Professional Profile

Vijay Baoney

Senior Finance Professional & Business Leader

Senior finance and business leader with over 30 years of experience spanning investment banking, equity research, credit rating, institutional equity sales, risk management and entrepreneurship.

30+ YearsFinance & Business Experience

Capital MarketsInvestment Banking • Equity Research • Fundraising

StrategyRisk Management • Business Development • Corporate Strategy

Executive Profile

Vijay Baoney is a senior finance executive with 30+ years across investment banking, equity research, ratings, fundraising, entrepreneurship and corporate strategy. His professional exposure includes international capital markets, VC-funded businesses, FDI transactions and large-scale business operations, with experience in building businesses, leading teams, managing risk, raising capital and driving strategic growth across financial services and manufacturing technology sectors.

Capital Markets

Equity research, institutional equity sales, investment banking, IPOs, secondary transactions and international capital markets.

Business Leadership

Business strategy, business development, fundraising, risk management, M&A evaluation and senior talent acquisition.

Governance & Advisory

Board-level advisory, due diligence, shareholder agreements, regulatory compliance and strategic decision-making.

Core Competencies

Equity Research & Capital Markets

Research, sector analysis and capital-market transactions.

Credit Rating & Risk Management

Credit assessment, risk evaluation and rating surveillance.

Financial Modeling & Valuation

Financial modeling, valuation, NPV and IRR concepts.

Investment Banking & Institutional Sales

Institutional relationships and investment-banking activities.

Fund Raising, VC & FDI

Fundraising, venture-capital funded growth and FDI transactions.

M&A, Due Diligence & Governance

M&A evaluation, due diligence and board-level advisory.

Professional Experience

Career history and responsibilities based on the executive profile.

August 2025 – Present

Private Investor & Advisor

Private investor involved in seed investment and secondary-market investment, and advisor to SMEs for fundraising.

January 2006 – August 2025

Prolific Systems & Technologies P Ltd — Promoter, Shareholder

  • Responsible for finance, risk management, fundraising, business strategy and product strategy.
  • Led VC-funded growth initiatives including multiple funding rounds aggregating USD 5 million, including FDI via Mauritius route.
  • Supervised financial and legal due diligence, shareholder agreements, share subscription agreements and regulatory compliances.
  • Drove expansion of high-end automated electrical testing solutions for transformer, motor, inverter and rectifier testing.
  • Built India’s largest industrial training organization, operating 22 branches nationwide before COVID.
  • Clients included Siemens, Crompton Greaves, Areva, Schneider and several Fortune 500 companies.
  • Oversaw operations with 350+ employees, including 250+ engineers and technical professionals.
  • Prior to COVID, achieved annual revenues of approximately ₹90 crore.
  • Actively evaluated M&A opportunities, senior talent acquisition and international expansion.
March 2005 – December 2006

MF Global India P Ltd — Sr VP & Head, Institutional Equity Sales (Asia Pacific)

  • Helped build the Asia Pacific institutional equity sales business.
  • Empaneled new India-dedicated and emerging-market institutional funds.
  • Strengthened MF Global's presence across India and Asia-Pacific.
  • Contributed to growth of Asia-Pacific institutional brokerage revenues.
February 2004 – February 2005

ENAM Securities — Senior Investment Analyst, TMT Sector

  • Technology, Media & Telecom equity research.
  • Part of merchant banking team for Indian TMT companies.
  • Worked on IPO and secondary-market transactions including Sasken Technologies, Datamatics Technologies and CMC.
  • Authored sector and company research reports and participated in US and Asia-Pacific roadshows.
January 2000 – February 2004

HSBC Securities & Capital Markets Ltd — Senior Investment Analyst, TMT Sector

  • Led the TMT sector research team.
  • Authored sector outlooks and company-specific research reports.
  • Participated in global non-deal roadshows across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
January 1994 – November 1999

Jardine Fleming India Broking P Ltd (HSBC Group) — Investment Analyst

  • Covered metals, consumer durables, IT and IT services sectors.
  • Served briefly as India Strategist and headed Asian Steel Research.
  • Authored research on companies including Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Tata Steel, SAIL, Hindalco, Voltas and Videocon.
  • Participated in ADR/GDR/IPO/secondary placements including Infosys ADR, Essar Steel and Jindal Vijaynagar Steel.
  • Trained analysts on financial modeling, valuation, NPV, IRR and capital-markets concepts.
  • Ranked Top 3 Indian Equity Research Analyst by AsiaMoney & Institutional Investor (1998 & 1999) for IT sector research.
May 1992 – December 1994

CRISIL Ltd (Subsidiary of S&P Global) — Rating Analyst

  • Rated short-, medium-, long-term and structured debt instruments.
  • Assessed future cash flows and repayment capacity of issuers.
  • Covered 20+ companies across chemicals, petrochemicals, manufacturing, textiles, metals and home finance.
  • Member of the rating surveillance team.

Education

MBA

Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad — 1992

Bachelor of Engineering

Electronics & Telecommunication, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur — 1990

Vijay Baoney Professional Profile

Finance • Capital Markets • Business Strategy • Fundraising • Risk Management • Entrepreneurship