OUR TEAM

Brad Landes has over 35 years of financial markets experience and prior to co-founding ADV, Brad was Managing Director and Deputy Head of Asia for Mount Kellett Capital and was a member of the Global Investment Committee. Previously, Brad was Managing Director at J.P. Morgan Securities where he was Head of Risk Taking and Trading for J.P. Morgan’s Asia Special Situations Group and High Yield businesses. Earlier, Brad worked as Head of Asian Local Markets Debt Trading at Citicorp Investment Bank in Singapore and Vice President at Bear Stearns in Hong Kong. Brad began his career in credit research at Morgan Guaranty Trust and agency debt trading at J.P. Morgan in New York.

Brad holds an MBA in Finance and International Business from The Stern Graduate School of Business, New York University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Boston University.

Jianyi Zhu has over 25 years of experience in the finance industry and prior to co-founding ADV, Jianyi was Managing Director and Head of Greater China for Mount Kellett Capital and was a member of Global Investment Committee. Previously, Jianyi was Managing Director and Head of Greater China for Deutsche Bank’s Global Credit Trading Division, leading its private equity, structured finance and commodities businesses. Prior to Deutsche Bank, Jianyi was a founding member of Goldman Sachs Asia Special Situations Group’s China Team. Jianyi began his career in the investment banking division of Goldman Sachs Japan where he subsequently became part of the founding team of Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Group in Japan.

Jianyi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Waseda University. He is fluent in English, Chinese and Japanese.

Suresh Prabhala has over 25 years of experience in the finance industry and prior to co-founding ADV, Suresh was Managing Director and Head of India for Mount Kellett Capital and was a member of Global Investment Committee. Previously, Suresh was an Executive Director and Head of India for J.P. Morgan’s Asia Special Situations Group, where he was also part of the Asia Management Committee for the Asia Special Situations Group and represented the group on the Management Committee of J.P. Morgan India. Earlier, Suresh worked with Arthur Andersen’s Corporate Finance team and was a founding member of Allegro Capital Advisors (a new advisory outfit created by a team from Arthur Andersen’s Corporate Finance team post-Enron). Suresh began his career as a credit analyst at CRISIL in India.

Suresh holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management in Calcutta and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from Delhi University. He is fluent in English, Hindi and Telugu.

Arun Kumar has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and is responsible for overseeing finance, legal, compliance, risk management, human resources, IT, operations and providing structuring, tax and operational support to investment transactions. Prior to ADV, Arun was the COO – MENA at PineBridge Investments (Bahrain) and the CFO with the Sovereign Wealth Fund (Bahrain). Prior to that, Arun was the Operations Director Asia with 3i Investments (Singapore). Earlier, Arun was the Vice President and Head of Tax (South & Southeast Asia) with J.P. Morgan (Singapore).

Arun holds an MBA from University of Chicago Booth School of Business and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Arun is also a member of the Singapore Institute of Directors. He is fluent in English and Tamil and conversational in Hindi.

Bo Liu has over 25 years of experience in the financial services sector and leads ADV’s coverage of China. Prior to ADV, Bo served as Chief Investment Officer of Wanda Investment, focusing on Wanda Group’s M&A and investment activities. Prior to Wanda Investment, Bo served as a Senior Managing Director at CVC Capital Partners Asia as well as in senior roles at CITIC Capital and Ewing Management Group. Earlier, Bo also worked as a management consultant at Bain & Company and A.T. Kearney in China, Australia and the United States.

Bo holds an MBA from University of Michigan and a Bachelor’s in Finance and Economics from Robert Morris College. He is fluent in English and Chinese.

John Malliris has over 25 years of experience in the finance industry and leads ADV’s coverage of South-east Asia. Prior to ADV, John was an Executive Director with J.P. Morgan’s Asia Special Situations Group where he led a team responsible for deal origination, execution and asset management for Southeast Asian and Australasian investments. Previously, John was a Director with Asia Mezzanine Capital and was also an Assistant Director with Prudential Asia Infrastructure Investors. John began his career as an investment banking analyst with Peregrine Capital.

John holds an MBA in Financial Management from MIT Sloan School of Management and a Master’s in Medical Science as well as a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Boston University. He is fluent in English and Greek

Gaurav Podar has over 15 years of experience in financial services and covers the India market for ADV. Prior to ADV, Gaurav was a Vice President with Tata Opportunities Fund. Previously, he was part of Apollo Management’s investment team in India where he was also a founding member of their India focused platform, AION Capital Partners.

Gaurav is a management graduate and holds a Bachelor’s in Management Studies from the Mumbai University. He is fluent in English and Hindi.

Andrew Lam has over 25years of experience working as a lawyer in the finance industry. Prior to ADV, Andrew was Counsel at Paul Weiss (Hong Kong) and prior to that he was at J.P. Morgan (Hong Kong), where he was the Head of North Asia Legal for the M&A Advisory Group and also the Head of Asia Legal for the Special Opportunities Group.

Andrew holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree and a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree from the University of Melbourne. Andrew is a qualified lawyer in Hong Kong and England & Wales. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Mayank Agarwal has over 12 years of experience in financial services and covers the India market for ADV. Prior to ADV, Mayank was an Analyst with Everstone Capital. Previously, he was with J.P. Morgan and Frost & Sullivan.

