Avendus, India’s leading financial services firm, announces the appointment of Gaurav Sood to lead its foray into Equity Capital Markets.

Gaurav is a specialist in Indian capital markets and has executed key marquee transactions during his career spanning 18 years. He has overseen some of India’s largest and differentiated IPOs, marquee secondary market blocks, OFS transactions, QIPs and follow ons.

He was co-head of the ECM business at ICICI Securities prior to joining Avendus, and has also worked with institutions like Kotak Securities, ICICI Bank and Morgan Stanley.

On the appointment, Gaurav Sood said, “Joining an institution like Avendus at this important juncture is a very exciting proposition. I look forward to working with the team, leveraging its leadership position and strong relationships in private capital markets to build a leading Equity Capital Markets franchise.”

Welcoming Gaurav Sood to the Avendus family, Gaurav Deepak, Co-founder and CEO, Avendus Capital said, “In continuation of our ambition to build a strong leadership team for our new Public Markets business, I am delighted to welcome Gaurav to the Avendus family and thrilled that a person of his calibre will lead this mission for us. Under Gaurav’s dynamic leadership, I am confident we will be able to build a market-leading ECM practice.”