Shihan Anwer, chief executive officer

Shihan Anwer

chief executive officer

Ortus Capital (Pvt) Ltd

Location
Sri Lanka - Colombo 1
Education
Bachelor's degree, Management Accounting
Experience
12 years, 10 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 10 Months

chief executive officer at Ortus Capital (Pvt) Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 3
  • My current job since February 2019
Chief Executive Officer at GIH Capital Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 3
  • April 2015 to September 2017

Being the overall in charge person of the company

Head of Financial Advisory Services at GIH Capital Ltd
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 3
  • September 2014 to March 2015

Being the overall in charge person of the company

Senior finanicial consultant at KPMG Sri Lanka at KPMG
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 3
  • June 2011 to July 2014

•Hands on experience to carry out proposed M&A transactions, Due Diligences and valuations with an aptitude to understand client requirements and provide transaction focused findings.

•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with facts and figures.

•Proven ability to work under pressure in a challenging situation with an ability to meet critical deadlines.

•Experience in developing advanced Financial Models and in preparing Investment overviews and information memorandums for proposed M&A Transactions.

•Possess good people skills and an ability to quickly understand the methods and processes of an organization.

•Excellent written and verbal communications skills and the ability of speaking, reading and writing in English, Sinhala and Tamil Languages.

•Possessed Industry knowledge in sectors such as Financial Services, Insurance, Manufacturing, Hospitality and Tourism, Automobile, FMCG, Agriculture, Leisure, IT and other sectors

•Presentation and public speaking skills

•Extra ordinary knowledge on MS Excel and MS Power
Point

•Perform financial/operational works on proposed M&A transactions based on a pre agreed scope of work and present key issues identified to the client’s management, in order to aid with their deal negotiations.

•Preparation of Key findings based financial/operational due diligence reports, executive summaries and data books in line with KPMG Global standards and policies.

•Perform equity/ Intangible Asset valuation assignments based on various valuation methodologies including relative, market based and DCF valuations.

•Liaise with clients and their targets right throughout the deal cycle to ensure the fulfillment of client requirements, while maintaining confidentiality and integrity.

•Prepare sell-side clients for diligence phase of a deal by analyzing target areas in financials and strengthening their case for proposed valuation. Identify key post closure matters to be addressed to assure enhancement in profitability and cash flows

•Carried out valuations and due diligences for companies in industries such as financial, Information Technology, Leisure, Agriculture, Telecommunication, Insurance, Hospitality, Automobile, Construction, Manufacturing, FMCG and Real Estate sectors

•Have prepared a feasibility report for a foreign Mix Development Project

•Engaged in Debt Advisory projects as the Team leader

•Currently the most senior member of the T&R team

Senior Accountant at KPMG Sri Lanka
  • Sri Lanka - Colombo 3
  • March 2010 to June 2011

• Preparation/ Review of financial Statements in accordance with relevant financial, auditors’ reports to the members and other reports in accordance with relevant standards and legislations.

• Planning, conducting and finalization of audits of financial statements of various types of organizations operating in different industries engaged in.

• Analyze company’s internal and external environment to identify potential business risks and financial implications together with supervisor and manager.

• Providing guidance with other members of the audit team on the performance of their duties and review of their work.

• Review and analyze internal control weakness and report to the management, recommending solutions to the management.

• Analyze and obtain understanding of client business and their key processes involved in carrying out their business operations.

• Review of compliance of applicable regulations governing the industry

• Perform audit procedures in line with IFRS

Education

Bachelor's degree, Management Accounting
  • at Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (UK)
  • September 2010

Specialties & Skills

Corporate Finance
Sell Side
Investment Banking
Accounting
ACCOUNTABLE FOR
AUDITING
BUSINESS OPERATIONS
CLIENTS
FEASIBILITY

Languages

English
Beginner
Tamil
Beginner

Memberships

Served as the Executive Vice President of the English Literary Association
  • Vice President
  • January 2005
Served as the secretary of the School Interact Club
  • secretary
  • July 2003
of the English Literature Association
  • Secretary
  • January 2002
Rotaract Club of Colombo Fort
  • President
  • June 2009

Training and Certifications

Purchase price allocation and Intangible asset valuation (Training)
Training Institute:
KPMG Middle east and south asian office - Sharjah
Date Attended:
June 2013
Duration:
18 hours
Advanced valuations (Training)
Training Institute:
KPMG Middle east and south asian office - Sharjah
Date Attended:
June 2013
Duration:
27 hours
Advanced Financial Modeling with MS Excel 2010 (Training)
Training Institute:
The Institute of chartered Accountants
Date Attended:
February 2012
Duration:
18 hours

Hobbies

  • Playing Games
  • Forming business strategies
  • Reading