy and transaction advisory services to clients across various sectors. He possesses sound knowledge and hands-on experience in raising equity and debt capital for clients, leveraging strategic relationships and market insights. He has expertise in providing tailored financial consultancy services to clients, including financial analysis, risk assessment, and strategic planning. He has a proven track record in offering transaction advisory services, including deal structuring, due diligence, and negotiation support, to facilitate successful transactions. Erstwhile, he was a part of senior management & Partner in Ladderup Finance Limited and KCPL & Associates LLP respectively.
Bhavin Shah
PG-MBA, Vice President, Transactions and Due Diligence
Bhavin Shah is an Executive MBA with eighteen years of experience in Merchant Banking, Equity Capital Markets (ECM), and Debt Capital Markets (DCM). He has developed expertise in overseeing deal execution, conducting meticulous due diligence, and ensuring regulatory compliance. His role also involves client interactions, liaising with regulatory bodies (SEBI, stock exchanges), and coordinating with various intermediaries to ensure smooth execution of transactions. Over the years, he has been involved in end-to-end execution of several high-profile transactions, including IPOs, Public NCDs, Buybacks, Open Offers, De-listings, and Rights Issues. Erstwhile, he worked for Merchant Banking firms viz. Keynote Corporate, PL Capital Markets, and SMC Capitals.
Meenu Bhomia
CS, Compliance Officer
Meenu Bhomia is a Company Secretary with over six years of experience in corporate and legal compliance, governance, and SEBI regulations. She holds professional qualifications of CS, LL.B., and M.Com., and specializes in handling regulatory matters, drafting and implementing compliance frameworks, and managing corporate litigation before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). Her expertise includes advising on securities laws, regulatory filings, compliance monitoring, and interpretation of SEBI regulations. Her experience includes working as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer at HAS Lifestyle Limited and Austin Engineering Limited.
Ambareesh Iyer
Vice President, Principal Officer
Ambareesh is a passionate & dedicated Investment Banker with a fervent commitment to collaborative endeavours aimed at fostering institutional development, having over 9 years of extensive engagement in capital & private markets. He firmly espouses the belief that despite the abundance of information in this modern era, there remains a scarcity of seasoned professionals capable of enriching corporates & steering them purposefully towards value creation. His expertise includes identification & sourcing of investment-worthy corporates, preparation of investment thesis / pitch deck, assistance in capital restructuring & pre-IPO initiatives, IPO road-map & timelines preparation, drafting of IPO documents and assistance in due diligence. Erstwhile engaged with NSE and a leading Investment Banking group with sound experience in equity capital markets.
