WHO
WE ARE
BlackSoil was founded by Mohinder Pal Bansal, a seasoned corporate advisor with over 40 years of experience, and his son Ankur Bansal, an accomplished investment banker with large global investment banks such as JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and CitiBank. Together, they established an investment banking and mergers and acquisitions practice in 2010, which led to the creation of BlackSoil as an alternative credit platform.
M. P. Bansal has served as an independent director at esteemed companies like Navneet Education Limited, AllCargo Group, K12 Techno Services Private Limited (backed by Sequoia Capital), Concorde Motors, and Prince Pipes & Fitting Limited, among others, and has actively associated with the family offices of Allcargo Logistics, Navneet Education, Florintree Partners, and Mahavir Agency throughout his career.
With the support of these family offices, BlackSoil was formed in 2016, benefitting from their diverse and rich business experiences, continuous insights, and business intelligence.
Ankur brings with him a richly developed investment acumen and relationship, with domestic and international private equity and venture capital firms who are investing in the Indian growth companies. Furthermore, his association with high pedigree banks has also helped in developing keen insight and knowledge about banking-led credit investments. This knowledge is utilized to identify and devise lending solutions for financial institutions such as new-age fintech platforms and evolving NBFCs.
The involvement of both M. P. Bansal and Ankur Bansal has been instrumental in the growth and success of the BlackSoil platform.
VISION
To build an alternative credit platform to empower growing businesses in the new economy that contributes to a sustainable future.
To provide alternative credit products and unique credit solutions to growing companies and their ecosystems that foster the well-being of people and the planet.
MISSION
VALUES
Fiduciary
Responsibility
We act as trustees for our stakeholders with a firm sense of accountability for the resources we use and the systems and processes we deploy.
Transparency
We maintain transparency and fairness in our operations, and follow robust governance practices.
People First
We prioritize to support such businesses that contribute to the people and the communities.
Environmental Sustainability
We are committed to safeguard the environment through responsible investing and integrating sustainability in our strategy.
Entrepreneur Centric
We recognize the value of entrepreneurship and align with the unique needs and aspirations of the entrepreneurs.
Collaboration
We look for opportunities to collaborate with organizations that share our values, drive meaningful impact and our collective strength brings positive change.
- The Directors
- The Sponsors
- The Team
MP BANSAL
Whole-Time Director and Chairman
Mohinder is the Founder-Chairman and Director of BlackSoil Group.
ANKUR BANSAL
Managing Director
Ankur is the Co-founder and Director of BlackSoil Group.
JATIN CHOKSHI
Independent Director
Jatin is the Chief Investment Officer of Avvashya Group and an Independent Director at BlackSoil Group.
Nilesh Vikamsey
Independent Director
Nilesh is the former president of ICAI and an Independent Director at BlackSoil Group.
Shashi Kiran Shetty
Chariman, Allcargo Group
Mr. Shetty is the chairman of the Allcargo Group which is one of India’s largest publicly listed logistics companies and is headquartered in India. It operates across 160+ countries through 300+ offices.
Key Metrics of Allcargo Logistics Ltd:
Revenue
₹13,000+ Crs*
EBIT
₹450+ Crs*
Market Cap
~ ₹5000 Crs
GNANESH D. GALA
Managing Director, Navneet Education
Mr. Gala is the Managing Director of Navneet Education and has been associated with the group for 30+ years.
Key Metrics of Navneet Education Ltd:
Revenue
₹1,700+ Crs*
EBIT
₹300+ Crs*
Market Cap
~ ₹3,000 Crs
VIRENDRA GALA
Founder, Mahavir Agency
Mr Gala is the Founder of Mahavir Agency which is engaged in the real estate advisory business.
Key Metrics of Mahavir Agency:
Projects
350+
Area Developed
25+ Mn sq. ft.
