Jayendra Shah

Jayendra is the Founder partner of the firm with over 40 years of experience in commercial negotiations and business advisory services .He has an established track record of delivering value to clients and driving growth and has advised leading Indian conglomerates, entrepreneurs, funds etc. He serves as an advisor and independent Director on the Boards of various companies providing strategic inputs on improving business profitability, competitive positioning etc. His commercial acumen has enabled him to negotiate various deals on joint ventures, investments, divestments, family settlements etc. and achieve a win-win situation. His other areas of specialisation include Family Governance

Jayendra is also the Director of Trans-continental Capital Advisors Pvt. Ltd., a boutique investment bank focused on special situations and private equity investments in mid-sized companies in India.

Jayendra has a Bachelor’s degree in Arts (Economics) from the Mumbai University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1981.

Areas of specialisation

  • Business advisory
  • Commercial Negotiations
  • Financial and Business Turnaround
  • M & A and Business Valuations – Domestic and International
  • Business and Financial Due Diligence
  • Family Governance

He has a Bachelor’s degree in Arts (Economics) from the Mumbai University and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1981.

Diana Mathias

Diana Mathias is a partner at the firm with nearly 14 years of experience in business structuring and transaction advisory services. Diana’s focus area has been on Corporate law advisory, Cross border advisory-structuring of inbound and outbound transactions and Transaction support. Her other areas of specialization include, ESOP Advisory, Valuations, Estate and trust planning.
Diana has advised many large promoters on navigating through their complex family business structures including advising family offices in efficient investment structures in domestic as well international markets. She has advised on various M&A transactions from commercial and tax perspective. Diana, in her career has done various valuations both business and regulatory valuations for Income Tax, Companies Act and Foreign Exchange Regulations across various industries. She has cleared the valuation examination conducted by IBBI in 2021.

She has addressed various forums including WIRC, Bombay Chartered Accountant Society and is a frequent contributor to articles in various technical journals and online platforms.

She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management Studies and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2007.

Areas of specialisation

  • Business restructuring
  • Transaction advisory /support
  • Cross border advisory
  • ESOP advisory
  • Valuations
  • Estate and Trust planning