Saahil Rakyan
Director
Australia and New Zealand
Saahil is a Director in Equiteq's Sydney office and comes with more than ten years of investment banking experience with mid-market and bulge-bracket investment banks across Australia, India and USA.
Value to clients
Saahil has worked on more than 30 buy-side, sell-side, debt and equity capital raise transactions across blue-chip corporations and founder-owned companies, aggregating more than A$25bn in transaction value.
- A career investment banker with expertise in M&A and capital markets advisory
- Breadth of experience having worked on transactions and coverage across financial services, fintech, IT/ ITeS, healthcare services and industrials
- Strong global network and understanding of the business models and practices followed globally
- Skilled at identifying opportunities to create deal tension and maximise value
- Sound commercial acumen and technical skills
Experience
Saahil most recently worked with Macquarie Capital in Australia and USA covering clients primarily in the financial services sector, where he advised on M&A and capital raises. Prior to this, Saahil worked at Axis Capital, a market leading investment bank in India.
Other things about Saahil
- Saahil is an MBA graduate from the Kellogg School of Management, USA and a qualified Chartered Accountant, India
- Saahil enjoys traveling, skiing, tennis and is an evolving blindfold chess player
EXPERTISE
Technology Services & Outsourcing
Software
Management Consulting
Engineering Consulting & Services
Human Capital Management
Marketing, Communications & Information Services
DEALS
Integrc (SAP GRC consulting)
SOLD TO
EY
Noah Consulting (IT strategy and analytics)
SOLD TO
Infosys
The Test People (IT services)
SOLD TO
Livingbridge/ Centre4 Testing
Activeo (IT services)
EQUITY PARTICIPATION WITHIN
Jusfeedback
Activeo (IT services)
ACQUIRED
Kasturi
Spire Research & Consulting (Market research)
MERGED WITH
Yamada Business Consulting
CompriseIT (IT consulting, SAP)
SOLD TO
BackOffice Associates (a Goldman Sachs portfolio company)
Habber Tec Brazil (IT consulting, IBM)
SOLD TO
GFT
PMsquare (IT consulting, IBM analytics)
MERGED WITH
Cornerstone
P2 Consulting (Project and programme management)
MBO LED BY
Lonsdale Capital Partners
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