Kartik Badiani
Founder and Managing Partner
Kartik is a Chartered Accountant, Law Graduate, and strategic advisor with over 20 years of professional experience advising promoters, corporates, investors, and family-owned businesses on growth, transactions, governance, and cross-border expansion.
Over the last 14 years, Kartik has held leadership positions at D. Kothary & Co., where he advised a diverse portfolio of Indian and multinational clients on complex business, transaction, and regulatory matters. Prior to this, he was associated with KPMG, working with leading domestic and international organizations.
Kartik's experience spans mergers and acquisitions, fundraising transactions, business reorganizations, joint ventures, strategic growth initiatives, cross-border investments, foreign exchange regulations, and transaction structuring. He has advised promoters, private equity investors, and multinational groups on evaluating opportunities, executing transactions, and navigating complex regulatory environments. He has also assisted businesses in preparing for public market listings and IPO processes.
In addition to his advisory practice, Kartik serves as an Non-Executive Director on the Board of a large unlisted public company, where he actively participates in board deliberations relating to corporate strategy, growth initiatives, governance, mergers and acquisitions, and capital raising activities. He has been closely involved in multiple acquisitions, fundraising transactions, and strategic initiatives undertaken by the company.
Kartik brings a unique combination of transaction experience, boardroom perspective, and regulatory expertise, enabling him to provide practical and commercially focused advice to business leaders and investors.
A recognised thought leader, Kartik is a frequent speaker at leading professional forums including BCAS, CTC, WIRC, and SIRC. He has authored and co-authored several publications on International Taxation and FEMA.
At Vikansh Advisors, Kartik leads the firm's M&A, transaction advisory, growth strategy, fundraising, and cross-border expansion practice, helping clients identify opportunities, execute transactions, and build long-term enterprise value.