Ajit chairs the Investment Committee, co-heads firm management, along with Chairman Brian Conway, and oversees TA’s European strategy.
Joining in 1999, Ajit has been at TA for 21 years. Named Managing Partner in January 2017 and CEO in January 2021, he has chaired or co-chaired the firm’s Investment Committee since 2016 and has been on the Executive Committee since 2009. Ajit founded TA’s European efforts in 2003 which has since invested over $5 billion in equity capital.
Career Highlights
- Sponsored 28 investments, 25 of which are fully or partially exited, totalling over $3.5 billion of invested capital
- Been on the deal Investment Committee for more than 150 investments over the last five years.
- Sponsored investments in Europe, the US and India across technology, asset management, payments, medical devices, healthcare services, insurance brokerage, telecom and consumer
- Significant technology experience – nine software, three telecom, one semiconductor and two eCommerce investments
- Exits include eight strategic sales, four IPOs and six secondary sales to PE
Former Experience
- Trilogy Software
- Investcorp International
- Credit Suisse First Boston
Education
- Harvard Business School – MBA, Baker Scholar
- Yale University – BS, magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Electrical Engineering and Economics
Board Representation
Current
- The Access Group
- Eurowag
- ITRS
Former
- Alma Lasers
- CIPRÉS
- CMOSIS
- DNCA Finance
- Drive Assist
- eDreams
- Idea Cellular
- Interswitch
- ION Investment Group
- ION Trading
- SmartStream Technologies
- Sophos
- WIND TELECOM
Former Active Investor
- AVG Technologies
- Dr Lal PathLabs
- Jupiter Fund Management
- M and M Direct
Other
- Board of Advisors of the Jackson Institute, Yale University
Featured Investments

Acquired by Fosun International

IPO: NYSE: AVG; Acquired by Avast

Acquired by Apax Partners MidMarket

Acquired by ams

Acquired by Natixis Global Asset Management

IPO: NSE: LALPATHLAB

Acquired by Charterhouse Capital Partners

Acquired by Permira

IPO: NSE: IDEA




IPO: LSE: JUP

Acquired by BESTSELLER

Acquired by DIFC Investments

Acquired by Apax Partners



Acquired by VimpelCom Ltd.