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From tennis pro to M&A advisor

Episode 13 Jun 08, 2026

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
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