Jay Thakkar
Jay has over 5 years of experience across Corporate Development and Investment Banking. He is currently part of the Corporate Development team at ShareChat, where he leads initiatives across fundraising, M&A, business finance, and investor relations.
Hire this person
Send a job offer directly to this candidate
About
Jay has over 5 years of experience across Corporate Development and Investment Banking. He is currently part of the Corporate Development team at ShareChat, where he leads initiatives across fundraising, M&A, business finance, and investor relations.
Prior to this, he was part of the Investment Banking teams at Bank of America and GrowthPal, working on a range of strategic transactions.
He holds an MBA from NMIMS and has cleared Level II of the CFA program. Jay’s core strengths lie in crafting investor narratives, and leading end-to-end execution of capital raises and M&A processes.
Experience
Jay is a finance professional with over 5+ years of experience spanning across investment banking and corporate development. He started his career in investment banking, where he worked on valuation, financial modelling, pitchbooks, transaction execution, and client coverage. He subsequently moved into Corporate Development & Investor Relations at ShareChat, where he works closely with senior leadership, investors, and board stakeholders.
His experience includes
a) Fundraising (equity and venture debt)
b) M&A screening, evaluation, and execution support c) Financial modelling and business planning d) Investor relations and board reporting e) Strategic finance f) Due diligence management and data rooms g) Market research, competitive intelligence, and strategic analysis
Education
Master of Business Administration in Finance – Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering – Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)
