Niraj Bora
Mr Niraj is the founder and director of Surmount Business Advisors. The practice targets to become a strategic partner to the entrepreneur and enterprises to help expand businesses beyond their existing roots, professionalize their operations and enhance their management team.
Niraj started his career as an intern with Haribhakti & Co (then member of BDO International) and later joined Ernst & Young's Transaction Advisory Practice. He has diversified experience in Transaction Advisory (Buy/Sell Side), Fund Raising, Assurance, Taxation, IPO etc across Infrastructure & Real Estate, E commerce, Retail, Financial Services, Media & Entertainment and Education Segment. He has worked with some key Private Equity firms and key corporates in India including Reliance Group, M&M, Axis Bank, Piramal Group, Essel Group, HCL etc. Over the course of his career, he has worked on several transactions operating in diverse sectors including Real Estate & Infrastructure, Technology & Financial services, Media & Entertainment and E-Commerce Sector with revenues of over $10b and with Asset Under Management (AUM) of $1bn.
Niraj earned a B.Com from IGNOU, Delhi, Chartered Accountancy from ICAI in 2011 and Company Secretaryship from ICSI in 2010. He secured ranks thrice in Chartered Accountancy (ICAI) and Company Secretary (ICSI) Examinations. He was the Nagpur region topper in CA examinations in 2008 and has been rewarded with P.D.M Agrawal Best Student Award by Nagpur Chapter of ICAI in 2008.