Consultant @ From August 2014 to Present (1 year 5 months) Summer Associate @ • Performed due diligence on a Malaysian Industrial Goods firm, leading the competitive landscape workstream to evaluate the target's competitive positioning for each of its core geographies, and financial attractiveness of its chosen business model
• Conducted an in-depth scan of the luxury hospitality industry to assess strategic growth options for an SWF-owned hospitality asset From June 2013 to September 2013 (4 months) SingaporeAnalyst, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking Division @ • Executed cross-border M&A and equity/debt offerings in various sectors, with a focus on Financial Institutions
• Promoted to Associate after third Analyst year
• Performed extensive valuation analysis: Built sector-specific three-statement financial models including Discounted Cashflow, Dividend Discount, Accretion-Dilution and IRR, and conducted detailed competitive benchmarking analysis
• Crafted strategic positioning materials and offering memoranda for companies. Analyzed industry trends and identified the companies' competitive strengths and weaknesses to help market its offerings to investors
• Collaborated with clients, lawyers, auditors, bankers and bidders to facilitate due diligence and workstream coordination From July 2009 to July 2012 (3 years 1 month) Summer Analyst, Corporate Finance, Investment Banking Division @ • Assisted in creating pitch books and financial models for M&A and leveraged buyout transactions
• Researched bolt-on acquisition opportunities in the semiconductor industry to develop M&A recommendations for a leading Singaporean semiconductors producer, gathering and assimilating data on key industry trends From June 2008 to August 2008 (3 months) Summer Intern, Business Finance Team, Transaction Banking @ • Analyzed fee income leakages for the Global Cash Management team, collaborating with regional teams to collate transaction revenue data for SCB’s key products and geographies
• Developed a summary presentation on SCB’s position towards Basel II for the Global Head of Wholesale Banking From July 2007 to September 2007 (3 months) Summer Intern, Equity Research Team, Technology Division @ Completed a personal project analysing the investment attractiveness of Apple Computers and Creative Technology
- Compared the two companies’ historical stock market and financial performances, collected supply-chain data and researched industry trends to forecast their future investment potential From July 2005 to August 2005 (2 months)
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Management and Operations @ Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania From 2012 to 2014 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics @ University of Cambridge From 2006 to 2009 International Baccalaureate (IB) programme, Economics, Mathematics and Physics @ United World College of South East Asia From 2004 to 2006 Ritika Chandra is skilled in: Valuation, Investments, Corporate Finance, Financial Modeling, Investment Banking, Due Diligence, Equity Research, Finance, LBO, Mergers & Acquisitions, Banking, Analysis, Emerging Markets, Private Equity, Capital Markets