Buy-Side M&A
End-to-end acquisition advisory for SaaS companies, covering target mapping, outreach, valuation, diligence, negotiation support, and closing preparation to help accelerate product expansion and market growth.
Transjovan Capital advises SaaS companies on strategic acquisitions, divestitures, growth capital, and post-deal integration with a sharp focus on valuation, scalability, and long-term synergy capture. From target sourcing to Day-1 readiness, the team helps founders and enterprise leaders navigate complex transactions with partner-led execution and cross-border perspective.
Strategic transaction support tailored to SaaS growth, acquisitions, exits, and integration priorities.
End-to-end acquisition advisory for SaaS companies, covering target mapping, outreach, valuation, diligence, negotiation support, and closing preparation to help accelerate product expansion and market growth.
Post-merger integration support for SaaS transactions, including integration planning, synergy tracking, reporting, and alignment across teams, systems, and operating processes after closing.
Capital advisory for SaaS businesses seeking funding for expansion, platform growth, category adjacency, or strategic scaling initiatives tied to long-term enterprise value creation.
Strategic sell-side support for SaaS companies or business units pursuing divestitures, portfolio reshaping, or exits with a focus on value realization and transaction readiness.
Strategic board-level guidance on capital allocation, inorganic growth, and transaction priorities to help SaaS leadership teams make disciplined, high-impact decisions.
Embedded corporate development support for acquisitive SaaS companies needing ongoing help with pipeline management, strategic programs, and transaction execution.
For SaaS companies, the right transaction is about more than closing a deal. Transjovan Capital helps leadership teams evaluate targets, structure growth moves, manage diligence, and plan integration with a focus on recurring revenue quality, product fit, customer retention, and synergy realization. The result is disciplined M&A support built for scalable technology businesses and long-term value creation.
Clients rely on a senior-led team built for complex strategic transactions.
Senior partners stay directly involved throughout strategy, diligence, negotiation, and integration planning.
Global reach across the US, Europe, India, and APAC supports international SaaS transaction opportunities.
Ex-CEOs, CFOs, and board leaders bring practical judgment beyond conventional advisory execution.
The firm emphasizes synergy capture and strategic outcomes, not simply maximizing deal volume.
Experienced leaders guiding complex strategic transactions worldwide.
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
M&A advisory for SaaS companies typically includes acquisition strategy, target identification, valuation support, diligence coordination, negotiation assistance, transaction structuring, and post-close planning. It may also cover divestitures, growth capital, and integration support. For SaaS businesses specifically, advisors often assess recurring revenue quality, retention trends, product fit, customer concentration, and scalability before and after a transaction.
Talk with our advisors about your transaction goals and timeline.
Recognized in India for 2024 excellence.
Connected to global entrepreneurship networks.
Active across major 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.