Acumen: Your Trusted Partner in Mergers And Acquisitions.

Why Acumen?

Services

• M&A and Growth Capital

  As specialists in M&A transaction advisory, we provide buy-side as well as sell-side advisory. We also assist our clients in raising private equity/ venture capital funding to expand, enter new markets or finance a significant acquisition with or without a change in control.

• Due Diligence

  Acumen specializes in conducting accounting and financial due diligence on the target company on behalf of the client.

• Valuation

  We provide valuation services including business valuation, valuation of intangible assets, valuations for arbitrations, purchase price allocations and valuations for regulatory compliances.

• Data Room Assistance

  Acumen assists clients in getting ready for a due-diligence by setting up a data room. Acumen helps provide the relevant and timely information needed for the due diligence review conducted by the buyer or investor.

• IM and Business Model

  We provide research assistance on different aspects of transactions such as buyer’s list, information memorandums, analytical review of target companies, business model preparation etc. for our clients.

• Financial Process Outsourcing

  We assist the Management by leveraging financial analytics tools including designing MIS and financial dashboards, optimisation of costs, post-deal assistance, IPO assistance and streamlining of financial processes.

What our Clients Say

• Video testimonial: Kishore Keswani, Managing Director, Shore Auto Rubber Exports
• Video testimonial: Utpal Sheth, CEO, TRUST Capital
• Video testimonial: K. Pandiarajan and Latha Rajan, Co-Founders, Ciel HR Services 
• Video testimonial: Hemant Jalan, Founder MD, Indigo Paints
• Video testimonial: Siddharth Runwal, Founder, Provilac Dairy Farms
• Video testimonial: Dr. Richardson Ajayi, Executive Vice Chairman, Bridge Clinic, Nigeria
• Video testimonial: Johannes Altmann, Manager Controlling, MR, Germany
• Video testimonial: Min Yang, Senior Manager - Asia Tax, IAC, China
• Video testimonial: Suraj Rupani, Promoter, Panaserv, Nigeria
• Video testimonial: Mark Khabe, Co-Founder, Prime BPM, Australia
• Video testimonial: H. R. Gaikwad, Chairman, BVG India
• Video testimonial: Uma Chidambaram, Executive Vice President, Objectwin Technologies, USA

Browse through our list of successful deals done.

Team Acumen

At Acumen, we strive to add value at every stage of your dealings with us. The team at Acumen is a good mix of professionals from diverse backgrounds with extensive experience in the field of mergers and acquisition and transaction support advisory. Our team includes chartered accountants, finance professionals, and management graduates.

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Our Clients

144 clients across industries including Healthcare & Lifesciences, Software, Electricals & Electronics, Retail & E-Commerce, Auto Ancilliary, IT/ITES, Manufacturing, Private Equity, Business Services, Financial Services, Chemicals, Packaging, Consumer Brand, Engineering, Renewables, Real Estate, Textiles and Apparels, Trading & Distribution.

2025: 500 Engagements completed

• Successful completion of 500 overall engagements by the firm in 2025, these include M&A, valuations, due diligence, data room assistance, post deal assistance, IPO - assistance, and other transaction related assistance
• Assisted Ciel HR in acquiring 3 companies within 6 months

2024: 200 Valuations completed

2023: 100 Due Diligences completed

• Successful completion of 100 due diligence engagements by the firm.
• First cross-continental buy-side deal: Closed a cross-continental deal between Bridge Clinic, Nigeria and BPAS, London.
• Relationship with Abu Dhabi Royal Family: Kickstarted collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Royal Family, advising on the IRH acquisition of Mopani Copper Mines in Zambia - pre as well as post acquisition advisory.

2022: Shore Auto and TVS Mobility Deal

• Facilitated the most marquee deal of Acumen until 2022, with the strategic sale of Shore Auto to TVS Mobility - via Acumen's 'process--driven' M&A approach instead of the traditional 'relationship-driven' M&A deal making.

2021: Africa Expansion

• Entered the Africa market, delivering services to multiple clients across Africa - from in Nigeria and Tanzania, to Zambia and Mauritius.

2020: IPO Assistance

• Supported IPO processes for Indigo Paints, India's fastest growing specialty paints company and BVG India, India's largest integrated services company.

2019: Launched Valuation as a focused Service Line

• Introduced valuation services with Lear Automotive as the first marquee client.
• 2019 also marked a key milestone of 10 years of Acumen.

2018: Kickstarting Relationship with RARE Enterprises

• Established a fruitful partnership with Late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala or the renowned Big Bull of India, RARE Enterprises, supporting multiple due diligence projects since.

2017: PCL-Memco Deal Closure

• First buy-side deal closure with PCL's acquisition of Memco Engineering.

2016: First Overseas Off-Site

• Had our first international off-site, fostering global exposure and collaboration.

2015: Borkar-Suraksha Packers Deal Closure

• Closed the first sell-side M&A deal for Suraksha Packers with Borkar Packaging.

2014: Sequoia-Indigo Paints Deal Assistance

• Played a key role in facilitating Sequoia’s investment in Indigo Paints.

2013: Exclusive Partnership with Woodbridge

• Formed an exclusive strategic alliance with Woodbridge International, a renowned Connecticut US-based M&A advisory firm.

2011: First PE Fund entry for Due Diligence

• Secured Omnivore Capital as the first private equity ('PE') fund due diligence client.

2010: BVG-3i $40MM Deal Closure

• Successfully coordinated a landmark $40 million deal between BVG and 3i.

2009: Acumen Founded

• Launched with a vision to redefine M&A advisory and due diligence.