Aviral joined Kroll through the firm’s acquisition of American Appraisal Associates. He is a financial advisory professional with over 18 years of experience in valuation, corporate finance and restructuring mandates. He has advised clients on transactions involving domestic and cross-border M&A, restructuring of distressed assets, insolvency and bankruptcy, disputes and litigation, and tax reorganizations.
Prior to Kroll, Aviral worked with the Corporate Finance practice of KPMG and the Financial Advisory Services practice of Deloitte early in his career.
He has been a speaker at several events organized by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Economic Times, Confederation of Indian Industry, ASSOCHAM and VC Circle. Additionally, he is regularly quoted by the financial press on valuation-related matters, and his research on valuation of technology start-ups has been featured in various publications. He also authors the study on Celebrity Brand Valuations, our annual thought leadership publication, which has found its coverage in some of the leading financial newspapers in India.
Aviral received his Master’s in Business Administration in Finance from Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, and his undergraduate degree in commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the CFA Society of India. Further, he is a member of the Confederation of Indian Industry’s National Committee on Intellectual Property and National Committee on Regulatory Affairs as well as a member of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry’s Stressed Asset Committee.