Managing Parallel Deal Mandates at Fincof
Handled multiple simultaneous deal workstreams, prioritizing by deadline and breaking work into daily milestones.
Achintya Alok
Investment Banker Associate at Fincof
From their time as
Investment Banker Associate
Fincof • 2026
Overview
During his internship at Fincof, Achintya regularly handled multiple deal mandates running in parallel. On one mandate he was conducting sector research and valuation; on another, he was simultaneously preparing competitive benchmarking, investor mapping, and due diligence materials.
The Story
During his internship at Fincof, Achintya regularly handled multiple deal mandates running in parallel. On one mandate he was conducting sector research and valuation; on another, he was simultaneously preparing competitive benchmarking, investor mapping, and due diligence materials.
He prioritized tasks based on deal timelines and deliverable urgency, maintained separate trackers for each workstream, and broke the work into daily milestones. This structure allowed him to maintain quality across both mandates without letting either slip.
On at least one occasion, two mandates had overlapping deadlines and one was at risk of slipping. Rather than absorbing the pressure silently, Achintya immediately flagged the conflict to his reporting manager to understand which workstream was more time-sensitive. He broke the remaining work into smaller milestones, completed the high-impact analysis first, and kept the manager updated on progress. Both assignments were delivered on time.