A veteran finance professional with over 30+ years of experience in the capital markets. Prior to founding Wealth First in 2001, he was business head for Fixed Income and  Corporate Advisory at DSP Merrill Lynch. He has built and led one of the best Investment Advisory teams in India. Premal pioneered the Mutual Fund concept (current form) amongst Corporates, HNIs, Retail Investors etc. and managed some of the first issuances of the earliest AMCs. Premal has a stellar and long standing relationship with various Capital Market intermediaries such as Investment Banks, Research Houses, Regulators, Banks and Asset Management Companies.