Buy-Side M&A
End-to-end acquisition advisory covering target mapping, outreach, valuation, diligence, negotiation support, and closing readiness for payment and financial services companies pursuing strategic growth.
Transjovan Capital helps payment and financial services companies in New York navigate acquisitions, divestitures, valuations, and integration with senior-led advisory. From Manhattan boardrooms to cross-border deal execution, the team supports strategic growth with disciplined diligence, synergy planning, and transaction experience shaped by complex global markets.
Senior-led advisory for payment, fintech, and financial services transactions, strategy, and integration needs.
End-to-end acquisition advisory covering target mapping, outreach, valuation, diligence, negotiation support, and closing readiness for payment and financial services companies pursuing strategic growth.
Support for selling business units, assets, or non-core operations with structured positioning, transaction guidance, and strategic execution designed to protect value and improve deal outcomes.
Board-level guidance on capital allocation, inorganic growth, partnerships, and portfolio decisions for payment businesses navigating competitive and regulatory market shifts.
PMI and synergy PMO support that aligns teams, systems, reporting, and value capture so acquired payment platforms can integrate with greater speed and control.
Advisory for international acquisitions involving payment and financial services targets, backed by experience across the US, Europe, India, and APAC markets.
Capital raising support for companies seeking expansion funding, strategic investors, or growth platforms that strengthen market position and long-term scalability.
Payment businesses in New York operate in a fast-moving environment shaped by fintech innovation, investor scrutiny, and complex transaction demands. Transjovan Capital provides partner-led M&A consulting that helps enterprises evaluate targets, structure deals, assess value, and plan integration with clarity. Whether the focus is expansion, divestiture, or cross-border growth, the team brings disciplined execution and sector-aware judgment to every mandate.
Clients rely on experienced, partner-led guidance for complex strategic transactions.
Every mandate is guided by senior advisors with deep M&A and operating leadership experience.
From New York transactions to global targets, the team supports deals across four major regions.
Financial services expertise helps address payment-sector strategy, diligence priorities, and integration risks.
Founded in 2011, the firm has advised 250+ clients on transactions exceeding USD 15 billion.
Experienced advisors supporting 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
Business valuation fees vary based on the company’s size, transaction stage, data quality, and the depth of analysis required. For payment industry transactions, valuation often includes revenue quality, customer concentration, regulatory considerations, technology assets, and comparable deal analysis. A transaction-focused valuation is typically more detailed than a basic estimate because it supports diligence, negotiation, and board-level decision-making.
Talk with senior advisors about your transaction goals and timeline.
Recognized in India for 2024 excellence.
Connected to global entrepreneurship networks.
Supports cross-border business relationships.
Share your acquisition, divestiture, valuation, or integration goals, and our team will follow up with the right advisory perspective.
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.