Transaction value
₹10,000 Crs
*Consolidated Group Revenue & EBIT for FY23(E)
- Strategy team
- Credit & Monitoring Team
- Risk, Legal & Compliance Team
- Finance & Operations Team
- HR Team
- Investment Team
- Information Technology Team
- Administration
- Audit
- ESG Team
- Fund Team
Manish Srivastava
Sr. Vice President
Previously – Reliance, Edelweiss
Neelam Pandita
Asst. Vice President
Previously – Tata Technologies, RSM
Ankit Bhuptani
Compliance officer
Previously – KPMG, Deloitte
Ashwat Malhotra
Asst. Vice President
Previously – IndusLaw, Jai Kisan
Benjamen Arwade
Asst. Vice President
Previously – Citi Bank, HDFC Bank
Hetal Pandya
Company Secretary & VP
Previously – Ask Financial Holdings, Kae Capital, Runwal Group
Anuj Gothi
Sr. Vice President
Previously – Kalpatru, Phoenix Mills Limited
Sandeep Shaw
Vice President
Previously – Angel Broking
Pramila Dabhekar
Vice President
Santosh Patil
AVP – Finance & Accounts
Ishita Karan Gosrani
Senior Manager – Accounts & Finance
Anuj Gothi
Senior Vice President – Finance
Previously – Kalpataru LimitedKalpataru Limited, Market City Resources, Flair pens Ltd
Ashley Jhaveri
Senior Associate
Previously – KPMG, Pwc
Amruta Maheshwari
Assistant Vice President – Investment
Durgesh R Doifode
IT Senior Manager
Previously – G Infosolutios
Rohan Dani
Senior Associate
Jeel Vakharia
Senior Manager
Previously – V.A.Parikh & Associates
Ashley Jhaveri
Senior Associate
Previously – PwC India, KPMG IndiaKPMG India, Lodha Capital Markets Limited
Ankit Bhuptani
Senior Vice President
Previously – BSR & Co. LLP, Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP
Aaisha Ansari
Senior Manager
Previously – Nayara Energy, The AOT Group
Neelam Pandita
Vice President
Previously – GAP, Tata Technologies, RSM GC Advisory Services
Mohammed Junaid Iqbal
Senior Analyst
Previously – Nomura, Tata Capital
Netra More
Manager
Previously – Leela Fincare, APR and Associates
Sejal Vanzare
Senior Analyst
Previously – Afroz Shah Foundation
Soumita Ghorui
Vice President
Previously – Reliance General Insurance, Veritas Reputation PR Pvt Ltd, Indiabulls Group
Vanshika Bagaria
Analyst
Previously – Credit Suisee, Samriddhi Fund
Shikhar Dayama
Associate
Previously – KPMG, Natwest
Somaira Khan
Senior Vice President
Theresa Alexander
Senior Officer
Riddhi Gosar
Officer – Finance & Accounts
Komal Tiwari
Analyst
Aakash Hange
Senior Officer
Tanisha Rathod
HR Officer
Previously – Recity Network Pvt Ltd
Mariya Barwaniwala
Management Trainee
Previously – Pepcorns Technologies, Project Alix
Rajat Mehta
Internal Audit Manager
Previously – Jai Kisan, Acies Consulting LLP, J Singh & ACA
Sunil Dhavade
Senior Manager
Previously – IIFL Finance Limited, Crest Ventures Limited, The Phoenix Mills Ltd
Sambhav Choudhury
Senior Analyst
Previously – Stride, PWC
Vinod Salvi
Finance & Accounts Officer
Previously – Globocom Infotech, WAHL India Grooming, Health India Insurance
Aryan Shetty
Management Trainee
Previously – BSR & Co. LLP
Nidhi Bhatkar
Analyst
Previously – Aarii Ventures, Interactive Brokers
Krushant Pandya
Vice President
Previously – WizFreight, Stride, IndiaBulls, PWC
Prince Jha
Analyst
Previously – Axxela Research, Athena Capital, Phillip Capital
Divyang Kothari
Business Support Analyst
Previously – Reliance Industries, Chirag N. Shah and Associates, B. B. Negandhi & Co.
Keenan Menezes
Analyst
Previously – SIDBI, Tata Motors Finance
Rounak Lodha
Senior Analyst
Previously – PWC
Nirvan Bhimrajka
Management Trainee
Previously – JSW Energies, Hoong Global
Ankit Singh
Finance & Accounts Officer
Previously – Ashv Finance, Hi-fi Indistries, Ashwin Jain and Associates
Riya Jain
Analyst
Previously – Planify Capital Limited
Kshitij Jain
Senior Analyst
Previously – Pioneer InvestCorp, TresVista Financial Services, Opulence Business Solutions
Amul Chawda
Senior Analyst
Previously – 1 Finance, IMS India, Pressletter Solutions, 2 Futuristic
Chirag Shah
President
Previously – Systematix Capital, CRISIL, Negen Capital
Surabhi Sanyukta
Vice President
Previously – Indostar Capital Finance, Caspian Impact, Asset Restruction Company
Abhishek Daund
Senior Compliance Officer
Previously – MC & Associates, Sagar and Sagar Law, The Times Network
Ravi Desai
Vice President
Previously – Capgemini, JP Morgan Chase, Cox and Kings
Prithvi Valiramani
Analyst
Previously – InCred Financial, Moneytor
Sandeep Yadav
Trainee
Growth Companies
Rohan Dani
Sr. Associate
Ashley Jhaveri
Sr. Associate
Previously – KPMG, PwC
Deepak Lalge
Senior Associate
Previously – Export Import Bank of India, Ameego Services Private Limited
Kosha Bhalavat
Senior Associate
Previously – Integrow Asset Management, IIFL
Shalaka Jayesh Gawade
Senior Associate
Previously – Barclays Bank, BNP Paribas, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Financial Institutions
Surabhi Sanyukta
Vice President
Previously – Caspian, IndoStar
Chittatosh More
Asst. Vice President
Previously – Ashv Finance, ICICI Bank
Amruta Maheshwari
Sr. Associate
Saral SCF
Gaurav Bagrodia
President
Previously – L&T Financial Services, Fullerton
Vatsal Poladia
Asst. Vice President
Previously – Klay Capital