Co-founder & Managing Director
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Prior to founding MAPE, Jacob was Vice President (M&A) at Merrill Lynch India where he has driven landmark deals including acquisition of Coats Viyella's garment business by AV Birla Group, sale of Burnol & Coldarin brand assets, Dr Reddy's buyout of American Remedies, and sale of Diamond Dyechem to Ciba AG. Prior to this, Jacob was the supervising consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was the first employee and setup the Corporate Finance division. Jacob has advised a host of clients including Amway, Philip Morris, Telstra, Alcatel, Pilkington etc. in their India entry and domestic partner selection assignments. Jacob is an MBA from IIM Calcutta and a Civil Engineer.
