Anirban Bhattacharya is a Partner at the Firm and specialises in private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions and joint ventures in private as well as public market deals.

Anirban has advised foreign and Indian clients on domestic and cross-border transactions and acquisitions, including mergers, buyouts, open offers, public market transactions, direct sales and secondary equity acquisitions.

Anirban has been recognised among the Top 40 Under 40 lawyers by BW Legal World and was also named among the Top 100 Individual Lawyers in the Forbes India Legal Powerlist, 2022.

James Posnett is General Manager, Listings at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in Sydney.  He has over 20 years’ experience in capital markets in Australia, Europe, and the US. 

Since joining ASX in 2012 he has been responsible for the development of the listings and capital raising business.  He oversees both new listings and listed company services.  In this role he works with prospective and existing issuers, private and public market investors, asset owners, and financial intermediaries.  James was formerly Managing Director, International Listings at New York Stock Exchange and Euronext (NYSE Euronext).  He has also worked for BNP Paribas Equities.  James holds a BSc (Hons) from Loughborough University and an MBA from the University of Adelaide.

Mr Abhishek Bakshi is the Senior Vice President of Global Issuer Services at HKEX. He joined the exchange in July 2022 and is responsible for leading corporate client engagement for HKEX across ASEAN region. He brings over sixteen years of Investment Banking experience, with ABN AMRO, Royal Bank of Scotland (Natwest Group), CIMB and Maybank.

 Over the past decade, Abhishek has been based in Singapore covering ASEAN Equity Capital Markets and in his last role before joining HKEX, Abhishek was a Director, responsible for leading coverage of the ASEAN (ex-Malaysia) Equity Capital Markets business for Maybank. His diverse experience includes client coverage, equity origination, execution and distribution responsibilities across Asia.

Abhishek has an MBA in Finance from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and spent eight years in Hong Kong before relocating to Singapore.

As the Founding Partner of TNB Aura, Vicknesh heads up the group’s sell-side and buy-side initiatives.

Vicknesh started his career in Investment Banking before founding, operating, and exiting his real estate mezz fund. Currently, Vicknesh serves as a board member at several companies where he advises and assists on their internal strategies and expansion plans.

Having graduated with a double degree from Nanyang Technological University and dual MBAs from UCLA Anderson and the National University of Singapore, Vicknesh is passionately involved in the region’s startup ecosystem. He is an appointed judge and mentor for numerous entrepreneurship workshops, conferences, and competitions, contributing to the cultivation of aspiring entrepreneurs and startups.