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| Where do we find our alchemists? Our team is an eclectic mix of people from varied backgrounds. But they all possess that special spark in the eye and the fire to do things differently and spectacularly. With the result that our people are our most valuable assets, unrivalled for the richness of experience and thinking they bring to the table. More importantly, they share our vision and sense of ethics and values, contributing to our clients’ growth and to ours, like nothing else can.
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| Y. Rama Rao |
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| Managing Director & CEO |
| As Founder and Managing Director, Rama has spearheaded Spark Capital’s growth, turning it into one of the fast growing Investment Banks in India, in just seven short years. Today he oversees a 45 strong team, and is closely involved across all functions of Spark
Rama has over 18 years of experience in the financial services industry, having worked earlier at Peregrine Capital , ITC Group and Times Bank. With Spark, he earned his spurs in raising private equity and is today a close associate and advisor on business strategy and capital raising, to CEOs of highly successful mid-market companies. Rama holds a Bachelor of Technology degree and an M.B.A. from B.I.M, Trichy, (India).
In his spare time, he reads non-fiction, listens to South Indian classical music and is always on the lookout for promising start ups.
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| Thyagesh Baba |
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| Executive Director and Head of Institutional Equities |
| Thyagesh, part of the founding team at Spark, heads the Institutional Equities division since March 2009. He, among all others at Spark, has the most widespread of functional experience in the Financial Services space – the potpourri that marks out a Jack of all trades, like he often jokes.
Securities Broking has been a homecoming of sorts for Thyagesh, who started life as a Research Analyst at Peregrine in the mid-90’s and even functioned as a sales trader on their India desk thereafter. Thyagesh also spent a little under 2 years with Citigroup after that, dabbling in value-investing first and then moving to handle credit in the corporate banking division. For nearly 10 years at Spark, Thyagesh took on both deal-sourcing and execution roles in investment banking, working on transactions in the Infrastructure, Financial Services and IT sectors. There were times when he even served the purpose of financial controller and advisor to small portfolio investments at Spark.
Thyagesh sees himself as a “Total Footballer” in the Spark team, and tries doing justice to his basic degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering and his PGDM from IIM, Bangalore.
When he is not responding to mails, selling ideas and working deals, Thyagesh goes out on crazy, long road-trips. He loves reading and sings in Hindi, whenever friends get together. |
| Kapil Ramamurthy |
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| Managing Partner |
| An integral part of Spark’s leadership team, Kapil takes care of Strategic Initiatives at Spark and overseas Compliance and operations related functions.
A partner at Spark since 2002, he has extensive experience in public market equities and debt structuring under his belt. In his 13 years in the financial services industry, he has worked in large Financial Institutions such as HDFC Bank, GE Capital and Standard Chartered Bank. Kapil has over the last 8 years worked across Investment Banking and Institutional Equities divisions at Spark. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Loyola College (India) and an M.B.A from B.I.M, Trichy, (India).
A regular golfer and fitness devotee, he is also a classical music fan. |
| K. Ramakrishnan |
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| Executive Director and Head – Investment Banking |
| With two decades in corporate finance & advisory and capital markets, Ramki has rich experience in having led and worked on transactions across the entire investment banking spectrum. He has, over the years, cultivated and nurtured deep-rooted relationships with the corporate sector in southern India and the financial ecosystem in the country.
Prior to Spark Capital, Ramki headed ICICI Securities’ investment banking business for South India, having worked earlier for Arthur Andersen, Ind Global Financial Trust and Deloitte. He has a Bachelors’ Degree in Mechanical Engineering and an M.B.A from B.I.M, Trichy (India).
Ramki is a tennis enthusiast, an avid reader, a commentator on corporate affairs and capital markets who is quoted widely by the business media and a regular speaker at seminars and conferences. |
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