Buy-Side M&A
End-to-end buy-side advisory covering acquisition strategy, target sourcing, valuation, diligence, negotiation support, SHA/SPA assistance, and closing readiness for enterprises pursuing inorganic growth.
Transjovan Capital helps enterprises structure M&A deals with sharper strategic alignment, stronger negotiation support, and clearer value creation pathways. From buy-side acquisitions and cross-border transactions to joint ventures, divestitures, and integration planning, the team brings partner-led guidance shaped by complex global mandates and a focus on synergy capture over deal volume.
Strategic advisory solutions covering transaction design, execution support, and post-deal value realization for complex enterprise transactions.
End-to-end buy-side advisory covering acquisition strategy, target sourcing, valuation, diligence, negotiation support, SHA/SPA assistance, and closing readiness for enterprises pursuing inorganic growth.
Advisory for international acquisitions requiring coordinated deal structuring, jurisdictional alignment, and strategic execution across multiple markets and stakeholder groups.
Support for evaluating, structuring, and aligning joint ventures so corporations can pursue partnerships with clearer governance, strategic fit, and integration planning.
Guidance for companies selling business units or assets, with structured support around transaction positioning, deal terms, and strategic separation considerations.
Post-merger integration and synergy governance support designed to help leadership teams track value capture, align workstreams, and maintain board-ready reporting.
Ongoing corporate development support for multi-deal pipelines, portfolio reviews, and transaction-linked strategic initiatives requiring disciplined execution.
The engagement begins by clarifying growth priorities, capital allocation goals, and the role the transaction should play in the broader corporate strategy. This creates a disciplined foundation for evaluating structure options, risk appetite, and value creation targets.
Enterprises rely on the firm for senior-led advice across high-stakes strategic transactions.
Every mandate is led by senior advisors with deep M&A and operating experience.
The team supports transactions across the United States, Europe, India, and APAC markets.
Advisors bring domain knowledge across industrials, consumer, B2B services, and emerging technology.
Engagements emphasize synergy capture and execution outcomes, not simply transaction volume.
Experienced leaders guiding complex strategic transactions.
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
Merger and acquisition deal structuring services help companies design the commercial, strategic, and governance framework of a transaction before signing and closing. This includes evaluating acquisition versus joint venture routes, shaping valuation logic, defining control and economics, supporting term sheets, coordinating diligence priorities, and aligning the deal with integration and synergy goals so the transaction creates measurable long-term value.
Speak with senior advisors about structure, risk, and value creation.
Recognized in India for 2024 excellence.
Connected to global entrepreneurial networks.
Active across major international chambers.
Share your transaction goals, sector focus, or target profile, and a senior advisor will help outline the right next steps.
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.