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Saurabh Vats

@saurabhvats

I evaluate sustainable infrastructure and energy-transition investments across renewable energy and related platforms.

India
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What I'm looking for

I'm focused on evaluating sustainable infrastructure and energy-transition investment opportunities, particularly across renewable energy, storage, transmission, distribution, and related platforms.

At Actis, General Atlantic's sustainable infrastructure arm, I evaluate investments across renewable energy, storage, transmission, distribution, and related infrastructure platforms.

Previously at Standard Chartered Bank, I advised on M&A and financing transactions, including the sale of GIP's renewable platform to Sembcorp for approximately USD 350 million and KKR's USD 400 million investment in Serentica Renewables. I also worked on financings for Adani Green Energy, SoftBank Energy, and other Indian businesses.

I began my advisory career at EY and built an investing foundation through Voyage Capital, where I generated a 31.03% net return over 11 months while managing a student investor corpus.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Actis logoAC
Current

Senior Investment Associate

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 8 months)

Actis operates as General Atlantic’s sustainable infrastructure arm.

I evaluate investment opportunities across sustainable infrastructure and energy transition sectors, with a focus on renewable energy, storage, transmission, distribution and related infrastructure platforms

Standard Chartered Bank logoSB

Associate Director, Investment Banking

Mar 2022 - Jan 2025 (2 years 10 months)

1 of the 3 individuals across the bank globally to have received the Going the Extra Mile (GEM) award.

Worked with the India M&A team across sectors with select deal experience as follows:

1) Sell side advisory to Global Infrastructure Partners for sale of their renewable energy platform to Sembcorp for c.USD 350 mn

https://www.sembcorp.com/en/media/media-releases/energy/2022/november/sembcorp-

Standard Chartered Bank logoSB

Associate, Investment Banking

Sep 2019 - Mar 2022 (2 years 6 months)

Working on M&A and financing transactions with select deal experience as follows:

1) Sell side advisory to Piramal Group for sale of Piramal Glass to Blackstone for USD 1 bn

2) Financing of USD 1.35 bn to Adani Green Energy to fund construction of 1.7GWp hybrid RE plants

adanigreenenergy.com/newsroom/media-releases/adani-green-energy-raises-usd-135-billion-in-one-
of-asias-largest-project-

EY logoEY

Associate, Investment Banking Advisory

Apr 2018 - Sep 2019 (1 year 5 months)

Worked with the Investment Banking Advisory team on mergers, acquisitions and private equity fund raise mandates.

Voyage Capital, Indian Institute of Management Indore logoVI

Student Run Investment Fund

Jul 2016 - Mar 2018 (1 year 8 months)

Deliverable:
▪ Generated a net return of 31.03% over a 11 month horizon. (NIFTY 50: 17.35%, BSE 500: 18.73%)
▪ Managed an investor corpus of Rs 3.78 Lakhs contributed by 56 students
▪ Prepared monthly sector reports, IPO notes and brief analysis of conference call transcripts

Responsibility:
▪ Researched and used fundamental & technical analysis to invest in equities
▪ Responsible for tracking ec

EY logoEY

Summer Associate, M&A Advisory

Apr 2017 - May 2017 (1 month)

▪ Awarded a Pre-Placement Offer (PPO) for outstanding performance during the two month internship
▪ Analysed the bidding trends of Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) projects in the Indian highways sector
▪ Calculated indicative returns, highlighted key concerns and provided recommendations

Siemens logoSI

Engineering Final Year Project Intern

Dec 2015 - May 2016 (5 months)

Developed numerous timetables for the Delhi and Chennai Metro Rail project and successfully tested it on the simulator. Implemented an algorithm to automatically detect train tardiness and take corrective measures to minimize delay.

NEC logoNE

Engineering Intern

Jun 2014 - Jun 2014 (0 months)

Successfully performed an in-depth study of the overall telecom market situation along with the market and revenue share split,regulatory framework, network architecture and various technologies involved.

KPMG logoKP

Strategy Intern

Dec 2013 - Dec 2013 (0 months)

Was on the team which conducted a market survey on the functioning of various Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) and also helped develop an entry strategy to set up a cash and carry business in India.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

CI

CFA Institute

Chartered Financial Analyst Level 2

Issued Aug 2019

II

Indian Institute of Management, Indore

Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM), General Management

2016 - 2018

National Winner of Invest-O-Wars organised by NITIE

Live Project : Increasing sales of Raymond's Made to Measure
-> Drafted an implementation strategy to improve sales of Raymond's Custom Tailoring clothing segment
-> Conducted extensive research on product portfolio, price point and customer pain points and provided suggestions to improve reach and awareness

KP

KPMG

Six Sigma Green Belt

Issued Feb 2017

EB

edX and IIM Bangalore

Banking & Financial Markets

Issued Mar 2016

VT

Vellore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Electronics and Communication Engineering

2012 - 2016

2nd Position in Quizzing at Riviera, International Sports & Cultural Festival

EU

edX and Cornell University

The Computing Technology Inside Your Smartphone

Issued May 2015

CP

Coursera and University of Pennsylvania

Introduction to Marketing

Issued May 2015

SD

Springdales School, Pusa Road, New Delhi

Science

1998 - 2012

XII : 91.80%
X : 10.0/10.0

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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