Mphasis announced the appointment of Jayant Chauhan as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions. Jayant assumed the responsibility in November 2022 and will oversee the entire process of origination, evaluation, structuring, negotiation, execution and post-closing integration of potential acquisition and corporate development transactions. Jayant is an industry veteran with over 20+ years of experience across the telecom, technology and information services evaluating strategic alternatives, capital structure, shareholder distribution policy, potential targets, and acquisition financing opportunities.

He has been involved in multiple M&A transactions totaling over $15 billion in India, EU, and the US, and raising$3.5 billion in capital across equity, debt, and joint ventures. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh and a Master of Business Administration from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in Finance & Accounting. Prior to joiningMphasis, Jayant held leadership positions in high growth companies such as OYO and Upstox and with global investment banks such as J.P. Morgan and BMO Capital Markets.