Mumbai, February 19th: Equirus, one of India’s leading diversified financial services groups, has appointed Mohit Kapoor as Associate Director in its Investment Banking division. The appointment reinforces the firm’s growing focus in the Industrials space, which continues to witness strong fund raising as well as M&A activity.
Mohit brings over a decade of experience across M&A advisory, private equity transactions and capital markets, with a sharp focus in Industrials. His experience spans buy-side and sell-side mandates, strategic advisory and capital raising transactions. In addition, he has worked as a sell-side equity research analyst covering the Chemicals sector, providing him with a differentiated perspective on sector trends, valuation frameworks and investor positioning.
He holds a B.Tech and M.Tech from IIT Bombay. Prior to joining Equirus, Mohit was associated with Lincoln International, Edelweiss (now Nuvama) Investment Banking, HSBC Global Research, i3 Consulting and Grail Research.
Commenting on the appointment, Munish Aggarwal, MD – Investment Banking and Head – Industrial, Equirus Capital, said: “India’s next phase of growth is expected to be underpinned by manufacturing momentum and global supply chain realignment. Equirus has positioned itself as one of the most prolific dealmakers in the sector especially delivering capital markets solutions. Mohit’s sector depth, analytical rigor, and transaction experience anchoring multiple M&A and private equity transactions will reinforce our ability to deliver high-quality, insight-led advisory to clients navigating growth, consolidation and capital raising opportunities.”
On his appointment, Mohit Kapoor said: “I am delighted to join Equirus at a time when India’s industrial and specialty chemical landscape is evolving rapidly. The firm’s integrated platform and strong sector relationships create a compelling foundation to deliver strategic outcomes for clients. I look forward to delivering differentiated advisory solutions and building long-term partnerships with clients”
About Equirus: Equirus Group is a leading full-service financial services firm specializing in investment banking, institutional securities, wealth and asset management, HNI broking, NBFC, and insurance solutions. With a “client always first” approach and a proven track record of delivering value creation, Equirus has built impeccable credentials across domains and sectors. Equirus has completed more than 315+ transactions across M&A, PE, IPOs, QIPs, Rights Issues, and Structured Finance, raising USD 15 billion in the process across sectors over the last 18 years, and has created a differentiation for itself through its ability to structure and deliver transactions in line with the client’s requirements.
