Management Research

P rateek Singh

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E DUCAT ION

Brandeis University Waltham, Boston Area, MA

Master of Business Administration, expected graduation: May 2015 2013-Present

2015 Candidate

Recipient of G lobal Leadership Award Scholarship ; Current GPA: 3.9/4.0

Completed First year with Distinction

Delhi University D elhi, I ndia

Master of Commerce 2005

Bachelor of Commerce (Honors Course) degree, Fi rst Division

EXPER I E NCE

Wolters Kluwer F inancial Services (WKFS)

Waltham, M A, USA

F utu re Leader Summer I n te rn – F LS I (Organic Growth & I nnovation) 06/2014 – 08/2014

• Selected for prestigious FLSI program wherein only 10 students selected amongst 600 applicants from top

US B-schools

• Identified broader market opportunities in the WKFS existing product and services portfolio including

i dentifying and evaluating internal & external opportunities to generate new revenue streams;

Conducted in-depth interviews with key internal and external opinion leaders such as industry

consultants to support a strategic senior management project

o Ma rket Opportunity Mapping P roject: M arket sizing and mapping Liquidity Opportunity for

W KFS arising out of implementation of Basel I I I recommendations regarding Liquidity Coverage

Ratios by the US banks

o Business Change Management P roject: Conducted detailed primary and secondary research

to build a business case with regard to talent retention strategies in case of M &A involving

advisory fi rms to enable change in the attitude and perception of senior management at group HQ

level to acquire high risk boutique advisory firms for the growth of WKFS

KP MG N ew Delhi NCR, I ndia

Assistant Manager in Advisory 02/2010 -- 08/2013

• Due Diligence: Advised on pre-post acquisition (M&A) due diligence and integration assessment

i ncluding enhanced due diligence; customer/target due diligence; and strategic research on companies,

vendors and individuals

o Investigated t rack record and probity of organizations and individuals for assessing their viability

as a supplier, customer, business associate, M &A target, JV Partner;

o Also supported People Risk Assessment projects in M &A integration including senior

management due diligence; reputation; cultural fit assessment; integrity and background r isk

assessment; and strategic human capital r isk assessment

• Risk Consulting: Executed Strategic, Operational and Counterparty risk assessment projects

o Supported assignments in Compliance r isk (Corporate Governance, AML, FCPA, OFAC, PEP,

terrorism financing); Human Capital r isks (senior management due diligence); Counterparty r isk

(Third Party, integrity, and background r isk );; Commercial or Business r isk assessment

(jurisdictional, industry, market, country and political r isk exposure); Relationship management

(supply chain, M &A, reputational r isk); Emerging markets r isk (conflict minerals, external

sourcing r isk); Fraud r isk and forensics

• Competitive I n telligence: Supported business research projects in market entry and growth strategy;

stakeholder perception assessment, client onboarding; best practices research and organizational due

d iligence for initiating change

• Recipient of “KUDOS” award for consistent excellent performance and promoted to Managerial level

Copal Par tners (Copal Research I ndia P r ivate L imited) - now a Moody subsidiary Ha ryana, I ndia

Associate in a research process for a bulge bracket investment banking client 11/2006 -- 09/2009

• Business/Investment Research: Conducted primary/secondary business and financial research and

consulting assignments for global investments banks and PE Funds including preparation and review of

i nvestment banking pitch books and business reports

o Also identified critical business issues and opportunities for growth including recognizing t rends

and external market point-of-view about the target company or the product.

o Evaluated the market landscape, monitored changes and trends in the market dynamics and

competition

• Final deliverables involved projects involving company/business profiling; financial analysis; industry

research, market research, competitor analysis, strategy research, market entry strategies, business

analysis, capital market perception, secondary equity research, business r isk research, bulls & bears

analysis and case studies/transaction analysis

• Led the transition of a business research process for a global investment bank playing a key role in

regulating the pilot

• Joined as a Sr. Analyst and promoted just after 1 year due to superior performance exceeding client

expectations

O T H ER

Languages Fluent in English, Hindi, Punjabi

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