Santanu Sahoo
About Santanu Sahoo
Santanu Sahoo is an Assistant Director in Corporate Trust & Funds Capital Markets at VISTRA, with a background in finance and marketing. He has extensive experience in credit ratings, structuring services, and industry research, having previously held positions at CARE Advisory Research and Training Limited and Acuité Ratings & Research Limited.
Current Role at Vistra
Santanu Sahoo serves as the Assistant Director in the Corporate Trust & Funds Capital Markets division at Vistra. He has been in this role since 2023, contributing to the firm's operations in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. His responsibilities include overseeing various aspects of corporate trust services and capital market activities.
Previous Experience in Capital Markets
Before joining Vistra, Santanu Sahoo held the position of Business Development Manager at Brickwork Ratings from 2022. He also worked at CARE Advisory Research and Training Limited as a Senior Relationship Manager from 2020 to 2022, and at Acuité Ratings & Research Limited as a Manager from 2016 to 2020. His roles involved providing credit ratings and advisory services within the capital markets sector.
Educational Background
Santanu Sahoo earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance & Marketing from Dravidian University, completing his studies from 2011 to 2013. He also holds a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) degree in Accounting from Bhadrak Auto College, which he completed from 2008 to 2011.
Expertise in Credit Ratings and Advisory Services
Santanu Sahoo has expertise in providing credit ratings for various capital market instruments, including Non-convertible Debentures, Perpetual Bonds, and Securitisation Products. He focuses on structuring and advisory services, engaging in techno-economic viability analysis of Greenfield and Brownfield projects, as well as restructuring efforts.
Trusteeship Services Engagement
In his professional capacity, Santanu Sahoo is involved in trusteeship services for Alternate Investment Funds and Private Equity/Venture Capital Funds. He also offers customized industry research services to corporates, financial institutions, and merchant bankers.