Introduction to Auctus Advisors

September 2019

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 We, Auctus Advisors, are management consultants
committed to creating sustainable value for our clients.

We work with C-Suite, Boards, Director level

sponsors across private and government
organizations …

…in addressing their most critical business

problems spanning strategy, organization,
operations…

… by providing support to problem solving and

execution of solutions across their
organization…

…and in the process, creating sustainable value

for the client.

Auctus is a pre-eminent India based, emerging markets focused, management consulting and
transaction advisory firm with experience across multiple geographies and sectors.

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Over the last 9 years, we have grown globally in the
pursuit of our ambition.

Our Team Our Presence

2010 2019

Canada UK Germany

Turkey
US Spain
Myanmar
India
Mexico Philippines

Maldives Vietnam
Brazil
Indonesia

Office Locations Project Locations

Started in 2010, we have grown Our registered office is in Mumbai and we have offices in Delhi,
to ~ 125 consultants today Bangalore, Hyderabad, Manila and Chicago.

Our aim is to build a pre-eminent, India-based, emerging-markets focused, global management

consulting firm.

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 Our team of 120+ consultants comprises of professionals
trained in some of the finest global institutions.

Education Past Companies

• Graduate: • Consulting:
‒ AT Kearney
‒ Accenture
‒ INSEAD
‒ McKinsey
‒ MIT Sloan ‒ KPMG
‒ University of Chicago ‒ Deloitte
‒ London School of Economics ‒ Ernst & Young
‒ Indian School of Business ‒ Strategic Decisions Group
‒ Inductis
‒ Indian Institute of Management (Ahmedabad,
‒ TSMG
Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow)
• I-Banks:
‒ Deutsche Bank
• Undergraduate: ‒ Goldman Sachs
‒ Macquarie
‒ Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay, Madras, ‒ RBS
Kharagpur, Delhi, Roorkee) • Others:
‒ American Express
‒ BITS, Pilani (India)
‒ Ajay Piramal Group
‒ SRCC, CBS ‒ P&G
‒ Infosys
‒ Lend Lease

Our team therefore brings broad based experience, expertise & diversity, positioning us to
understand the challenges faced by rapidly growing businesses in a dynamic environment.

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 There are 4 tenets to our long-term strategic partnering
approach for sustainable value creation.
1
 Customized digital products enabling  Long term associations with clients during
companies access relevant data their rapid growth phases
 Analytics & Digital transformation  Understanding growth issues & how to
services to handle business disruption Partnering deal with them
mindset  Value addition through being part of client
team & being equally accountable

4
Digital & Execution
Big Data focus 2
focus

Uncertainty  Ensure strategies address fundamental

based execution related questions:
 For all critical decision making, we are
faced with uncertain choices approach  Translation into the right on-ground
initiatives, responsibility allocation etc.
 Decision analysis based methodology
to quantitatively factor in uncertainties  Ensure execution is on track without
3 unpleasant surprises

‘Auctus’ in Latin stands for sustainable growth and we believe that the best way to grow sustainably
is through long term partnerships with our clients throughout the business life cycle.

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 Through our service offerings in strategy, decision making &
execution, we support clients in their challenges ...

Strategy & decision making

• Vision & aspiration - Helping clients “imagine” what they can be, while remaining grounded in
Corporate / Group reality
level strategies • Strategy on how to achieve the aspiration – look for growth options across business models,
products, geographies, etc.
• Within the corporate setup, developing growth and value maximization strategy for individual asset
Business strategies
and business
Transactions • Ensuring maximum effectiveness in inorganic growth / divestitures
• Project risk management
Risk management
• Enterprise Risk Management

Strategy execution
• Bearing in mind that a strategy is only as good as its execution
Strategy execution
• Augmenting top management bandwidth as “plug & play” management
• Developing and executing the strategic agenda for top management
Business incubation
• Setting up key processes to boost high growth scenarios
• Answering - How much money is required under various scenarios? And how such money be
Financing
accessed?
Organization
• Organization design, attracting talent, developing talent, performance management
development

• Adapting to omni-channel business models through customized digital products & services
Digital & Big Data
• Supporting e-governance initiatives; Analysis of voluminous data to drive solutions

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 … across a diverse set of industries.
NOT EXHAUSTIVE

Our Real
Transportation Infrastructure Energy Technology Government Consumer
Playing Field Estate

Strategy

Decision
Analysis
Strategy
Execution

Funding

Risk
Management
Org.
Development

Digital

Big Data

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Our client roster includes some of the largest and fastest
growing companies in their sectors.
• 2 of top 5 largest private airports developer

• Top 5 pension fund in the world

Global Clients

• One of the largest Europe-based global IT and Digital services provider

• One of the largest global providers of insurance, annuities, and employee benefit programs

• A global mid-size IT / ITeS company

• A global mid-size Private Equity funds

• Indian arm of one of the largest global infrastructure & construction firms

• Leading technology product (business management) company

• One of the largest integrated sports businesses
Indian Clients

• Largest renewables independent power producer (IPP)

• Two of the fastest growing South India based real estate developers
• Leading Food and Beverage (F&B) company
• One of the largest urban infrastructure and SEZ developers
• Biggest Duty Free Player in the region

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 Here are a few examples of engagements we have
undertaken in the past with some of our key clients.

Defining IT & Program Management Revenue enhancement

Technology Policy of Capital city for a large retailer
for a state govt. Development

Technology
Integrated Bid Defining e-commerce outsourcing
management for over strategy for a leading strategy for a large
$20bn worth of projects hardware company international bank

Turn-around strategy Organization design

Designing business for a large Energy for a multi-business
critical processes player multi-geography player

Defining Values,
Online marketing Revenue Vision, Mission and
Player auction maximization for a
strategy for an IPL strategy for an aspirations for a
Airline Company Metro line conglomerate
franchisee

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As a Business Analyst, you will have high responsibility &
client interface supported by structured training.

• At a typical consulting firm, client interaction

is primarily driven by managers with Phenomenal growth and
Front-end work
support from Analysts / Associates steep learning curve
with Client
• At Auctus, it is primarily driven by
Interaction
Analysts / Associates with guidance from
managers

• Typical consulting firms have teams of 4-5

Increased people
responsibility due • At Auctus, team sizes are smaller - 2-3
to small team size people - giving Analysts added
responsibility

On the job training • Apart from on-the-job training by managers,

supported by Analysts also go through a structured
structured training training program

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The recruitment process will involve shortlisting of candidates
followed by a buddy process and case interviews.

• All students interested in the role of Business Analyst @ Auctus Advisors will
Applications
apply by submitting their resumes

• A shortlist will be released basis a match between the submitted resume and
Shortlisting
internal job requirements

• A buddy from the firm will be assigned to each shortlisted candidate to answer
Buddy Process candidates' questions about the firm and help prepare for the interviews

• The interviews will consist of 2-3 rounds of case interviews with managers and
Case Interviews directors
• Case Interviews might include guesstimates / analytical cases / business cases

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 SRCC @ Auctus

Mehak Khungar Jitesh Yadav Sarthak Agarwal Neha Gupta

Manager Associate Consultant Associate Consultant Associate Consultant
B.Com (Hons), 2012 B.Com (Hons), 2015 B.Com (Hons), 2015 B.Com (Hons), 2016

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Thank you.

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