“Invert, always invert.”
- Carl Jacobi

It is not enough to think about difficult problems one way. You need to think about them forwards and backwards. “Inversion” often forces you to uncover hidden beliefs about the problem you are trying to solve.

ABOUT US

Who We Are

  • Founded in 2019 by Akhil Gupta, a veteran of the telecom industry and Ashok Barat, a seasoned corporate leader, Inversion provides comprehensive turnaround and performance optimisation solutions to companies in varying levels of financial or operational distress.

    Inversion was established to fulfil two key objectives:

    1] Provide management support to companies having the potential to significantly improve their performance with strategic and functional interventions

    2] Provide comprehensive management solutions to companies which are at varying levels of financial or operational distress by actively working with their stakeholders to turn the business around in a structured, goal-driven manner

    Our team comprises of several industry leaders and domain experts, each bringing decades of experience and insights from their respective industries.

business-corporate-inversion-2

What We Do

Inversion was established to fulfil 2 key objectives:

• Provide management support to companies having the potential to significantly improve their performance with strategic and functional interventions.

• Provide comprehensive management solutions to companies which are at varying levels of financial or operational distress by actively working with their stakeholders to turn the business around in a structured, goal driven manner

CORE OPERATIONAL SUPPORT

  • Provide support to operating teams across all functions
  • Work with companies to prepare Annual Operating Plans and medium-term business plans
  • Define Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for key business needs
  • Identify and provide solutions for mitigating operational & working capital inefficiencies
  • Assist companies in strengthening their controls, streamlining MIS and other reporting practices as required
  • Place on-ground personnel for timely and effective implementation of projects as well as execution and delivery of short, medium and long-term strategic initiatives

STRENGTHEN CORPORATE OFFICE

  • Strengthen/ act as a surrogate Corporate Office for companies; supporting them with Inversion’s domain and functional expertise
  • Advise management on structuring long-term strategy
  • Advise companies on resource planning, negotiation of contracts, tenders, bids as well as other strategic and long-term business plans
  • Assist management in identifying opportunities for raising short & long-term finances
  • Ensure that companies adhere to the highest standards of corporate governance

MENTORING

  • Extend oversight, governance and mentoring support to businesses and their functional leadership teams
  • Assist in finding a suitable ‘mentor’ to senior management; typically, an industry expert from that sector who could also be appointed as the Chairman of the Board, if required
  • Provide a senior on-field resource who would act as a de facto Chief of Staff to the Managing Director’s office
  • Advise companies on optimizing their organizational structure; identify existing gaps and map skills with business requirements

Team Profiles