LYNEAR launches corporate consulting practice

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Chanakya Dissanayake

LYNEAR Wealth, renowned for its boutique investment management services, will be partnering with Chanakya Dissanayake to launch a dedicated corporate consulting practice. This new initiative will focus on supporting family-owned and private market firms in Sri Lanka, under its advisory arm, LYNEAR Partners.

Chanakya brings over 25 years of experience to the role. He was a founding employee and Managing Director at Acuity Analytics (formerly Amba Research and Moody’s Analytics Knowledge Services), the world’s leading offshore analytics and technology services provider to global financial institutions. During his 22-year tenure, he held multiple senior leadership positions and played a pivotal role in building the firm’s sell-side and buy-side investment research practices, while expanding its hedge fund clientele across the US and Europe.

At LYNEAR, Chanakya will concentrate on guiding family-owned and private market firms that have reached maturity and are exploring options to unlock shareholder value.

His expertise will help businesses pursue majority stake exits, refine growth strategies, and mentor the next generation of management leaders.

“Sri Lanka has a significant number of family-owned firms currently undergoing intergenerational transitions and seeking ways to unlock shareholder value. My focus is to provide them with a spectrum of options and work closely with their management teams to execute the chosen path,” said Chanakya.

LYNEAR Group CEO Sanjay Kulatunga said: “LYNEAR has earned the trust and confidence of corporates through our proven excellence in asset management. With Chanakya onboard, our consulting practice will enable us to actively collaborate with business owners to unlock the true value of enterprises they have built painstakingly over decades.”