About
The Advani Advisory Group is a comprehensive financial services advisor that delivers customized, strategic solutions.
We combine 40 years’ experience to integrate global financial strategies in three key markets: India, the UK and the UAE. We serve institutional and high net worth investors looking to increase their India or international exposure. We also advise businesses on growth strategy, partnerships and mergers and acquisitions.
Pashupati Advani
Founder and Principal Advisor, Mumbai
Pashupati Advani is an expert on doing business in and out of India. He began his career at Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns on Wall Street, becoming one of the youngest partners at the investment bank.
He then revitalized the family’s Mumbai brokerage, known for its blend of domestic and international perspectives. The business was acquired by a leading financial services group.
Pashupati is a regular commentator on television including CNBC, NDTV, ET Now and Bloomberg. He is a member of YPO Mumbai and chaired its Doing Business in India Network.
Pashupati has a B.Sc from Imperial College London, an MBA from Haas Business School, University of California Berkeley, and is a graduate of the President’s Program at Harvard Business School. He schooled at Eton College, UK and the Doon School in India.
Abhishek Advani
Founder and Principal Advisor, Mumbai
Abhishek Advani is a UK and New York qualified lawyer and entrepreneur. He worked at Linklaters in London, across their London, Tokyo and Singapore offices.
Abhishek has worked on Glencore and Vedanta’s IPOs, the Lehman Brothers insolvency, and at the Linklaters India Desk in Singapore.
Prior to Linklaters, Abhishek co-founded Global Foray with Pashupati: a consultancy that facilitated market entry between India and international markets.
Abhishek is now based in Mumbai and is a strategic advisor. A non-practicing lawyer, he advises on deal structuring and business strategy. He has a BA and MA in Law from the University of Oxford and studied at the Cathedral & John Connon School and Dhirubhai Ambani International School in Mumbai.
Dr Fred Clough
UK Advisor, London
Fred Clough is a UK-based financial strategist with expertise in emerging markets. He has held positions at Blackstone and PJT Partners. Notably, he worked on the $15 billion debt restructuring of Dubai World.
Previously, Fred was an equity analyst at Citadel Global Equities, managing a long/short industrials portfolio. His early career included roles in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and asset advisory at Ernst & Young.
Fred also advised Silver Mount Capital, an emerging markets fund, on securing $200 million in funding.
Fred holds a First Class degree in Medical Sciences from University of Oxford and a BMBCh from University College London. Prior to finance, he was a qualified doctor and practiced with the UK NHS.