OCTOBERASIA BUSINESS OUTLOOK19client's reputation and overall business, Ritesh formally engages with the and works hand in hand with the client's team to prepare the relevant documentation and business plan to approach the market with the financing sought. Ensuring Tailored Solutions Ritesh's problem-solving methodology is systematic and customer-oriented. He divides his client's needs into immediate/short-term, medium-term, and long-term categories to provide specific solutions for each of them. His logical approach includes listing down possible solutions, sharing them with the client, and preparing a comprehensive plan of action which includes services and corresponding costs. Ritesh's global delivery management skills demonstrated through the projects executed from the offices based in Dubai and Singapore, exhibit this versatility and focus on providing quality solutions irrespective of location. Ritesh has become a specialist in offering alternative financing solutions, which can be in the form of structured trade finance, mezzanine debt, bridging loans, etc. Depending on the client's specific needs, he arranges different types of financing solutions and sometimes multiple solutions for different needs. Mid-Market Financial Advisory Services Ritesh gained his experience in mid-market financial advisory while working with Alpen Capital, where he worked both in equity and debt advisory teams. During this time, he realized that there was a dearth of good quality boutique advisory firms offering best in class advisory services to the mid-market corporates. After leaving this role, Ritesh decided to start his own advisory practice. Provizia goes beyond the conventional advisory engagements and help their clients with multiple solutions, resulting in low client turnover and repeat customers. Provizia's systematic approach in each engagement is to ensure that the clients get best-in-class advice by using the firm's network and presence across major international financial centres. Global Presence with Local ExpertiseRitesh is in a unique position as his firm has a presence across three major financial centres such as Dubai, Singapore, and London, which enables him to provide his clients with a superior and more comprehensive service offering. He has deep connectivity across global and regional banks, sovereign wealth funds, private equity and mezzanine debt funds, and family offices, which makes him very effective in his execution and closure. Ritesh's origination and execution capabilities transcend countries as he has been able to successfully execute and close deals seamlessly regardless of the location. Resilience and Adaptability Ritesh's strength and resilience is evident from the fact that he has been able to stay the course in the mid-market financial advisory services for over eight years and the business is growing year after year. During the past eight years, he has successfully closed several transactions, many of which were highly complex deals that took anywhere from 9 to 15 months to close. The reasons for his success are his resilience and relentless attitude to never give up and always coming up with innovative ways of tackling the most complex problems. His journey depicts a man of strength, adaptability, and determination to face any challenge that comes his way. What's Next? Ritesh has built a robust advisory business with a strong foundation, on the back of his relationship with clients and financiers alike. Continuing the momentum of offering innovative solutions on an ongoing basis, Provizia has set up two funds, one registered in Mauritius and focusing on investments in India and the second registered in the UK and focusing on offering our clients access to the UK real estate investment opportunities. In addition, Ritesh is exploring the possibility of setting up a credit fund for offering bridging solutions.
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