CA Kevin Daftary

Core Competence: 

Portfolio management using bottom up investment approach in listed and unlisted space

Fund Raising via Debt Capital Markets (Bonds / CPs / Structured Finance / Mezz Finance, Project

Finance), Equity Capital Markets (IPOs / Rights issue/ UNLISTED SHARES DEALING), Capital

Restructuring, Operation & Business Finance, Financial reporting, Tax Planning and structuring,

Treasury (Investments of surplus funds, Risk Management), Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and

Investor Relations. Ind-AS ('IFRS') Faculty at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (WIRC-ICAI) working with the Family office of Prashant Singh (Ex Promoter of Medlife) as Group CFO Empanelled member on the panel of Technical Reviewers of Financial Statements for ICAI- FRRB ( 'Financial Review Reporting Board)  He has played a lead role in several tax representations made to the Ministry of Finance ('MoF') and played a pivotal role in getting a breakthrough amendments:• Finance Act, 2020 in section 35AD adding the optionality of claim thereby benefiting the entire industry • Finance Act, 2022 Reduction of surcharge for Construction consortium treated as AOP under the Income tax from 37% to 15% Representing NHBF (Construction forum) before the Ministry of Finance for Direct tax recommendations consecutively for four years.  He has contributed various articles in the Chartered Accountant Journal, Company Secretary Journal, Industry magazines and Business Line newspaper etc.. Hobbies are networking and reading

books.

Leadership, compassion, Inspirational role model, Passion for work are few qualities that define him..