Accunting Advisory and Consulting

Accounting Advisory

Robust accounting and valuation advisory support for tax and financial reporting needs

Accounting Advisory

Acuity Knowledge Partners’ Accounting and Valuation Advisory team of experts and seasoned professionals supports financial advisory and investment banking firms in valuing financial instruments and businesses during transactions.

We provide a full suite of Valuation-related services, delivering integrated solutions to financial advisory and investment banking firms and providing the necessary support to meet their Tax and Financial Reporting Valuation needs. We offer high-quality analysis and insights using appropriate underlying Modelling Techniques while leveraging advanced Statistical Tools and Financial Models to conduct Fair Value Measurement and Tax-related Valuations. These are in line with requirements stipulated by Accounting Standards, and incorporate changes in Tax Compliance, Financial Reporting Regulations, and Accounting Standards requirements.

Our team of seasoned professionals has 18+ years of extensive experience in areas such as fair value assessment of illiquid assets, complex securities, impairment testing, business combinations, legal entity valuation, and purchase price allocation.

Automation and workflow management platforms

How we are different

A one-stop solution for Financial Advisory firms, with comprehensive functional knowledge of all aspects of Valuation Advisory, Transaction Advisory, and Corporate Finance

Tailored Solutions for Financial Advisory firms using our 18+ years of expertise

Freeing up time of onshore teams to focus on High-Value, Revenue-Generating activities by managing time-consuming tasks and helping to improve Operational Efficiency

Flexible Engagement Models – customised solutions based on client requirements

Robust governance structure, feedback sessions and consistent process improvements

Operational Flexibility and Cost Optimisation

What we have done

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Meet our experts

Chetan Majithia

Head, North America, Business Development for Private Markets, Investment Banking and Consulting; Co-Head - Commercial Banking and Corporates

Chetan has over 20 years of experience across the financial services sector’s markets, geographies and asset classes. At Acuity Knowledge Partners (Acuity), he spearheads Business Development for multiple strategic business units (IB, Private Markets, Consulting, Corporates, and Banking). During his almost seven years journey at Acuity, Chetan has been responsible for partnering with clients in these segments to transform and build business efficiencies through tailor-made and proprietary solutions, enabling them to save millions of dollars.

Prior to Acuity, Chetan was on the Board of Directors at CRISIL US, an S&P company, and Director and Head of Financial Research, Business Development, Americas. In his 13+ years 'journey at CRISIL, Chetan managed multiple roles, including setting up and leading the Equities practice in Indian markets, wherein he successfully launched India’s first independent equity research service provider, and setting up and heading CRISIL’s first international offshore operations in Argentina. Prior to CRISIL, Chetan worked with ING Bank and Citibank in multiple roles. He has featured consistently in media including on CNBC-TV18 and Bloomberg, and his views on Indian stock markets are covered widely by all leading financial publications.

Chetan is a Fellow Chartered Accountant (the equivalent of a CPA) with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and holds an MBA in Finance from NMIMS, India. He is also a Company Secretary (with a degree in Corporate Law) with the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. He passed CFA Level 2 examinations.

Chetan Majithia
Adrian Wright

Managing Director, Investment Banking, Private Equity and Consulting Business Development

Adrian leads Business Development across Investment Banking, Private Equity and Consulting clients in EMEA and APAC. He has 20 years’ experience working in the financial services industry, having spent 13 years working in Equity Capital Markets for Rothschild and RBS, before moving to Acuity Knowledge Partners in 2013. He has a deep knowledge of financial markets, having originated and executed over USD50bn of ECM transactions across a wide range of sectors, products and geographies. He has extensive experience working with and advising the majority of Investment Banking coverage and product groups, and leading global Private Equity firms. Adrian holds a MA (Hons Oxon) in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Adrian Wright
Marie Filotti

Head of Asia-Pacific Business Development

Marie Filotti heads APAC Business Development at Acuity Knowledge Partners and is based in Hong Kong. She joined the firm in 2018 after 13 years in Investment Banking and Capital Markets, mainly at Nomura (previously Lehman Brothers), and also worked on the corporate side, having run Investor Relations at a China-based ASX-listed gas company. She uses her experience in the industry to advise our clients on best practices in implementation of engagements across all sectors. Marie holds a BA from Yale University and a Masters in Finance from Sciences-Po Paris.

Marie Filotti
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