Vikarth Kumar

About Vikarth Kumar

I am a Partner with Grant Thornton Bharat LLP, India and I lead the Valuation Services Practice of the firm for North India. I have over two decades of experience in corporate finance services and in particular, valuations spread across Grant Thornton, India and another big 4 firm. I joined Grant Thornton in 2004 and was part of the founding team for corporate finance services initially based out of Bangalore. I specialize in Business and Intangible valuations and support clients from startups to multi billion dollar global conglomerates in their strategic objectives for unlocking value or on contentious matters pertaining to, JV or Shareholder disputes/litigations or for compliance under statutory and reporting regulations. I have undertaken valuations for M & As; corporate restructuring; start-ups; intangibles assets; stock options; disputes; RBI compliance; financial reporting and portfolio of investments for private equity. I have handled several international engagements with several Grant Thornton member firms across geographies. I am instrumental in setting up and driving the Global Delivery – Valuations practice for Grant Thornton, India.As a board member at IVSC, I am involved in collaborating with other board members, industry experts, regulators, relevant stake holders and valuation professionals globally to promote the mission of IVSC to raise standards of valuation practice by: Developing high-quality International Valuation Standards which ensure consistency, transparency and comparability.

Experience

1. Partner

   Grant Thornton Bharat LLP

   Oct 2004 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Part of the advisory services team focussed on providing valuation services to clients across sectors and geographies. Responsible for developing and growing the valuations practice in North India. Instrumental in developing the valuation practice for South India.Key specialisation involves valuation for mergers, acquisitions, restructuring, regulatory and tax purposes, cross border business valuations, valuations for litigation support, valuation of intangibles/ Intellectual Property, PE portfolio valuations, stock options valuations and valuations for financial reporting.

Education

• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

  MRICS

• Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India

  Registered Valuer

• International Association of Certified Valuation Specialists (IACVS)

  ICVS - International Certified Valuation Specialist

Skills

• Intangible Asset Valuations
• Valuation
• Financial Reporting
• Portfolio Management
• Mergers
• Business Planning
• Strategy
• Private Equity
• Acquisitions
• Venture Capital
• Financial Modeling
• Restructuring
• Financial Analysis
• Business Valuation
• Corporate Finance
• Auditing
• Investments
• Bond Pricing
• Due Diligence
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Brand Valuation
• Business Strategy
• Corporate Restructuring