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Topic
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Project
Description
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Global trade in Ammonia
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Production and demand
trends in major countries, trends in trade volumes,
price cycle behaviour, key expansion plans in major
producing countries, plant closures, shipping trends,
share of major global players
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Company tracking for an
investment fund
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Detailed study of few IT
companies w.r.t products, P&L, personnel, order book,
strengths, market share, M&A and SWOT analysis for a
leading Investment Fund
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Market for hospital
furniture
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Breakdown by categories,
typical price range, extent of imports, channels, price
& build up, suppliers, distributors in India
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Paints Market
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Growth trend, share of
private labels, suppliers, channels, price build up,
entry opportunities
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Company Identification
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Identification & profiling
of companies involved in Front End Engineering Design &
technology in the chemicals sector with a view to target
for alliance/ acquisition
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Food Chemicals
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Major categories-
Stabilisers, antioxidants, flavours, colourants,
thickening agents etc., sizes, market in major
countries, growth trends, buyer industry structure, key
suppliers
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Business opportunities in
castor oil derivatives
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Understanding the current
and emerging trends in Generation I, II & III
derivatives of castor oil, impact of Chinese over the
past 2 decades, structural changes in the industry,
price trends, castor oil trends in India, Brazil, China
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Identification of targets
for acquisition
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Identified global
companies in the FEED and technology space that could
targeted for acquisition for a leading global E&C
player. Profiled each of the shortlisted player through
in-depth interviews with companies, distributors, ex
employees, etc.
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World market for steel
wheels for commercial vehicles
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Substitution trends by
aluminum, tube vs tubeless and impact on wheel,
commercial vehicles, growth trends, global capacity,
expansion and location trends, share of players
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Copper sector tracking
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Tracked the copper &
enduse industry over many years encompassing major
players, segmentation, customers, growth drivers,
industry issues, for a leading copper manufacturer
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E&C competitor tracking
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Competitor study covering
new projects, personnel changes, events, P&L analysis,
stock movement, change in distribution channel, country
coverage etc. for a global E&C company
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Global market for heavy
forging
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Trends in end user
segments- Nuclear power, refining, specific
petrochemicals, power, trends in technology and use of
forgings, forged components, region wise breakdown of
demand, current and emerging supply situation
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Overview of seamless tube
market for oil & gas sector
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Breakdown of market by
major countries, expected trends in demand, prices,
current source of supply
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MARKET / COMPLIANCE RESEARCH
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Project Description
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Survey to profile
buying behavior of restaurant and pubs in the UK
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Structured
interviewing of restaurants and pub owners in over
10 cities in the UK to understand their food buying
behavior viz. companies they buy from, type of food,
frequency of purchase, lead times, satisfaction
level with current suppliers, etc.
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Profiling CEOs of
large FMCG companies in Europe
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Profiled the CEOs of
FMCG companies over last 10 years w.r.t. academic
and professional background . The inputs were used
to derive a relationship between a CEO’s background
and the stock price trend of the company
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Background search for
potential bank customers
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Secondary searches of
websites and paid databases to conduct background
check on individuals and companies . Reports
prepared covering about 20 parameters
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Primary and secondary
research for a mining company
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Interviews with key
construction companies to understand the purchase
behavior of tools. Filling up tables with
economic and infrastructure data for 7 countries
for 17 years
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Marketing Analytics
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Manipulation and
analyses of marketing data, providing insights to
product and market profitability.
Preparation of slideware that captures the analyses,
graphs, insights, proposals, etc
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Customer behavior -
FMCG
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Collation and Analysis
of customer data (sales, customer satisfaction,
size, purchase frequencies, etc.) to understand
trends and behavior for a leading FMCG company
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INVESTMENT RESEARCH
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Topic
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Project Description
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Investment Opportunity
analysis in fresh water fish farming
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Building value chain
from hatching to retail, identifying pain areas
which could be capitalised on by our client,
understanding customer expectations from a new
entrant
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Comparable Company
analysis
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Strategic analysis of
the market leader in soda ash on behalf of the
closest competitor including marketing, channels,
manpower, investments and financial strengths
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Valuation
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Valuation report to
determine the exit price for investor group in
India’s leading nonwoven textiles company by
studying Capacity utilization, interest outgo,
projecting P&L and preparing a business valuation
based on Free Cash Flow method
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Due diligence for
acquiring spindle cotton yarn maker
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Review of project
concept, understanding initial problems, department
wise utilisation, product mix, customer mix, cotton
procurement, key people, financial limitations of
the acquisition target
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Initial Coverage
Reports
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Profile includes
company overview, key people, key lines of services
and products, financial overviews, customers,
business strategy, mergers and acquisitions,
competitive overview, peer group comparison, SWOT
analysis.
