Our Team

Aniket Chitnis

Managing Director

Aniket Chitnis is a high-Impact executive leader with over 25 years experience across the investment and  wholesale banking spectrum with specialization in strategic consulting (restructuring, financial strategy, M&A), trade finance, lending and credit risk, and change management strategies. Aniket is the founder of Fiddelis Consulting Group and has previously worked with multinational banks like ANZ Grindlays, Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC.

Managing Director Fiddelis Consulting Group

  • Successfully closed multiple debt restructuring mandates across segments with total debt restructured, valued at  over USD 400M.
  • Spearheaded the first successful USD2.3bn financial restructuring plan for a large conglomerate in KSA.
  • Concluded marquee debt transactions for leading corporates in UAE and India including the first Islamic Receivable  Backed Facility for a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Corporate Syndicated in the GCC Markets in a deal for USD  150M.
  • Mandated Lead Advisor for USD 400M Sukuk issuance for a MSM listed Omani large corporate.
  • Multiple sell side mandates across IT, Industrial and Healthcare segments with deal size varying from USD 15M to  USD 155M.

 

Head – Commercial Banking HSBC Bank Middle East

  • Marquee deals with several syndications and bilateral debt placements of over USD 2BN.
  • Structuring client–specific solutions including development of a regional vehicle leasing proposition
  • Involved in setting up of the region’s first receivable financing product, focusing on supporting SME’s in UAE.

 

Functional Expertise: 

  • Strategic Advisory, Debt Advisory, Equity Advisory, Project Finance, Financial restructuring, Valuation, M&A Advisory 
  • Aniket has significant experience in fund raising across markets including but not limited to bilateral and syndicated debt, equity, mezzanine financing and project finance.

 

Industry Expertise: 

  • Manufacturing, Shipping, Aviation, Logistics, Real Estate, Healthcare, Education, Infrastructure

 

Qualifications

  • MBA – Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, ICWA

Alok Pant

Executive Director - Head of Debt Advisory

Alok has over 35 years of experience in the Banking sector including 20 years of international exposure. Last assignment as Head of Corporate Banking, Al Masraf, Dubai

 

  • Alok heads the Debt Syndication desk at Fiddelis Consulting. 
  • He is an experienced Corporate Banker with over 30 years of senior management experience with internationally reputed and Regional Bank such as IDBI Bank, Al Masraf and National Bank of UAQ. 
  • He has been with Fiddelis for over 3 years and has successfully placed a range of debt advisory transaction across a range of industries. He has worked across various forms of financing transactions such as conventional bank debt, Islamic Borrowings, ECA backed funding, Structured Trade Financing etc. 
  • In addition to the Debt mandates he has actively worked with the team in complimentary areas such as Corporate Advisory, M&A Advisory, Private Equity, and Wealth Management. 

 

  • Qualifications
  • M.Com (Finance), Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi India(1985) B.Com Hons. (Commerce), Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi India(1983)

Ajay Dasani

Senior Advisor

Ajay is a seasoned banker with over 30 years’ experience in management roles across banking verticals in Asia and the Middle East across Corporate, Investment Banking and Special Assets Management (stressed assets) As a finance professional with strong experience in corporate banking, analysis, lending, as well as restructuring of distressed situations and recovery of non-performing loans, mergers & acquisitions, Ajay is based in Dubai and feels at ease working in other countries.

Standard Chartered Bank PLC – Dubai – Executive Director Stressed Assets Group – AMEA

Identify, manage, restructure classified special assets and associated portfolio management.
Managing designated assets on a proactive basis. Liaising with the Client Management teams to ensure maximum recovery of delinquent accounts, along with the Bank’s legal team. Present an optimal strategy for restructuring and work out with minimum loss in the shortest time frame.
Bank of Bahrain and Kuwait – CEO, UAE

Standard Chartered Bank PLC – Dubai – Regional Head-Structured Finance & Financing Solutions, UAE & Qatar

  • HSBC Bank ME – Unit Head – Large Corporates
  • RAK Bank – Unit Head – Large Corporates
  • Standard Chartered Bank PLC – Qatar

Qualifications

  • Chartered Accountant
    Law Graduate – Government Law College, Mumbai University
    Certified Information Systems Auditor
    Diploma in Financial Services

Ajmal Muhammad

Senior advisor and Venture partner

Ajmal Muhammad has overall 20+ years of work experience across Middle East & Africa, CIS countries and North America. Have worked in the  subsidiary, Regional HQ and WW Corporate office so have experienced the whole cycle from a strategy to detailed execution.

Group CEO – Azmeel Group Companies

  • Have completed the debt restructuring by converting 90% of debt into perpetual bonds (quasi equity )

 

Group CFO – Omnix international

Established all functions Successfully by working closely with the board and the parent company

 

Regional CFO – Microsoft Mena

  • Responsible for all Financial aspects of over $1b annual Business across GCC countries

 

Microsoft Gulf Dubai , UAE

  • SMSP & OEM Controller for gulf ,Country controller Microsoft Kuwait

 

Shell Exploration& production International Dubai, UAE

  • Regional Analyst, Financial Planning & Reporting – Mena, Caspian & South Asia

Qualifications

  • Global CFO Program , London Business school .
  • Executive MBA , Strategy , Finance , London Business school .
  • CMA, Institute of Management Accountants .
  • MBA, International Islamic university , Pakistan.
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