Alethea names Gyanendra Pati, Gaurav Jain to posts

Alethea Advisors has appointed Gyanendra N Pati as Chief Growth and Marketing Officer and Gaurav Jain as Director and Head of M&A and Global Delivery, expanding its leadership team as it builds its mergers and acquisitions and cross-border advisory work.

The Bengaluru-headquartered firm said Pati will oversee growth strategy, brand positioning and market expansion in India and overseas. Jain will lead transaction execution and offshore delivery operations for domestic and cross-border assignments.

The appointments come as Alethea broadens its work beyond advisory into transaction execution, valuation, IPO readiness and global delivery, in response to demand from clients seeking strategic advice alongside execution support.

Pati brings 22 years of experience across technology, banking, financial services and insurance, fintech, and global capability centres. He has previously held roles at Acuity Analytics, Moody's, Infosys and HP.

Jain has more than two decades of experience in investment banking operations and M&A advisory. He previously held leadership roles at Moody's Corporation and Acuity Analytics, covering North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific.

Growth push

Alethea advises corporates, founders, investors and institutions on strategic transactions, capital initiatives and business transformation programmes. Its services include M&A advisory, valuation, fundraising, financial diligence, strategic finance, IPO readiness, India market-entry strategy and transaction support.

The firm is continuing to strengthen its work across cross-border M&A advisory, strategic finance, valuation services, IPO and capital markets readiness, offshore delivery and India market-entry advisory. It is also expanding support for growth-stage businesses and corporate clients pursuing expansion and transformation plans.

Founder and Managing Director Sumit Kumar said the advisory market was shifting as clients asked for a broader range of support.

"The advisory industry is undergoing a fundamental transformation. Clients today expect far more than traditional consulting or transaction support - they seek strategic partners who can combine execution capability, global delivery excellence, growth intelligence, and market insight into one integrated model," said Sumit Kumar, Founder and Managing Director of Alethea Advisors.

"Gyan and Gaurav bring exceptional leadership experience and complementary strengths that significantly enhance our ability to scale globally while delivering measurable value to clients," Kumar said.

New roles

Pati's remit includes leading the firm's growth agenda and marketing efforts as it seeks to expand its presence in India and selected international markets. His background spans operating companies and information services groups, giving him experience in market development and commercial strategy.

He said companies were seeking clearer guidance as dealmaking and expansion became more complex.

"Businesses today want sharper guidance and execution certainty, especially as markets get more complex," said Gyanendra N Pati, Chief Growth and Marketing Officer at Alethea Advisors.

"The opportunity here is to build an advisory brand that helps organisations unlock value and scale with confidence," Pati said.

Jain will oversee M&A execution and global delivery, placing him at the centre of the firm's efforts to combine advisory work with support through the transaction process. His experience spans investment banking operations and deal advisory across multiple regions.

He said the combination of analytics and execution was becoming more important in international deals.

"There's real opportunity for firms that pair institutional-quality analytics with agile execution," said Gaurav Jain, Director and Head of M&A and Global Delivery at Alethea Advisors.

"That's especially true in cross-border and growth-market deals, where clients need a partner across the full transaction lifecycle," Jain said.

The latest appointments indicate Alethea is investing in senior leadership as competition intensifies in transaction advisory, particularly in areas linked to cross-border dealmaking, market entry and capital raising. The firm is targeting a model that combines strategic advice with execution support for clients ranging from founders to larger corporate and institutional organisations.