Varun Sood, Senior Associate

Varun Sood

Senior Associate

Masan Group

Location
India - Delhi
Education
Master's degree, Finance/Strategy
Experience
4 years, 4 Months

Share My Profile

Block User


Work Experience

Total years of experience :4 years, 4 Months

Senior Associate at Masan Group
  • India
  • March 2012 to February 2013

- Extensive private equity (PE) experience in Vietnam's largest private sector enterprise with a market cap of
+$3 bn; evaluated investment potential in a vast array of industries and validated potential deals worth $100-$400 million

- Worked with investment/financial research team to evaluate new investment opportunities in high-growth sectors like retail, agriculture and telecom

- Conducted due diligence for live deals (worth +$100 million) in the telecom and energy space

Equity Research Analyst at Insight Guru
  • India - Delhi
  • March 2011 to March 2012

- Responsible for creating and managing equity coverage for high-growth technology stocks in US, including Google, Facebook, Groupon and Yahoo

- Constructed comprehensive financial models and prepared detailed research reports on companies based on macro-economic data and financial statement analysis

- Wrote over 200 industry specific articles/opinions which were syndicated to reputed publishers such as Forbes and E-Trade

General Management Associate at ING Asia-Pacific, Hong Kong
  • Hong Kong
  • June 2008 to March 2010

Was part of ING's General Management Program in 2008; amassed extensive international/domestic
experience with a focus on sales/marketing of insurance products

- Responsible for monitoring & analyzing business performance of ING's entire life insurance business in the Asia-Pacific region, including Korea, India, Thailand, Malaysia and China with a combined sales portfolio of over $500 million

- Initiated significant improvements in the MIS reporting system for Tied Agency (insurance) channels across Asia-Pacific

- Worked as part of sales support team at ING Vysya at Bangalore, India, analyzing the agent recruitment process

- Conducted surveys, interviews and focus group discussions to evaluate and recommend improvements in the agent incentivization scheme

Summer Intern, Sales & Customer Relationships at Freudenberg & Vilene International
  • Hong Kong
  • April 2007 to June 2007

- Interned with the Freudenberg Group, one of Germany's largest conglomerates with a turnover of over $7 billion

- Analyzed over 8 key accounts across 15 countries worth $25mn; made recommendations to revamp sales portfolio

- Identified potential increase in product sales to the Top 10 global apparel manufacturers to the tune of 5 million Euros

Summer Trainee at Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India
  • France
  • May 2005 to July 2005

- Created model for heat-exchange analysis; reduced decision making effort/time & material/manpower costs by 10%

Education

Master's degree, Finance/Strategy
  • at Indian Institute of Management
  • March 2008
Master's degree, Strategy
  • at EDHEC
  • December 2007

Studied for one semester at EDHEC, Nice (France) as part of IIM Bangalore's exchange program

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Indian Institute of Technology
  • March 2006

Specialties & Skills

Investment Banking
Private Equity
Equity Valuation
Due Diligence
Financial Projections
Financial Analysis
Valuation
Investment/Equity Research
Management Reporting
Life Insurance

Languages

English
Expert