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Due Diligence of a
vendor
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Due diligence of a
potential outsourcing vendor to validate
capabilities, capacity, quality, integrity skill
sets and process securities on behalf of a leading
European financial institution
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Feasibility for flour
mill expansion in Sultanate of Oman
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Market Opportunity
analysis including byproduct disposal, Evolving
Project Concept with equipment suppliers, Detailing
Project Concept with estimate of Project cost,
Working Capital, Means of Financing, and
Profitability with Sensitivity Analysis
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Feasibility for
pioneer steel rebar mill in Yemen
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Market Opportunity
analysis, Evolving Project Concept with technical
consultant, Detailing Project Concept with estimate
of Project cost, Working Capital, Means of
Financing, and Profitability with Sensitivity
Analysis
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Financial modeling for
PET film project in United Arab Emirates
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Estimating sales
volumes and price forecasting based on normal and
anti-dumping situations besides raw material
delivered prices and forecast to determine gross
margins at different levels of capacity utilisation
to forecast EPS for a private equity investor
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M&A for a pre-press
company wishing to enter US market
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Sizing the opportunity
in select publishing segments, developing a
proposition to American companies threatened by
Indian competition, Issues in offshoring work,
Identifying acquisition target based on best-fit
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M&A in Specialty
Chemicals in India for US multinational
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Studied the specialty
chemicals space in India based on agreed criteria.
16 companies were short listed in Water Treatment
chemicals, Metal working Fluids, Surfactants and
Solvents and Castor Oil Derivatives
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TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH
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Project Description
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Internet Based
Transport exchange
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Identification of
opportunity for a viable internet exchange in the
B2B landscape. Prepared a model for an internet
based transport exchange detailing pricing, revenue
model, proposition for various stake holders,
processes and financials.
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Studying the
Technology space for a leading IT player in the
Middle East
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Mapped all key IT
segments in the middle east region w.r.t size,
growth, customer feedback, key players, marketing
strategies, new technologies, etc. Conducted phone
and face to face interviews with key IT players in
the region
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Potential for the IT
training sector
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Prepared a report on
the IT training sector and potential for investing
in this sector, after studying the market, growth
levels and performance of key players
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FRS for web initiative
for large manufacturing company
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Detailed out the
functional requirement specifications for the web
initiative of a leading compressor company. The web
initiative was to develop an effective channel for
enhancing the spare part sales through the dealer
network
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Forecasting
opportunity for an IT product
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Market mapping for a
new product in Brazil and China for a leading chip
manufacturer in the US
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CAD / CAM outsourcing
opportunities
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Estimated the Indian
market size & profiled the key players according to
criteria laid down by a Dutch company which wanted
to partner in India
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Demand forecasting for
headsets
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Studied market for
high end headsets used in the call centre industry.
Conducted primary interviews with key call centres
in India to understand usage, quality, pricing, etc.
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Estimate demand for a
new Airline Reservation System
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Interviewed all
airlines and key hotel chains for current and future
seat /room capacity. Profiled competition and
estimated likely share for client in the hotel /
airline reservation systems
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Demand forecasting for
cellular phones
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Projecting demand for
cell phones based on demographics and economic
indications for many telecom operators across the
Indian sub continent
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Detailed plan for
satellite telephony
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Surveyed target
adopters, mapped existing market and studied the
likely shift from GPRS to Satellite phones. Impact
of pricing and voice quality on the likely
penetration of satellite phones
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