Investment Banking & Capital Strategy
Capital raising · Credit structuring · M&A advisory
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Built on Trust.
Delivered with Expertise.
A multi-disciplinary advisory firm serving ambitious businesses, institutions, and entrepreneurs across India, the Gulf, and global financial centres.
Ascendo Partners
is a multi-disciplinary advisory firm that combines capital markets expertise, compliance depth, and global structuring experience — all under one trusted relationship.
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20+
Years across financial
services &
trade
3
Cities — Mumbai ·
Delhi NCR · Dubai
7+
Global jurisdictions
advised across
3
Core advisory
disciplines
Three disciplines.
One trusted partner.
Each practice is staffed by specialists, supported by our Global Capability Centre in Noida, and connected by a single leadership relationship that gives our clients coherent, conflict-free advice.
Investment Banking
& Capital Strategy
Capital Advisory, covering optimum capital structure, growth strategy, strategic partnerships, fund raise covering both equity and debt.
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RegTech & Compliance
as a Service
Outsourced compliance delivered by a specialist team in Dubai, backed by our Global Capability Centre — for regulated entities that need expert coverage without the cost of a full in-house function.
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Fiduciary & Corporate
Structuring
Advisory on the design and establishment of international holding structures, investment vehicles, and fiduciary frameworks — for entrepreneurs, family offices, and institutions expanding globally.
Read moreOur Promise
Boutique perspective, institutional
discipline - every engagement, every
jurisdiction.
Who We Are
Ascendo Partners was founded on the conviction that ambitious businesses deserve the same quality of financial advice as large institutions — delivered with the agility and personal commitment that only a boutique can offer.
Read moreA deliberate approach to every mandate.
Understand before advising — every mandate begins with deep discovery
Conflict-free — we act for our clients, not for counterparties or products
Long-term relationships — we earn on outcomes, not retainers alone
Global capability, local execution — Mumbai, Delhi NCR and Dubai, connected
Institutional discipline — regulatory compliance and governance at every step
Sahil
Fauzdar
Partner & Founder
Sahil Fauzdar
Partner & FounderSahil acts as a trusted partner to founders scaling globally — guiding them through capital, structuring and worldwide expansion.
Read moreExperience
20+ years
Sectors
FS Agri-tech
Coverage
Global
Deepak
Maheshwari
Managing Partner
Deepak Maheshwari
Managing Partner | Head – Investment Banking & Capital StrategyDeepak is a financial services professional with 25+ years of experience across corporate banking, structured finance, wholesale lending and investment banking, with a strong focus on complex and structured financing situations.
Read moreExperience
25+ years
Sectors
Banking, Financial Services, Lending/Structured Credit, Real Estate, Strategy, Commodities
Coverage
India
Rehab
Khatib
Director, Sales
Rehab Khatib
Director, SalesRehab is a regulatory compliance, corporate governance, risk, and internal audit professional with over eight years of experience across consulting practices and the financial services sector.
Read moreExperience
8+ years
Sectors
Banking, Insurance & Asset Management
Coverage
UAE & GCC
Priya
Depala
Director, Investment
Banking & Capital Strategy
Priya Depala
Director, Investment Banking & Capital StrategyPriya is an investment banking and capital advisory professional with over 11+ years of experience across credit ratings, investing, portfolio risk, fund raising and structured finance.
Read moreExperience
11+ years
Sectors
Credit Ratings, Portfolio Risk, Impact Investing, Lending- Financial Inclusion, Structured Credit, and Investment Banking
Coverage
India
Access to capital, compliance, and structuring — across borders.
Our capability in each discipline is supported by a network of specialist advisors, regulatory relationships, and a Global Capability Centre that provides institutional-grade delivery at boutique economics.
Capital Raising
Equity and debt capital raising across AIFs, DFIs, PSUs, NBFCs, private banks, and family offices. Success-fee aligned — we earn when you raise.
Global Capability Centre
Our Noida GCC delivers analytical, compliance, and back-office support across all three disciplines — enabling institutional-quality output at competitive cost.
Regulatory Expertise
Deep knowledge of DFSA, FSRA, SCA, IFSCA, SEBI, and CBUAE regulatory frameworks. Compliance delivered as a managed service, not a one-time project.
Cross-Border Structuring
Holding companies, investment vehicles, and trust structures across BVI, Cayman, HK, Singapore, Mauritius, UAE, and European jurisdictions.
Investor Network
Access to a curated network of institutional investors, family offices, AIF managers, and lenders across India and the Gulf — built over two decades.
Multi-City Presence
Dedicated offices in Mumbai (IB hub), Delhi NCR (North India coverage), and Dubai (UAE compliance & fiduciary) — delivering local relationships with national reach.
Our offices
Perspectives
from the practice
Thought leadership across capital structuring, regulatory compliance, cross-border advisory, and private credit markets — coming soon.
Expanding into regulated
fund management.
Ascendo is in the process of establishing a regulated presence at GIFT City International Financial Services Centre, Ahmedabad — extending our advisory capability into fund management infrastructure for global and domestic managers.
We will share more as our IFSCA registration progresses. For enquiries, write to us at info@ascendopartners.in
GIFT City — What We Are Building
IFSCA-registered FME
— a fully regulated Fund Management Entity
at GIFT IFSC.
Third-Party Fund Management
— enabling global managers to launch at
GIFT City without local presence.
Plug-and-Play Platform
— Principal Officer, compliance,
administration, and banking ready
to deploy.
Both directions
— inbound global capital into India
and outbound Indian capital globally.
Contact
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a conversation
Whether you're raising capital, navigating compliance, structuring internationally — or simply exploring what's possible — we'd be glad to hear from you.
Global Reach
Advising clients across key financial centres, emerging markets, and regulated jurisdictions.
- India
- UAE
- UK
- Singapore
- Mauritius
- Netherlands
- Hong Kong
- BVI · Cayman