Avendus appoints Gaurav Sood as equity capital markets head

Financial services firm Avendus on February 7 announced the appointment of Gaurav Sood as the head of its equity capital markets division.

"Gaurav is a specialist in Indian capital markets and has executed key marquee transactions during his career spanning 18 years. He has overseen some of India’s largest and differentiated IPOs, marquee secondary market blocks, OFS transactions, QIPs and follow ons," Avendus said in a statement.

Prior to joining Avendus, Sood was the co-head of equity capital markets business at ICICI Securities. He has also worked with institutions like Kotak Securities, ICICI Bank and Morgan Stanley.

Sood, commenting on his appointment, said, “Joining an institution like Avendus at this important juncture is a very exciting proposition. I look forward to working with the team, leveraging its leadership position and strong relationships in private capital markets to build a leading equity
capital markets franchise.”