MZ

Mohi Zaman

Principal at Anchorless Bangladesh

Dhaka

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Skills

Business Development
Financial Analysis
Research
Business Administration
Training
Business Insights

Education

Work Experience

  • Principal

    2022

  • Investment Associate

    2020 - 2022

    -Perform and play a leading role in the due diligence of potential investment opportunities; oversee legal and financial aspects of existing investments; conduct industry intelligence and research analysis; -Provide data and financial analysis support to portfolio companies along with financial modelling and forecasting; seconded to portfolio companies in the role of finance lead/head, as and when required; -Contribute to the development of the local startup ecosystem through sharing of industry best practices and resources/materials developed in-house.

  • Local Young Expert, Agrofood

    2019 - 2020

    Local Young Expert for Truvalu.enterprises (Netherlands) in Bangladesh.

  • Senior Business Acceleration Expert

    2019 - 2020

    Investment Deal Sourcing, Due Diligence and Structuring: -Coordinate and liaise with entrepreneurs, consultants, lawyers, global office and other stakeholders to facilitate equity investments in Bangladesh; -Conduct quantitative analysis of financial data to forecast revenue, identify future trends, and assess risks associated with equity investments in agricultural businesses in Bangladesh; -Assist entrepreneurs in the preparation of financial statements, board meeting minutes, asset transfer documents, and formation of bank accounts for foreign direct investment; -Provide robust modeling, corporate governance assessment, and reporting to facilitate executive-level decision making; -Assist and engage in deal sourcing, deal structuring, and negotiation with entrepreneurs in regards to equity investments; -Analyze and review legal documents like company's MoA and AoA, land documents, Vendors Agreement, Shareholders and Subscription Agreement and others to close investment deals; Business Development Services: -Represent Truvalu in the Board of several of its investee companies; -Advise and counsel investee companies to improve financial and operational efficiency; -Create market linkages (in both local and foreign markets) to help investees grow their revenue base; -Provide advisory services to management of investee companies to improve regulatory compliance; Training and Consultancy: -Conduct and coordinate online training for business developers and consultants on financial modelling; -Design, coordinate, and conduct training courses on business management and monitoring, enterprise development and financial statements analysis; -Provide consultancy services on foreign direct investment and SME investing in Bangladesh.

  • Business Acceleration Expert

    2017 - 2019

  • Investment Associate

    2016 - 2017

    -Conduct field visits, industry, and market research to identify and analyze the business models of prospective investee companies in varied industries; -Provide initial investment review and screening of prospective investment opportunities as well as tracking the firm’s investment pipeline; -Perform comprehensive financial analysis to forecast business viability and estimate intrinsic value of potential investee companies; -Engage in the fundraising initiatives of the company including preparation of marketing materials, presentation to prospective investors, drafting of constitutive documents, and liaising with different regulators and stakeholders.

  • Research Intern

    2016 - 2016

    -Analyze financial data to extract key insights for industry and company specific research publications; -Prepare commentaries on the activities of capital market to facilitate decision making of institutional clients; -Compile, update, and develop a financial database to keep track of all the securities and sectors’ performances; -Conduct a hybrid valuation for Bata Shoe Company, applying the DCF and Relative valuation methods and preparing an equity note to communicate the investment theme of the company.