Sohil Chand

Sohil brings to NVP India more than 13 years of financial, investment banking and private equity investment experience from leading global financial institutions. Based in NVP India's Mumbai office, Sohil serves as an advisor on growth equity investments in Indian companies across a wide range of sectors, including telecom, technology, financial services, infrastructure and manufacturing. Sohil advised Norwest Venture Partners' investments in Asian Genco Pte Ltd. (AGPL), NSE (National Stock Exchange of India, Ltd.), Nueclear Healthcare Limited, Sadbhav, Snowman Logistics, and Thyrocare. Sohil is also a board observer for NationWide Primary Healthcare Services.

Prior to joining NVP, Sohil was an Executive Director in Goldman Sachs' Asian Special Situations Group, a balance sheet investing group with over $4 billion under management. Sohil was the first executive recruited for the group's India business in 2006 and became part of a five-member team in Mumbai tasked with building and running the India business. In this role with Goldman Sachs, Sohil was involved in making over $300 million of private equity and PIPE investments in India. Prior to this role, Sohil was an Executive Director in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, where he gained extensive transaction experience in a range of industries, and advised both corporate and private equity funds on major acquisitions. Significant transactions included advising on the creation of TNK-BP, the first and only Western / Russian joint venture in the Russian oil industry, valued at over $18 billion at the time of the transaction, and advising Thames Water, a UK water utility, on the divestiture of its international assets valued at over $2 billion.

Earlier in his career, Sohil served as a Consultant in the Tax, Regulatory & Business Advisory Group at Arthur Andersen in India.

Sohil obtained his masters in business administration with high honors from the University of Chicago. He also holds a master of science in international accounting & finance from the London School of Economics & Political Science. Sohil is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.

Sohil Chand is the Founder & Managing Director at Norwest Venture Partners, based in India, Asia. With a background in Financial Services, Sohil Chand has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Sohil Chand studied MBA Finance @ University of Chicago. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.