VINOD KOTHARI: A PROFILE

Vinod Kothari (VK), based in Calcutta, India is internationally recognised as an author, trainer and expert on securitisation, asset-based finance, credit derivatives and derivatives accounting.

Training on securitisation/ credit derivatives:

VK is an accomplished trainer on securitization and offers about 20 training courses every year on securitisation and credit derivatives all over the World. The locations VK has offered seminars/ workshops on securitisation, credit derivatives and structured finance include New York, Washington DC, London, Milan, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Johannesburg, Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Shnaghai, Shenzhen, Colombo, Colombia (South America), Dubai, Kuwait, Dhaka, Zambia, Jordan and Egypt. See http://vinodkothari.com/secwork.htm for VK's forthcoming training courses.

The topics on which VK offers training include various issues in securitisation, credit derivatives, asset finance, leasing, etc.

Websites

Our website on securitization [http://vinodkothari.com] is rated as the most popular site on securitization. The rankings given by independent web-ranking professionals prove that this site is better visited than any other site on the subject. The site features on regular basis news, articles, issues, features, etc on securitization.

VK also owns and runs a site on credit derivatives [http://credit-deriv.com]. On a specialised subject like credit derivatives, this site is also ranked as number One.

PUBLICATIONS

• VK is the author of a book titled Securitisation: The Financial Instrument of the Future. The latest edition (July 2006) of the book running over 1000 pages has been published by Wiley Finance, which the world's largest publisher of financial texts. The book is one of the most comprehensive texts on the subject featuring securitisation structures, markets in several countries, legal, accounting, taxation and regulatory issues. The book is read as an authentic text on securitization in over 30 countries world-over.
• In July 2002, VK published his new title on Credit Derivatives and Synthetic Securitisation. The initial response to the book has been simply over-whelming. A new edition of this book, titled Credit Derivatives and Structured Credit Trading, is forthcoming, to be published by Wiley.
• A concise guide to securitization and CDOs, Introduction to Securitization, co-authored with Frank Fabozzi, will be forthcoming in 2008.
• VK is internationally acknowledged as an expert on leasing. His book Lease Financing and Hire-purchase, now in its 4th edition in 1996, runs over 2000 pages and is read is several countries and respected as the most authentic text on the subject all over Asia. VK's articles on leasing have appeared in Monitor, USA, Equipment Financial Journal, USA, LeasingLife, UK, Journal of International Banking Law, UK, etc. Click here to visit our leasing website.
• In Feb 2003, VK released his 4th book titled Securitisation, Asset Reconstruction and Enforcement of Security Interests. The second edition of this book, running over 900+ pages, has been published by Wadhwa & Company.

In addition, several of VK's articles have been published in various journals such as Euromoney's Securitisation Review, Euromoney's Leasing Yearbook, Duke Journal of Comparative & International Law, Journal of International Banking Law, Asset Finance, US Banker, El Exportrador (in Spanish), Monitordaily, Equipment Finance Journal, Trade and Forfaiting Review, etc.

Expert advice on securitization to regulators/ law-makers:

VK has provided expert advice to regulators and law-makers. For example, the South African Revenue Service consulted VK for framing guidelines on taxation of securitization. The Sri Lankan securities regulator has sought VK's advice on a draft of securitization legislation. India's securities regulator has sought VK's assistance and expert advice in framing securitization regulations in the country.

Consulting on securitization:

Our services on securitization are retained by some of the largest international players in securitization.

Besides, we also undertake comprehensive consulting on securitisation including structuring advice, drafting, legal documentation, opinions, financial evaluation, modeling, etc. Our consulting experience includes assignments for clients in several countries.

Consulting on leasing:

Leasing and non-banking financial services has been our consulting area for last 15 years. VK is unquestionably India's top leasing expert. Besides some of the top names in Indian leasing including banks and financial corporations, we have leasing clients in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Jordan, etc.

Training and consulting on Credit derivatives:

Closely affiliated to securitisation, credit derivatives is another area of our expertise. Vinod owns and runs a website on credit derivatives. Vinod also offers training on credit derivatives.

Vinod Kothari Consultants P. Ltd.
A profile of our company Vinod Kothari Consultants is here.

EDUCATION

VK is a Chartered Accountant and a Company Secretary with brilliant academic record. He has been ranker holder in high school, college, and topped the Eastern Region in Chartered Accountancy final exams.

POSITIONS- present and past

VK was part of an Asian Development Bank consulting group to advise the Govt. of India on reforms in secured lending law.

VK is the Executive Director of Asian Securitization Forum. Click here to go to the Asian Securitization Forum website.

VK is the Director of Association of Leasing and Financial Services Cos., a body of over 500 top leasing companies in India and is editor of its Newsletter Fin-n-lease.

VK is currently a Visiting Faculty at Indian Institute of Management, Joka, Calcutta teaching structured finance to over 100 students every year. Indian Institute of Management is one of the top ranking business schools that sends brilliant finance professionals world-over every year.

VK is also a visiting Faculty at National University of Juridical Sciences, the no. 2 law college in India, teaching corporate bankruptcy.

AWARDS

In 1987, a voluntary organisation of Calcutta chose him as the Outstanding Young Person of Calcutta in the field of Finance and Taxation. VK won several academic awards.

DIVERSE INTERESTS:

Occasionally, VK writes/presents on diverse subjects:

• Jain Philosophy and Modern Economics: Conflict or Complimentarity - part 1 and part 2
• Ethics is Good Business, a presentation
• Limited Liability Partnership law, a presentation
• Recent Trends in Company Law, a presentation
• Independent Directors, a presentation

 Contacts:

Vinod Kothari
1012, Krishna
224 AJC Bose Road
Calcutta - 700 017. India
Phone 91-33- 22817715/ 22811276/ 22813742/ 23233863
Fax 91-33- 22817715/ 22811276
Cell: 91-98310 78544
Websites: http://www.vinodkothari.com
http://www.india-financing.com
http://www.credit-deriv.com
E-mail: vinodk@vsnl.com
vinod@vinodkothari.com