Vijay Baoney
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.
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.
Private Investor & Advisor
Private investor involved in seed investment and secondary-market investment, and advisor to SMEs for fundraising.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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