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Vishesh Unni Raghunathan

Vishesh Unni Raghunathan

PhD Student
Admitted 2023

Vishesh Unni is a Chartered Accountant from Chennai, India. He is a Partner at A Raghunathan & Co LLP, a CA firm. He has over a decade of post-qualification experience across forensic audits, valuations, transaction advisory, due diligence, etc.

Some of his recent notable engagements include the Forensic Audit of a company with ~Rs 2000 crores turnover (appointed by Hon’ble NCLT), advising and valuing the horizontal merger of 13 group companies of Midas Group (a highly complex transaction with various chain holdings, loop holdings, etc).

He is an advisory and mentor to various start-ups. He teaches valuations at various Registered Valuer Organisations (IOVRVF, ICMAIRVO, ICSIRVO, etc). He has also been a Visiting Faculty at MOP Vaishnav, Chennai for their programme on Fintech, and at Indo-German Training Center for their MBA programme.

He started his career in audits and taxation and eventually began specialising in Mergers, De-mergers, and Corporate Restructuring. Apart from Corporate Finance, he is also interested in Behavioural Economics, especially Behavioural Finance.

Experience

  1. Partner, A Raghunathan & Co LLP
    Feb 2019 – Present
  2. Audit Manager, A Raghunathan & Co
    Aug 2013 – Jan 2019
  3. Audit Assistant (Article Trainee), A Raghunathan & Co
    Aug 2010 – Aug 2013

Personal Interests

Vishesh is an avid reader and enjoys exploring an eclectic range of genres and authors across fiction and non-fiction. He enjoys unwinding with badminton, long walks, poetry, and photography. Architectural wonders never cease to captivate him, and he can be found with his camera when he is travelling, always in search of the perfect light.

Education and Certifications

Professional Qualifications 

  1. Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ACA)
  2. Associate of Cost and Management Accountants, UK (ACMA-CIMA UK)
  3. Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA)
  4. Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
  5. Registered Valuer certified by IBBI