Private Investor & Advisor
August 2025 – Present
Private investor focused on seed investment and secondary market investment, and advisor to SMEs for fundraising.
Executive Profile • Finance • Capital Markets • Business Strategy
Vijay Baoney
Senior Finance Professional & Business Leader
Senior finance executive with 30+ years across investment banking, equity research, ratings, fundraising, entrepreneurship and corporate strategy.
Professional Profile
Vijay Baoney is a senior finance and business leader with over 30 years of experience spanning investment banking, equity research, credit rating, institutional equity sales, risk management and entrepreneurship. His experience includes international capital markets, VC-funded businesses, FDI transactions and large-scale business operations.
30+
Years of professional experience
₹90 Cr
Approx. annual revenues achieved at Prolific prior to COVID, as stated in the executive profile
Core Competencies
Equity Research & Capital MarketsCredit Rating & Risk ManagementFinancial Modeling & ValuationInvestment Banking & Institutional SalesBusiness Strategy & Business DevelopmentFund Raising, VC & FDI TransactionsM&A Evaluation & Due DiligenceBoard-Level Advisory & Governance
Professional Experience
Prolific Systems & Technologies P Ltd
Promoter, Shareholder • January 2006 – August 2025
- One of the largest individual promoter shareholders; responsible for finance, risk management, fundraising, business strategy and product strategy.
- Led VC-funded growth initiatives including multiple funding rounds aggregating USD 5 million, including FDI via Mauritius route.
- Supervised financial and legal due diligence, shareholder agreements, share subscription agreements and regulatory compliances.
- Drove expansion of high-end automated electrical testing solutions covering transformer, motor, inverter and rectifier testing.
- Built India’s largest industrial training organization, operating 22 branches nationwide before COVID.
- Clients included Siemens, Crompton Greaves, Areva, Schneider and several Fortune 500 companies.
- Oversaw operations with 350+ employees, including 250+ engineers and technical professionals.
- Prior to COVID, achieved annual revenues of approximately ₹90 crore.
- Actively evaluated M&A opportunities, senior talent acquisition and international expansion.
MF Global India P Ltd
Sr VP & Head – Institutional Equity Sales (Asia Pacific) • March 2005 – December 2006
- Helped build the Asia Pacific institutional equity sales business.
- Empaneled new India-dedicated and emerging market institutional funds.
- Strengthened MF Global’s presence across India and Asia-Pacific.
- Contributed to strong growth of Asia-Pacific institutional brokerage revenues.
ENAM Securities
Senior Investment Analyst – TMT Sector • February 2004 – February 2005
- Worked in Technology, Media & Telecom equity research.
- Part of the merchant banking team for Indian TMT companies.
- Worked on major IPO and secondary market transactions including Sasken Technologies, Datamatics Technologies and CMC government divestment / secondary sale.
- Authored sector and company research reports and participated in deal-based and non-deal roadshows in the US and Asia-Pacific.
HSBC Securities & Capital Markets Ltd
Senior Investment Analyst – TMT Sector • January 2000 – February 2004
- Led the TMT sector research team.
- Authored sector outlooks and company-specific research reports.
- Participated in global non-deal roadshows across the US, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Jardine Fleming India Broking P Ltd (HSBC Group)
Investment Analyst • January 1994 – November 1999
- Covered metals, consumer durables, IT and IT services sectors.
- Served briefly as India Strategist and Head of Asian Steel Research.
- Authored research on Infosys, Wipro, TCS, Tata Steel, SAIL, Hindalco, Voltas and Videocon.
- Participated in major ADR/GDR/IPO/secondary placements including Infosys ADR, Essar Steel and Jindal Vijaynagar Steel (JSW Steel).
- Trained analysts on financial modeling, valuation, NPV, IRR and capital markets concepts.
- Ranked Top 3 Indian Equity Research Analyst by AsiaMoney & Institutional Investor (1998 & 1999) for IT sector research.
CRISIL Ltd (Subsidiary of S&P Global)
Rating Analyst • May 1992 – December 1994
- Rated short-, medium-, long-term and structured debt instruments.
- Assessed future cash flows and repayment capacity of issuers.
- Covered 20+ companies across chemicals, petrochemicals, manufacturing, textiles, metals and home finance.
- Member of rating surveillance team, reviewing ratings based on economic and company-specific developments.
Education
Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
MBA
1992
Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur
Bachelor of Engineering – Electronics & Telecommunication
1990