As the Managing Partner of Nangia & Co LLP, Suraj Nangia plays a pivotal role in the Firm’s management in addition to heading its Advisory practice which he has taken to significant heights, driving it from scratch. In 15 years of his professional experience, Suraj has established a strong standing in the socio-economic ecosystem in India as well as internationally. The firm now actively works with Large MNCs and Indian business, various state governments, ministries, public sector undertakings, and national & internal foundations, funds, and similar organisations.
At the firm level, Suraj has been instrumental in redefining the firm’s global presence by materializing its collaboration with Andersen global. This association has given the firm an international arena and expertise that helps us cater to our expansive multinational clients worldwide.
Having played different functional roles since his early professional years, Suraj is well-versed with the fundamentals of all practice verticals of the firm. He specializes in Government Advisory, M&A and transaction advisory. Suraj is a certified mergers and acquisitions advisor (CM&AA). He has served several multi-national and domestic clients on matters relating to entry strategy, acquisitions, business consolidations, re-alignment and exit structures. He has also dealt with various domestic and international tax matters for mitigating tax exposures and ensuring compliance.
An Executive MBA from the Wharton School, a qualified Chartered Accountant, a law graduate and an alumnus of the prestigious Doon School. As an expert in government policy framework, he has advised decision-makers and top officials on policies, schemes, and initiatives. As someone who constantly strives to develop himself, Suraj has also authored a book titled ‘Doing Business in India – Simplified’ which has proven to act as a reference tool for a lot of businessmen, entrepreneurs, professionals, and executives, and has been responsible to provide them with essential information about relevant legislations to establish and expand business in India.
On the personal front, Suraj is deeply passionate about mountaineering and has climbed 4 out of the seven summits – Mt. Kilimanjaro (Africa), Mt. Elbrus (Europe), Mt. Aconcagua (South America), Mt. Kosciuszko (Australia) and Mt. Cook (New Zealand).
Kishan Mundhra is Associate Director working in Direct Tax department based in Mumbai. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Commerce graduate from Bikaner University.
He specializes in representing the client with regard to assessment and litigation matters before Direct tax Authorities. He is also engaged in providing support to various clients for EA audits carried out by the Indirect tax Authorities. He has vast experience in liaising with tax department for various other matters.
Further, he plays a lead role in statutory and tax audit engagements. He is also actively involved in ensuring compliance for foreign companies with regards to Income tax, Service tax, RBI, DGP and ROC.
Amit Kumar Pathak is an alum of Northwestern University, Chicago (USA) – 2nd ranking Tax Law School around the world, and a TEDx speaker. His focus areas include Private Clients Service and Government advisory. In the past, he has worked with Cyrill Amarchand Mangaldas Solicitors Firm in Mumbai (India), PricewaterhouseCoopers in Dubai (UAE), and the Legal Affair Department, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of India in New Delhi (India).
He has accumulated rich experience and closely works with both the Central and state government. He has consulted the government on various matters. He is known as an innovative thinker with strong negotiation, management and communications acumen. Demonstrated success developing and seamlessly executing plans in complex structures. Recognized for maximizing performance by implementing appropriate strategies through analysis of details to gain understanding of emerging issues, trends and relationships.
Further, he brings with him a vast experience across the world with multiple skills sets including Merger & Acquisitions, Advisory, Business Development, Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Customer (B2C) models. He has been an advisor to various family offices in India and assisted in areas such as taxation and structuring thereof. He has always been acknowledged for his innovative ideas and ability to execute the plan in challenging circumstances and motivate his team. Beside work, his personal interest to contribute for welfare of the society as possible manner. Further, he is associated with different NGO’s of India viz. United way of Baroda, Baroda Citizens Society and others.
In a very young age he is eloquent and powerful orator, has travelled extensively around the globe and gain a respect among all sectors viz. corporates, Business, family offices, Government Sectors, etc.
Jatin Vora, has over 15 years of vast and in-depth experience in Auditing; Taxation; Business & Management; Consulting Services; Due diligence; Inspections; Investigations, etc. A Fellow Chartered Accountant by profession, qualified in 2006, he was earlier associated with M/s Khimji Kunverji & Co., a Member of HLB International.
His career spans in auditing (Statutory as well as Internal), Investigations, Development of policies & procedures, Process reviews, Internal Control Financial Reporting and audit on behalf of regulators etc. He has enrich experience and expertise in the audit of companies in various sector like manufacturing, infrastructure, Oil sector, service sectors, IT sector, AIF’s. etc. His client base ranges from foreign companies, joint ventures, subsidiaries of foreign companies, unlisted and private domestic companies.
He has advised multinational and transnational companies on complex issues like mitigating the impact of income tax at both the corporate as well as the expatriate level. Over his professional lifespan, he has also gained expertise in FEMA and provides advisory to clients on entry level strategies for setting up an office in India, dealing with regulations regarding remittances as well as inbound and outbound investments.
He has been an advisor to various family offices in India and assisted in areas such as taxation and structuring thereof. He has always been acknowledged for his innovative ideas and ability to execute the plan in challenging circumstances and motivate his team.
