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Desire Paths: How Chand Chudasama became partner at 31

Chand Chudasama became a corporate finance partner at Price Bailey at the age of 31; a journey that involved becoming a senior manager in 2017 and a director in 2018. Jo Russell finds out about his path to partner.

After graduating, I wanted a role that added real value. I became a contractor for KPMG, working on strategy, commercial diligence and M&A projects all over the world. All of my work was really on the buy side. I loved it and learned a lot. It was a serious baptism of fire.

I finished an MBA at the University of Newcastle in 2011 and, still at KPMG, started doing post-merger integration straight afterwards. I wanted to get involved in the full life cycle of business growth, especially through acquisition. I wanted to find something more UK-focused, so I started actively looking for something in the UK mid-market.