Anand Pandat

E-Mail: a.p.pandat@gmail.com
Contact No. +91 86522 34240

Summary
Highly motivated advisory professional with over 2 years’ experience of
transaction due diligence and over 5 years’ experience in statutory
audit. Possessing in-depth knowledge of financial due diligence,
valuation, financial and forecast analyses / review, auditing, project
management and communication skills.

Work experience

Ernst and Young LLP, Senior Associate, TAS Jan16 to present

• Worked on various buy side and sell side due diligence engagements as a vital team member managing
and executing projects as a part of Industrial, Infrastructure and Consumables segments
• Possess thorough understanding of various stages of the M&A life cycle and focus on identification of
key valuation drivers and transaction critical issues
• Effective in managing processes and deliverables with an aim to maintain client relationship and
developing team’s working knowledge

Select transaction experience

Buy side

Client description Target description Remarks

Cement producer based in Kenya Identifying working capital requirement and net
London based with 2.7m tpa production debt position, with limited review of cost
sovereign fund capacity components
Owner of hotel with more than Assessing hotel performance, with detailed review
Mumbai based PE 20 operational properties across of debt and other balance sheet items and any other
fund India commitments
Chandigarh based SPV housing
mix developed property with
Mumbai based 1.1m sq ft of retail space, a five Analysing lease terms with tenants, assess hotel
leading Real Estate star hotel with 211 keys and performance, Assess net assets, working capital and
PE fund commercial space of 0.4m sq ft normalised earnings
Leading Indian Goa based branded formulation Carved out financial statements for sale of brands,
pharma company manufacturer sales infrastructure
Commodity Ahmedabad based commodity Assessing normalised earnings and reviewing
exchange exchange balance sheet items
Led work stream on review of VDD report for
Sovereign wealth Leading airport operated and subsidiaries and calculation of locked box
fund managed by a listed company mechanism
Monitoring procedures for transactions entered
Russian investment One of the largest oil refinery in with specific related parties and other; Monthly
bank India reporting of financial position of the target entities

Sell side

Client description Remarks

Owner of hotel with more than 20
operational properties across India
Leading FMCG / Pharma equipment
company
Controlling stake sale by a listed company
involved in plastic container business
catering to FMCG business requirements
Assessing normalised earnings, working capital and debt and
debt like items.
Providing onsite support to EY Singapore team
Assessing normalised earnings, working capital and debt and
debt like items.
Walker Chandiok & Co LLP, Senior, Assurance Jan12 to Dec14
• Worked on various assurance engagements for statutory audit, limited review, IPO audit and
certification for listed and non listed clients
Select assurance experience

Name of the client Remarks

VRL Logistics Limited Statutory audit and IPO audit
Inox India Limited Statutory audit for non listed company
Blue Star Infotech Limited (group) Statutory audit, Limited review and certification for listed company
Greaves Cotton Limited Statutory audit, Limited review for listed company

Educational qualifications
• CA - Institute of Chartered Accountants of India – Nov12 (Throughout)
• B. Com – HR College of Commerce and Economics – Mar11 (First class)

Personal information
• Date of birth: 5 October 1991
• Hobbies: Reading non fictional books and bike rides
• Languages spoken: English, Hindi and Gujarati
• Nationality: Indian
• Linked profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anand-pandat-b8b80943/