NM Kannan has more than 20 years of experience in financial advisory services including managing IPOs, open offers, SEBI compliance issues, valuations, identification of joint venture partners, capital formation and business plan creation with a principal focus on the manufacturing, IT and ITES sectors.

Mr. Kannan is a Director of Briley Group and in his current role, he maintains broad responsibilities for managing Briley Group’s Asia portfolio and driving new business investments and initiatives.

Prior to joining Briley Group, Mr. Kannan was a Senior Manager with the CFIB practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers in India, for over seven years working across strategic and financial advisory offerings including client advisory, corporate mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and private equity funding. Prior to PricewaterhouseCoopers, he worked in financial operations for a leading manufacturer and was subsequently a CFO and investment manager for a middle market merchant bank.

Mr. Kannan is a qualified Chartered Accountant and a Cost Accountant.