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Our Team

We are a team of highly skilled and experienced professionals committed towards providing excellent services to our clients that create value for their businesses. We have also partnered with trusted consultants and experts from various industries to provide a one-stop destination to corporate for catering to all financial & strategic needs of their businesses.

Gopal Maheshwari

Mr. Gopal Maheshwari

Managing Partner

Our team is led by our Managing Partner, Mr. Gopal Maheshwari , a qualified Chartered Accountant with more than 25 years of all-round experience across verticals including M&A advisory and deal making, strategic consulting, transaction structuring, fund raising, entry strategies, tax structuring and advisory, accounting and auditing etc.

In his past stints, Gopal had been associated with Big 4 accounting firms wherein he worked at senior management roles advising several multi-national corporates on international taxation, establishing business in India, exchange control transactions, tax litigations, audits and due-diligence.

Gopal has also served as CFO of one of the largest media and exhibition company of UK where he was leading finance and commercial division and had also successfully acquired various businesses during this tenure.

Mr. K. V. Rajan

Mr. K. V. Rajan

Chief Advisor

Our Chief Advisor Mr. K.V. Rajan is a distinguished former diplomat who served in senior diplomatic assignments in a number of foreign countries. During his 35 years of diplomatic service, Mr. Rajan also occupied prominent and high positions including permanent secretary and advisor to the Minister in the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
 

  • Advisor to the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India 

  • Member, Oil Diplomacy Committee set up by Minister for Petroleum & natural Gas

  • Member, National Security Advisory Board

  • President, Association of Indian Diplomats

  • Advisor, Asian Energy Institute

Shweta Agarwal

Shweta Agarwal

Partner

Shweta is a distinguished Partner who has steadily progressed within the firm since joining in 2013. A qualified Chartered Accountant, she brings over 15 years of extensive professional experience to her role.

 

She excels in corporate finance advisory — specializing in cross-border M&As, comprehensive due diligence, and post-investment integration across multiple sectors. With robust background in financial reporting, taxation and law, she has been providing exemplary advisory services in accounting, tax structuring, company set-up, corporate restructurings, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.

 

Shweta is recognized for resolving complex issues such as exchange control (FEMA) violations, tax scrutiny assessments, fraud / forensic investigations, and joint-venture disputes. She also regularly represents clients before Indian taxation and regulatory authorities. Additionally, Shweta leads the firm's non-profit advisory practice, offering strategic counsel on international non-profit operations in India and advising corporates on philanthropy and CSR initiatives.

 

In her earlier stint, she led the corporate development initiatives at MPS Ltd, a large publishing company.

Sanjeev Batra

Sanjeev Batra

Senior Manager

Sanjeev is a Senior Manager at GMC and is responsible for business advisory and compliances.

Sanjeev brings with him more than 20 years of extensive experience in the finance & accounting domain with expertise in the Events & Exhibitions and Healthcare sectors. Prior to joining GMC, he was associated with a UK-based multinational corporation for more than 16 years, eventually becoming the Finance Director for their India business. During his tenure there, he got in-depth exposure of various sectors like Paper & Allied, Industrials, Machinery, Metals, Sound & Lighting. Before this, he worked in the finance & accounting department at a leading Indian healthcare company.

Sanjeev completed his MBA in Finance from Bundelkhand University and is also a Law graduate from Chaudhary Charan Singh University. He is skilled in budgeting, analysis, business planning, compliance management, M&A, taxation, and leading client engagements.

Shaurya Nijhawan

Shaurya Nijhawan

Manager - Transactions

Shaurya started his career with the firm in 2014 in business research after which he progressed to taking an active role in the Transaction Advisory vertical.

He is an expert in business analysis, financial modelling, business valuations, documentation & contractual review, and deal structuring. Shaurya specialises in innovative and challenging structuring assignments and has been delivering exceptional results to the clients of the firm. A detail-oriented and meticulous team player who has been instrumental in carrying out some of the critical assignments of strategic reviews, business analysis, financial modelling and corporate dispute resolutions. Shaurya possesses a deep understanding of accounting, taxation, and regulatory compliances which complements his ability to cover all aspects of advisory.

Shaurya is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a two-time all-India 4th rank-holder in CA-IPCC and CA-CPT. He is a Registered Valuer for Securities and Financial Assets, registered with the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, for undertaking business and securities’ valuations as per Companies Act, 2013, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, etc. Shaurya is also a qualified social auditor for social impact assessments.

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