Finance Manager · Synergy Capital
· CA · CPA · CS · EDHEC Global MBA 2026 · Dubai

Three qualifications, one standard: get the numbers right.

Chartered Accountant, CPA and Company Secretary, and Finance Manager at Synergy Capital in Dubai since 2021 — an Asia-focused private credit and private equity manager investing in industrials and infrastructure. Currently completing the EDHEC Business School Global MBA in Nice on the Entrepreneurship Track, Class of 2026, and CFO of Dosco, an early-stage pet-healthcare startup founded by a classmate. Advanced Financial Modeler, accredited by the Financial Modeling Institute.

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Now

Finance Manager at Synergy Capital, Dubai — the finance function behind an Asia-focused private credit and private equity platform whose Fund III has reached a first close of US$715 million towards a US$1 billion target.
Completing the EDHEC Global MBA in Nice, Class of 2026: a ten-month programme, a cohort of 62 with more than 25 nationalities, Entrepreneurship Track.
CFO of Dosco, an early-stage pet-healthcare startup building trusted vet discovery and continuity of care for pet parents in India — one of two winning teams at the ALPHA Sophia Antipolis pitch session in April 2026.
Writing occasionally on markets: dividends versus buybacks, lithium and the energy transition.

Selected work

Synergy Capital — Finance Manager

Fund finance

Finance for an Asia-focused private credit and private equity manager investing in industrials and infrastructure. Funds I and II deployed US$1.2 billion with nine exits above US$850 million; Fund III reached a first close of US$715 million towards a US$1 billion target; UN PRI five-star ESG rating renewed in 2025.

Private credit
Private equity
Since 2021

Dosco — CFO

Venture

Early-stage pet-healthcare startup founded by EDHEC classmate Nishant Sharma: trusted vet discovery, offline booking, online consultations, digital prescriptions and continuity of care for pet parents in India. Finance, the model and the numbers behind the pitch.

Pet healthcare
India
Early stage

ALPHA Sophia Antipolis — Pitch Session

Venture

Co-presented Dosco at the ALPHA Sophia Antipolis pitch session on 17 April 2026, where it finished as one of two winning teams from a field of eight.

17 April 2026
Two winners of eight

EDHEC Global MBA — Entrepreneurship Track

MBA

Ten-month programme in Nice, Class of 2026, in a cohort of 62 drawn from more than 25 countries. Entrepreneurship Track; visited Station F in Paris with the Entrepreneurship Club; completed the Seeds of Sustainability learning expedition run jointly by Porto Business School and EDHEC.

Nice
Class of 2026
Station F
Seeds of Sustainability

Advanced Financial Modeler

Accreditation

Accredited Advanced Financial Modeler with the Financial Modeling Institute — the examined standard for building and stress-testing integrated financial models, earned around 2024.

Financial Modeling Institute
c. 2024

Notes on Markets

Writing

Occasional writing on markets: dividend-paying stocks versus buybacks in a rate-hike cycle, and lithium prices and the energy transition — both from 2022.

Dividends vs buybacks
Lithium
2022

Experience

Since 2026
Chief Financial Officer
Dosco · Nice, France · India
- Finance lead for an early-stage pet-healthcare startup founded by EDHEC classmate Nishant Sharma, serving pet parents in India.
- Co-presented at the ALPHA Sophia Antipolis pitch session, 17 April 2026 — one of two winning teams of eight.
Jan 2021 – Present
Finance Manager
Synergy Capital · Dubai, UAE
- Finance function for an Asia-focused private credit and private equity manager investing in industrials and infrastructure.
- Funds I and II deployed US$1.2 billion, with nine exits above US$850 million; Fund III first close of US$715 million towards a US$1 billion target.
- Platform holds a renewed UN PRI five-star ESG rating (2025).

Education

Sep 2025 – 2026
Global MBA — Entrepreneurship Track, Class of 2026 · EDHEC Business School, Nice
2026
Seeds of Sustainability learning expedition · Porto Business School and EDHEC Business School
Chartered Accountant (CA); also Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Company Secretary (CS) · The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Honours

c. 2024
Advanced Financial Modeler (AFM) · Financial Modeling Institute
2026
Winning team, pitch session (Dosco) · ALPHA Sophia Antipolis
Chartered Accountant · The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Expertise

Finance & reporting

Fund finance
Financial reporting
IFRS
Controls & compliance
Company secretarial
Audit & assurance

Modelling & analysis

Financial modelling (AFM)
Valuation
Fund economics
Investor reporting
Markets analysis

Ventures

Startup finance
Pitching
Fundraising narrative
Unit economics
Entrepreneurship

Beyond the ledger

Credits colleague Deepa Ahuja for the push to take the MBA step, and founder Sudhir Maheshwari for the support that made it possible.
Splitting the year between Dubai and the Côte d'Azur, with a classmate's startup in the bag and a cohort from more than 25 countries to learn from.
Drawn to early-stage ventures and the people who build them — Station F included.

Contact

Open to conversations on fund finance, financial modelling and early-stage ventures — in Dubai, in Nice, or wherever the EDHEC network reaches.

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