Corporate Development
Independent strategic and M&A support for acquisitive enterprises and high-growth companies, covering growth planning, transactions, integration, divestitures, and joint ventures.
Transjovan Capital delivers strategic consulting services for enterprises pursuing growth, transformation, and complex corporate development decisions. From board advisory and buy-side M&A to joint ventures and post-merger integration, the team brings partner-led execution, cross-border experience, and sector depth to help leaders move faster with greater clarity and measurable value creation.
Strategic advisory solutions for growth, transactions, integration, and long-term corporate development needs.
Independent strategic and M&A support for acquisitive enterprises and high-growth companies, covering growth planning, transactions, integration, divestitures, and joint ventures.
Partner-led advisory for boards and leadership teams on capital allocation, growth priorities, portfolio decisions, and critical strategic inflection points across the business lifecycle.
End-to-end acquisition support spanning strategy, target sourcing, valuation, diligence, negotiations, closing, and Day-1 readiness for enterprise growth initiatives.
Advisory support for evaluating, structuring, and integrating joint ventures that expand capabilities, enter new markets, or accelerate strategic growth.
Post-merger integration and synergy governance support with workstream management, reporting dashboards, and alignment across culture, systems, and processes.
A continuous, embedded Corporate Development as a Service model combining strategy, M&A, integration, and synergy governance into one scalable platform.
Transjovan Capital helps enterprises navigate high-stakes growth decisions with consulting services grounded in strategy, transaction execution, and operational follow-through. The firm supports leaders across corporate development, M&A, joint ventures, integration, and capital allocation, combining ex-Big-4 and ex-CXO experience with sector insight. The result is practical guidance, sharper execution, and value measured by outcomes rather than activity alone.
Enterprises rely on Transjovan Capital for strategic clarity, execution depth, and experienced advisory leadership.
Partner-led execution backed by ex-Big-4, ex-CEO, CFO, and board-level operating experience.
Cross-border advisory capabilities spanning the US, Europe, India, and APAC for complex enterprise mandates.
Value is measured through synergy capture, strategic progress, and execution impact—not deal volume.
Deep expertise across Industrials, Consumer, B2B Services, Financial Services, and Emerging Technology sectors.
Experienced leaders guiding complex strategic decisions.
Managing Partner
Gaurav Asthana is the Managing Partner at Transjovan Capital and brings more than 21 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and private equity. An ex-Ernst & Young and KPMG professional, he is widely recognized for cross-border M&A execution across four continents. He has advised Fortune 500 corporations, large conglomerates, and private equity funds on cumulative transactions worth USD 15 billion. His experience includes retained buy-side mandates for globally recognized enterprises such as Blackstone, Mahindra, Legrand, Altana, Sumitomo, and Cummins. Under his leadership, the firm earned recognition as the Best M&A Advisory Firm in India. He also serves in prominent industry bodies including the Indo-American, Indo-French, and Indo-German Chambers of Commerce, reflecting his strong global business network.
Head - Consumer
Deoki Muchhal is a strategist and advisor with extensive leadership experience across large multinational organizations. Having served as MD and CFO at Cargill India, he has led acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and technology transformation initiatives designed to unlock long-term enterprise value. His background includes board-level exposure, corporate restructuring, turnaround strategy, and successful merger integration. Deoki brings a practical operator's perspective to strategic advisory, helping clients align financial, operational, and transformation priorities. He also has a strong interest in ventures that improve competitiveness through digital technologies. A meritorious Chartered Accountant and alumnus of a Fortune 50 high-performance leadership academy, he adds seasoned financial and strategic judgment to complex growth and transaction mandates.
Head – Financial Services
Rajesh Relan brings 37 years of experience, including 25 years in senior leadership roles across the insurance industry in India and the Asia Pacific region. He previously served as Managing Director of PNB MetLife India Insurance and has deep expertise in strategy, governance, financial planning, business transformation, and M&A. His career includes launching and scaling businesses, leading turnarounds, and executing acquisitions, including the purchase of an insurance broking company. Rajesh also serves as an independent director on boards of publicly listed companies, including Singer India Ltd. and Jaykay Enterprises. His involvement with industry bodies such as CII, FICCI, Amcham, and USIBC reflects broad market engagement. He contributes seasoned boardroom insight to strategic growth and transaction advisory assignments.
Head – IT Services
Anuraag Guptaa has 27 years of experience in IT services spanning BFSI, consulting, professional services, and BPO. He has held CEO and board-level roles at organizations including First Meridian, Quess Corp, Capgemini, and Gulf Bank. At Quess Corp, he helped build India's largest technology staffing firm, culminating in a 2016 IPO at a valuation of USD 2 billion. His strengths include operational transformation, P&L leadership, greenfield venture incubation, organizational restructuring, and navigating complex M&A environments. Anuraag also mentors and invests in niche startups, bringing a growth-oriented perspective to advisory work. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and holds an MBA from LSE, NYU Stern, and HEC Paris, along with Six Sigma Master Black Belt certification from GE.
Senior Advisor
Chetan Tolia brings more than 30 years of leadership experience across major industrial organizations. He has served as a director on the boards of 10 Tata companies and was CEO and Executive Director of WREPL, a Tata Power company in the renewables business. His background also includes serving as Chief HR Officer of Tata Power, CEO of Tata BlueScope Steel Limited, and head of Strategy & Planning at Tata Steel. He played a key role in forming the BlueScope Steel and Tata Steel joint venture and in shaping growth strategy for large industrial businesses. With deep exposure to strategy, joint ventures, board governance, and industrial operations, Chetan adds valuable manufacturing and infrastructure insight to enterprise advisory engagements.
Senior Advisor
In consulting, JV stands for joint venture. It refers to a strategic arrangement where two or more businesses collaborate to pursue a shared opportunity, market, capability, or investment objective. Advisory support typically includes partner evaluation, strategic fit analysis, structure design, governance planning, risk assessment, and post-deal integration so the venture can operate effectively and create measurable value.
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Active across leading international chambers.
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For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 1800 102 5700. You can also send us a quick email at info@transjovancap.com.
For immediate assistance, feel free to give us a direct call at 1800 102 5700. You can also send us a quick email at info@transjovancap.com.