Savio Monteiro

About Savio Monteiro

I have 2 decades of experience in advising on Strategy, M&A and Commercial Due Diligence across sectors. The work envisages organic growth areas as well as inorganic areas such as M&A (commercial due diligence, vendor due diligence, partner / target search and opportunity search) etc. I have advised on Strategy and M&A to both tech driven and traditional companies across an array of sectors such as- Industrials & Logistics (such as Auto & Auto Ancillary, Commodities, New Age Mfg, Circular Economy / Recycling, Aerospace & Defense, EMS & Semi Conductors etc.)- Infrastructure (Renewables, Energy & Utilities, Real Estate etc.)- Pharma & Healthcare- Consumer, Retail & Agriculture- Financial Services- Tech (IT/ITeS) I currently lead the Deals Strategy practice with P&L responsibility, building it from scratch to a 25 member team.I have helped co-create and build practice verticals in my previous stints from ground up along with business development and execution and built a steady flow of assignment opportunities. My role is predominantly of a building a book and having a team of 20-25 Directors, Associate Directors, Managers, Deputy Managers, Asst Managers, Sr Consultants, Consultants executing the various assignments and preparing various business development collaterals.I have worked with strategics, private equity funds, new age start-ups, traditional corporates, BFSI clients, Multi-laterals & Govt bodies. Worked on 60+ Commercial due diligence and 120+ strategy, market assessment, feasibility studies, bid advisory etc. assignments.The assignments I work on are focused on: 1. Organic Strategy: Corporate Strategy, growth strategy, entry and exit strategy, Go to Market (GTM) strategy, Fund strategy, R&D strategy, sales acceleration strategy, Cost optimization strategy 2. Inorganic growth strategies: M&A activities (Commercial Due diligence - outside-in CDD, full CDDs etc.) transaction advisory 3. Feasibility / Assessments: Market assessment, Public equity (IPO) industry reports, Bid Advisory and Bid Management services, regulatory analysis and implications, techno-economic viability studies, NPS studies, customer & supplier side analysis, target search, corporate finance and project vetting for funding purposes in the above mentioned sectors

Experience

1. Partner

   BDO India

   Aug 2024 — Present

   I lead the Deals Strategy practice in BDO India focusing on M&A Strategy, Commercial Due Diligence, Feasibility studies, Advisory etc. I have built a 25 member team from scratch and have a P&L responsibility. I focus on key sectors such as - Industrials (Auto Comp, EVs, Aerospace, Circular businesses, EMS, Building Materials etc.)- Infrastructure (Logistics, Real Estate, Energy & Renewable)- Pharma & Healthcare - Consumer (Consumables, non-consumables, Retail, Agri etc.)- Financial Services- Tech (IT/ITeS)I have worked on over 60+ Commercial Due Diligence and 120+ Strategy, Market Assessment, Feasibility studies, TEVs etc. I work across the spectrum of investors such as Private Equity / Venture Capital / Family Funds / M&A Corporate / Private Credit / AIFs etc. I have worked with both buy side as well as sell side clients.

Education

• NMIMS University

  Diploma, International Trade Management

  2004 — 2005

• Mumbai University Mumbai

  Master of Arts - MA, Economics

  2015 — 2017

• SIES College of Mgmt Studies

  MBA, Finance, marketing

  2005 — 2007

• Bhavans College - University of Mumbai

  HSC, B.Com, Accountancy

  1997 — 2002

• St Xavier's High School Vile Parle

  SSC

  1985 — 1997

• Institute of Cost Accountants of India

  Inter, Cost Accountancy

  2007 — 2008

• Sydenham College - University of Mumbai

  M.Com, Banking & Finance

  2002 — 2004

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad

  Accelerated General Management Programme (AGMP), Business Administration and Management, General

Skills

• Valuation
• Mis
• Financial Modeling
• Financial Analysis
• Investment Banking
• Auditing
• Due Diligence
• Project Finance
• Team Management
• Market Research
• Finance
• Analysis
• Financial Risk
• Capital Markets
• Equity Research
• Corporate Finance