
Kapil Puri leads the Americas Mergers & Acquisitions efforts at BIC. BIC is a household name in the consumer products space known for bringing simplicity and joy to everyday life. For more than 75 years, BIC has honored the tradition of providing high-quality, affordable, essential products to consumers everywhere. BIC products are sold in over 160 countries, and BIC is one of the most recognized brands worldwide. In his role, Kapil is focused on M&A strategy, deal sourcing & pipeline development, and end to end deal execution as well as integration planning. Notable acquisitions by BIC in the last couple years include Tangle Teezer (hair care products), AMI (collaboration technologies), Inkbox (skin art) and Rocketbook (reusable notebooks), among others.
Prior to joining BIC in 2021, Kapil was a Director of Investment Banking at Houlihan Lokey in New York focused on industrial technology clients. Previously he worked at Credit Suisse focused on M&A and Capital Markets deals in the diversified Industrials sector. He started his career as an analyst at Deutsche Bank in the internal strategy group.
Kapil earned an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, and a Masters in Information Systems Management from Carnegie Mellon University. He is based out of New York and is active in sports specially Tennis and enjoys live music and the NYC comedy scene.