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V.K. Nangia is a Professor and Head at Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India. He has over 35 years of managerial experience including at senior and top levels in India and overseas, in banking, industry and education. This includes experience of raising and deploying financial resources in India and overseas and setting up of new ventures in India and a new project overseas. Banking experience includes exposure in commercial banking, merchant banking, investment banking, trade finance, project finance and training. Amongst others he has held the position of Head of the Department in IIT Roorkee thrice, Managing Director and CEO of an investment and finance company in Mumbai, Senior Vice President at Essar group at Mumbai. He was honored with distinguished Alumni Award from his Alma-mater Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP.

Rajat Agarawal is an Assistant Professor in Operations and Logistics Management at Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India. He is having 14 years of teaching experience at graduate and post-graduate level in reputed institutions. He has been published more than 20 articles on manufacturing and operations in national, international journals and conferences. His research interests include manufacturing strategy, operations research, logistics and supply chain and quantitative techniques for business decisions.

Vinay Sharma is an Assistant Professor in Marketing and Business Strategy and Policy at Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India. He has around 18 years of experience, in the areas of marketing, rural marketing, international marketing, business opportunity development, market development, brand development, IT enabled services and teaching for past nine years. He has published and presented around 40 papers, Chaired sessions at national and international platforms.

K. Srinivasa Reddy is a Research Scholar in Corporate Finance and Policy area at Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, India. He did B.Com and Company Secretary (Executive Program) at graduation level. Then he got MBA in Finance and Marketing from Andhra University and qualified UGC-NET Lectureship. He is having three years of teaching experience in Corporate Accounting and Strategy electives. His research interests include mergers and acquisitions, takeovers and securities laws and compliances.