More about Pawan Lakhwani
Venture Capital | Corporate Development & Strategic Initiatives | Investment Banking | Fundraising & M&A
Part of the India Investments Team at Dream Incubator, a Japanese Venture Capital fund with investment interests in technology startups in India, Japan, USA, China and South East Asia.
Previously worked as a part of the Strategy Initiatives Group and Chairman's office for Rainshine Entertainment where he was responsible for fundraising, M&A, investor relations, strategic initiatives (setting up Media Finance Fund), capitalization and other related initiatives.
Pawan has been an Investment Banking & Corporate Development Professional with experience in coverage and execution of transactions in Banking and Financial Services Industry (BFSI), Healthcare (including Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices), Consumers, Chemicals, Media & Entertainment practice. He has been part of Private Equity Fundraising, Domestic & Cross-Border M&A and Capital Market Transactions. He is well-equipped to originate transaction and execute them end-to-end including collaterals authoring, financial and business plan preparation, transaction marketing, negotiations, hand-holding the due-diligence and definitive closure documentation.
Strong proven ability to build trust relationships with CEOs/ CFOs and other CXOs. He is well-experienced in working closely with CxO's to identify and propose strategic initiatives for their companies. He is also well-equipped to deal and liaison with various agencies including due diligence, lawyers, regulatory bodies, BRLMs and others.
Specialties: Venture Capital Investing, Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Advisory, Capital Markets, Fundraising and analyzing different investment opportunities across the value chain, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development
Part of the India Investments Team at Dream Incubator, a Japanese Venture Capital fund with investment interests in technology startups in India, Japan, USA, China and South East Asia.
Previously worked as a part of the Strategy Initiatives Group and Chairman's office for Rainshine Entertainment where he was responsible for fundraising, M&A, investor relations, strategic initiatives (setting up Media Finance Fund), capitalization and other related initiatives.
Pawan has been an Investment Banking & Corporate Development Professional with experience in coverage and execution of transactions in Banking and Financial Services Industry (BFSI), Healthcare (including Hospitals, Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices), Consumers, Chemicals, Media & Entertainment practice. He has been part of Private Equity Fundraising, Domestic & Cross-Border M&A and Capital Market Transactions. He is well-equipped to originate transaction and execute them end-to-end including collaterals authoring, financial and business plan preparation, transaction marketing, negotiations, hand-holding the due-diligence and definitive closure documentation.
Strong proven ability to build trust relationships with CEOs/ CFOs and other CXOs. He is well-experienced in working closely with CxO's to identify and propose strategic initiatives for their companies. He is also well-equipped to deal and liaison with various agencies including due diligence, lawyers, regulatory bodies, BRLMs and others.
Specialties: Venture Capital Investing, Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, Joint Ventures, Advisory, Capital Markets, Fundraising and analyzing different investment opportunities across the value chain, Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy, Corporate Development
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