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From tennis pro to M&A advisor

Episode 13 Jun 11, 2026
Guest
Ankesh Bhargava Founder and Managing Partner of Anreya Capital Advisors

Harsh is joined by Ankesh Bhargava, Founder and Managing Partner of Anreya Capital Advisors. A chartered accountant by training and a former professional tennis player, Ankesh has closed over $1.1 billion in transactions across the US, Europe, and APAC. 

In this episode, he takes us inside two landmark tech deals – the TYNYBAY sale to RVAI Global, one of India’s early agentic AI acquisitions, and the ZeTechno sale to Saksoft, where the seller overachieved revenue targets by 400% in year one. 

Listen to Ankesh’s insights on: 

  • Why founders choose synergy over the highest bid 
  • What Satyam’s fraud taught him about due diligence 
  • Three things sellers must evaluate before signing a LOI
  • Why he walked away from a ₹1,000 crore deal (~$100 million)
  • How competitive tennis shapes his approach to dealmaking