Buy-side acquisition advisory
Acquisition ofPayCore Technologies
£1.4bn
Led end-to-end execution
Rothmore Capital Partners · London
The record, in figures
£2.9bn
Led end-to-end across 6 transactions at Rothmore Capital Partners
14
Live engagements modelled — DCF, LBO and comparable company analysis
100%
Client retention over a 3-year tenure at VP level, across 4 concurrent mandates
8yrs
Of cross-border transaction experience — Mumbai, then London, since 2017
ISelected transactions
Tombstones from the desk
The banker’s keepsake: one acrylic block per mandate. Deal value, structure, sector and year — and the part Arjun played in it.
Featured mandate · 2025
A £1.4bn UK fintech acquisition, led end to end
- Context
- A FTSE 100 financial group’s acquisition of PayCore Technologies, a UK fintech.
- Role
- Buy-side adviser at Rothmore Capital Partners — Arjun led end-to-end execution of the transaction.
- Outcome
- A £1.4bn acquisition — the headline deal among 6 transactions totalling £2.9bn he has led at Rothmore.
Across the record
Sell-side mandate
Industrial conglomerate
£820m
Sell-side adviser
Rothmore Capital Partners
Cross-border joint venture
UK / UAE infrastructure
£640m
Cross-border JV adviser
Rothmore Capital Partners
Origination
3 new Indian mid-market mandates
£380m
Originated from Mumbai relationships
Rothmore Capital Partners
Sell-side & equity capital
4 sell-side mandates & 2 equity raises
£1.1bn
Executed as Associate
Barclays Capital · London
Cross-border acquisition
Legal, tax & financial due diligence
£640m
Coordinated the due diligence process
Barclays Capital · London
Equity capital markets
7 IPO & QIP transactions
₹4,800 cr
Supported as Analyst
ICICI Securities · Mumbai
IICoverage
One corridor: London, Mumbai, the UAE
Buy-side and sell-side mandates across three markets — a career that started in Mumbai, moved to London, and still originates business along the same line.
United Kingdom
London
Base since joining Barclays Capital in 2019, and at Rothmore Capital Partners since 2022 — including the £1.4bn UK fintech acquisition (2025).
United Arab Emirates
UAE
Adviser on a £640m cross-border joint venture in UK/UAE infrastructure (2023).
India
Mumbai
Where it began: ICICI Securities, 2017–2019, supporting ₹4,800 crore of IPOs and QIPs. Today, the source of 3 new mandates worth £380m.
Sectors
Technology
Industrials
Financial services
Fintech
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Consumer goods
IIICareer
Analyst to Vice President
Three houses, two financial capitals, one through-line: cross-border corporate finance.
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Jun 2017 – Jun 2019
ICICI Securities
Analyst — Corporate Finance · Mumbai
- Supported 7 IPO and QIP transactions raising ₹4,800 crore for clients in industrials and consumer goods.
- Built detailed sector models covering 22 listed companies; reports distributed to 140+ institutional investors.
- Ranked in the top 5% of the annual analyst review in both years; promoted to the London office rotation after 18 months.
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Jul 2019 – Feb 2022
Barclays Capital
Associate — Investment Banking · London
- Executed 4 sell-side advisory mandates and 2 equity raises totalling £1.1bn across technology and healthcare.
- Prepared marketing materials, information memoranda and management presentations for 9 completed transactions.
- Cut model build time by 30% by standardising LBO and merger model templates, adopted team-wide.
- Coordinated legal, tax and financial due diligence workstreams for a £640m cross-border acquisition.
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Mar 2022 – Present
Rothmore Capital Partners
Vice President — M&A Advisory · London
- Led end-to-end execution of 6 transactions totalling £2.9bn, including the £1.4bn acquisition of PayCore Technologies by a FTSE 100 financial group.
- Managed client relationships across 4 active mandates simultaneously; 100% client retention over a 3-year tenure at VP level.
- Built and reviewed DCF, LBO and comparable company models across 14 live engagements.
- Mentored and assessed 6 analysts and associates; 2 promoted to Associate within 18 months of joining the team.
- Expanded Indian mid-market coverage — originated 3 new mandates worth £380m from Mumbai relationships.
IVCredentials & education
Chartered, licensed, examined
CFA Charterholder
CFA Institute · 2021
Series 79
FINRA · 2019
Series 63
FINRA · 2019
FRM Part I & II
GARP · 2020
London Business School
MBA, Finance & Strategy
Distinction
Shri Ram College of Commerce
B.Com (Hons), Accounting & Finance · University of Delhi
First Class · 87th percentile
VCapabilities
The whole deal cycle, evidenced
01
Origination
£380m
3 new Indian mid-market mandates originated from Mumbai relationships.
02
Execution
£2.9bn
6 transactions led end-to-end at Rothmore; materials prepared for 9 completed transactions at Barclays.
03
Client management
100%
Client retention across 4 simultaneous active mandates over a 3-year VP tenure.
Method
- Financial modellingDCF, LBO, M&A accretion/dilution
- ValuationComparable companies, precedent transactions
- Model standardsLBO and merger templates adopted team-wide — 30% faster builds
- Team6 analysts and associates mentored; 2 promoted to Associate within 18 months
Platforms
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Capital IQ
- FactSet
- Dealogic
- Mergermarket
- Excel — advanced, VBA, Power Query
- PowerPoint — pitch books, IMs
VIContact
For mandates across the corridor
- arjun.mehta@email.com
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom
- linkedin.com/in/arjunmehta
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