Gaurav AsthanaManaging Partner, Transjovan Capital

Gaurav is a Founding Partner of the firm and brings 21+ years of experience in the Mergers & Acquisitions industry. He is a globally recognised authority on cross-border M&As, having worked across 4 continents.

Transjovan Capital is a pre-eminent global M&A specialist firm with offices in New York, New Delhi, Paris and Sydney. Incepted in 2011, the firm has advised 200+ clientele on Strategic M&A and growth capital transactions worth over USD 10 Bn cumulatively.

Ex-Ernst & Young, KPMG, Gaurav has advised several Fortune 500 corporations, large Indian conglomerates and PE funds. He has been a preferred buy-side M&A advisor for acquisitive corporations like Legrand (France), Altana (Germany), Sumitomo (Japan), Cummins (USA), Blackstone, Mahindra group and APL Apollo. He is widely regarded as a maverick i-banker who has architected several marquee deals. 

Under his leadership, the firm has been acknowledged as the “Best M&A Advisory firm in India”.

His professional associations include:

- Council Member, Indo-American Chamber of Commerce

- Member, Indo-French Chamber of Commerce

- Member, Indo-German Chamber of Commerce

- Limited Partner, IAN fund

- Charter member, TiE Global