Mayank holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management from Xavier Institute of Management, Bhubaneswar, and a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of Calcutta. He is fluent in English and Hindi.

Nelson Wei has over 16 years of experience in the financial services industry and covers the China market for ADV. Prior to ADV, Nelson was an Executive Director and Head of Greater China Region at 3M, where he led overall investments and M&A for China, Southeast Asia and North Asia regions. Previously, he was with Clarity Partners, Crosslink Capital, Jefferies and Google.

Nelson holds a Bachelor’s in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley. He is fluent in English and Chinese.

Chloe Lee has over 15 years of experience in human resource management and is responsible for human resources and information technology functions at ADV. Prior to ADV, Chloe was Vice President, Human Capital at Fullerton Fund Management Company Limited. Previously, she worked at ADV Partners, APS Asset Management, Noble Group, Macquarie Capital and HSBC Singapore.
Chloe holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Social Psychology and Counselling from Aventis Business School and a Bachelor of Business in Human Resources Consulting from the Nanyang Technological University. She is fluent in English and Mandarin

May Ho has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to ADV, May was Vice President at UOB Asset Management. Previously, she worked at ADV Partners as Vice President of Regional Operations, Havenport Asset Management, 3i Asia and UOB Venture Management.

May holds a Bachelor of Business and Management Studies from the University of Bradford. She is fluent in English and Chinese.

Helen Kwan has over 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. Prior to ADV, Helen was a Vice President, Investor Relations with Kerogen Capital in Hong Kong. Previously, she worked at Ward Ferry, Moelis & Company, Gerson Lehrman Group and Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong.

Helen holds a Master of Applied Science in Civil Engineering and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Civil Engineering from University of Toronto in Canada. She is fluent in English, Chinese and Cantonese.

Naveen Sivaambihaibalan has over 20 years of experience in financial services and is responsible for financial reporting, financial control, and fund administration at ADV. Prior to ADV, Naveen was with Ocorian Fund Solutions as Director, Fund Services.  Prior to that, he was with Deutsche Bank AG, Conifer, and KPMG in Singapore as well as Grant Thornton in Malaysia.

Naveen holds a Bachelor of Commerce from University of Southern Queensland.  He is a Certified Public Accountant, CPA Australia.  He is fluent in English and Bahasa Melayu.

Daniel Guo has over 8 years of experience in financial services a. Prior to ADV, Daniel was with Goldman Sachs in Singapore. 

Daniel holds a Bachelor of Business Management in Finance from the Singapore Management University.  He is fluent in English.

Joshua L. Van Dyke has over 15 years of experience in the finance industry. Prior to ADV, Joshua worked on the Special Situations team at KKR as a Summer Associate. Previously, Joshua was with Sprint Capital, Deutsche Bank and BNP Paribas in Asia.

Joshua holds an MBA from the Wharton School and a Master of Arts in International Studies from the Lauder Institute of University of Pennsylvania. He is fluent in English and Chinese.

Xiaolan Xu has over 12 years of experience in financial services. Prior to ADV, Xiaolan was an Associate with China Minsheng Financial Holding. Previously, Xiaolan worked at the Investment Banking Division of J.P. Morgan, and she began her career as an Analyst at Barclays Investment Bank.

Xiaolan holds a Master of Science in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Renmin University. She is fluent in English and Chinese and conversational in French.

Alex Luk has over 8 years of experience in legal services across M&A, private equity, and capital markets transactions. Prior to ADV, Alex was an Associate at Fangda Partners where he advised on private equity and M&A transactions. Previously, Alex was seconded to Alibaba Group Holding Limited in Hong Kong as legal counsel and was with DLA Piper Hong Kong.

Alex holds a Bachelor of Law (Honors) from Durham University in the United Kingdom. Alex is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

Elynn Thia has over 10 years of experience in financial services. Prior to ADV, Elynn was with SS&C and Price water house Coopers LLC Singapore.

Elynn holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in Accounting Programme from University of Hertfordshire and is both a Chartered Accountant, Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants, and a Chartered Certified Accountant (FCCA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. She is fluent in English and Chinese.

Priya Jatia has over 7 years of experience in financial services. Prior to ADV, Priya was with Piramal Pharma and Ambit.

Priya holds an MBA in Finance from Xavier School of Management (XLRI), Jamshedpur, a Bachelor of Law degree and a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mumbai University.  She is a Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and Company Secretary, Institute of Company Secretaries of India.  She is fluent in English and Hindi.

Sunny Xu has over 6 years of experience in financial services. Prior to ADV, Sunny was with Barclays Capital in Hong Kong.

Sunny holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Bachelor of Science in Molecular & Cell Biology from the University of California, Berkeley. She is fluent in English and Chinese.

Lin Li has over 4 years of experience in financial services. Prior to ADV, Lin was with Lincoln International Investment Bank and Lazard in Beijing.

Lin holds a Master of Management degree from Duke University and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Science and Technology Beijing. He is fluent in English and Chinese.

Cheng Xi Lee begins his career as a Corporate Tax Associate at Ernst and Young Singapore. 

Cheng Xi holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accountancy from the National University of Singapore. He is fluent in English and Mandarin.