Business Information Services (BIS) and Solutions

Business Information Services (BIS)

Dedicated expert teams providing round-the-clock research and information services for investment banks

Business Information Services (BIS) for Investment Banks

Accurate and timely business information gives a competitive edge and is the key to success in the corporate world. Effective and informed decision making relies on authentic data that is well presented and organised for further analysis.

Our library teams support investment bankers with the required data on-the-go, be it information retrieval or organising the data, helping them take informed decisions and stay ahead of the markets.

Our BIS solutions provide support from the most basic retrieval of company information to accessing complex macroeconomic and sector-related information. Our research support expedites the process, empowering bankers to focus on higher-value-added tasks, leading to faster deal execution.

Automation and workflow management platforms

How we are different

WIDE COVERAGE AND EXPERT TEAMS
WIDE COVERAGE AND EXPERT TEAMS
Delivering comprehensive information coverage by leveraging our highly experienced primary and secondary research teams
CENTRALISED AND DEDICATED BIS TEAM
CENTRALISED AND DEDICATED BIS TEAM
The team plays a vital role in centralising and synthesising data from various data sources for use across different industry groups of the bank
EFFICIENT AND MOST STREAMLINED PROCESS
EFFICIENT AND MOST STREAMLINED PROCESS
With long-standing relationships across large and mid-sized investment banks, we have streamlined information retrieval processes over many premium databases
SPECIALIZED TEAMS WITH SECTOR EXPERTS
SPECIALIZED TEAMS WITH SECTOR EXPERTS
Specialised research teams with deep sector understanding and strong database experience in delivering value-added research and information

What we have done

Support for Consulting and Corporate Firms
Sector dedicated and integrated IB + BIS support to a North American Global Investment Bank
What we are proud of

$5m+

of annual savings

Near onshore support

Support for Consulting and Corporate Firms
Integrated IB Analytics and BIS for Asia-Focused Mid-Size Investment Bank
What we are proud of

>95,000

projects delivered

>$6m

annualized savings per annum

Support for Consulting and Corporate Firms
Business Information Services for Asia-focused Mid-Size Investment Bank
What we are proud of

>57,000

projects delivered

~$2m

per annum savings on MDS cost savings p.a

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Meet our experts

Anish Ailawadi

Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking

Anish has been with Acuity Knowledge Partners for over 13 years and presently heads the Investment Banking vertical. He is based out of our Gurgaon office and oversees delivery teams and client engagements for various bulge-bracket banks, mid-size banks, regional banks, advisory and boutique firms across M&A, Industry Coverage, Debt Capital Markets, Equity Capital Markets, Loan Syndications and Leveraged Finance. During his tenure, he also set up a shared services center for one of his clients in India. Anish is a Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and has done his Bachelors in Commerce from Delhi University.

Anish Ailawadi
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
Shikha Singh

Associate Director, Global Head of Research Publishing

Shikha heads Acuity Knowledge Partners’ (Acuity) editing, formatting & publishing and design services, managing all client accounts in this vertical. She has 16 years of experience in working with financial research content. Before joining Acuity, she worked with Goldman Sachs as a Series 16-qualified Supervisory Analyst and Editor. She also set up and managed its 10-member content management team in Bangalore. Her previous work at JPMorgan included reviewing equity research reports, and she focused on credit and industry and company research reports during her stint at Crisil Research (an S&P company). Shikha holds an MBA in Finance.

Shikha Singh
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