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Arun Nayak

Managing Director

Asia Pacific

Based in Singapore, Arun is a Managing Director at Equiteq, where he leads and executes sell-side and buy-side M&A transactions, as well as growth equity fundraising projects. He works with founder-led, private equity-backed companies and larger corporates across Southeast Asia and India.

Value to clients

With over a decade of experience advising growth-stage companies in technology consulting, services, and enterprise software, Arun brings deep market insight and a strong understanding of the dynamics driving cross-border transactions across India, Southeast Asia, and the United States.

Arun is known for building long-term relationships and serving as a trusted advisor. He provides strategic guidance to clients navigating complex decisions and negotiations, particularly in situations involving diverse stakeholder interests and objectives.

Experience

Before joining Equiteq, Arun was part of Ernst & Young’s Corporate Finance team in Singapore, advising technology clients across Southeast Asia and India.

Previously, he spent over five years with Signal Hill (now DC Advisory, part of Daiwa Securities Group Inc.), working in both the U.S. and India, where he played a key role in establishing the firm’s India operations.

Arun also served as Head of Strategic Planning at a startup focused on consulting and training for life sciences organizations and began his career in the investment banking division at EY India.

He holds an MBA from the SC Johnson College of Business at Cornell University, an MSc in Banking and International Finance from Cass Business School (City, University of London), and a B.Eng. in Computer Science Engineering from R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore (VTU).