Arun Thathachari

Executive Director, Anicut Capital

Chennai, India

More about Arun Thathachari

Arun is an Executive Director at Anicut Capital, an investment firm with ~$200M in AUM across private credit and early-stage equity and growth equity. He has 15+ years of global diverse experience across investment banking, management consulting and corporate development. Prior to Anicut, Arun was Head of Corporate Development at Sulekha, one of India's leading B2C internet businesses. Before that, he spent ~8 years in investment banking in India and London with global firms including DC Advisory, Arma Partners and Bank of America Merrill Lynch where he advised on 10+ transactions across consumer, internet and technology. Arun started his career with Deloitte Consulting in New York as a management consultant. He hold a BE in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from University of Madras, an MS in Industrial & Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) and an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.

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