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Akshansh Shrivastav

Akshansh Shrivastav

Engagement Manager

Summary

Engagement Manager at EY-Parthenon, Singapore, with 11+ years of expertise in M&A (Buy- and Sell-Side), Strategy, Technology Due Diligence, and Project Management. Currently leading the acquisition of a top Indonesian general insurer, supporting investment thesis validation and identifying technology-driven value-creation opportunities. Reporting directly to EY Partners and spearheading a high-performing team of 5–7 Senior Associates and Associates, driving strategic initiatives and delivering exceptional results. Advised over 10+ PE houses (Carlyle, CVC, KKR, Warburg Pincus, TPG etc.) and corporate clients on multiple Tech Advisory and Value Creation projects. Led M&A Integration PMO for Aramco’s $69Bn acquisition of a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)—one of the largest global transactions. Executed diligence and carve-out assessment for the Asset Management business of a Thailand-based banking group on behalf of a private equity client. Delivered 50+ global transactions (USD 50M–70Bn), shaping technology strategy, and value-creation outcomes across Banking, Insurance, Healthcare, Logistics, and Technology. Certifications: Certified Scrum Master, Scrum Product Owner, Microsoft Azure (AZ-900), ISO 27001, TOGAF 9.2, Six Sigma Green Belt, and ITIL Intermediate (Service Strategy & Service Operations). Completed Business Technology Management specialization from the Indian School of Business. Recognized for being an effective communicator with strong relationship management, interpersonal, and negotiation skills.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Present, Manager

EY Parthenon
08.2024 - Current
  • Lead end-to-end Tech M&A engagements across the transaction lifecycle, including due diligence, technology value creation, carve-outs, business development, practice growth, and project pipeline management
  • Articulate Tech observations into workbooks and reports and prepare key findings documents for Clients (both Financial/Strategic - Buyer or Seller)
  • Supported the carve-out of the Construction Chemicals and Admixture Systems business, operating in over 60 countries, from one of the world's largest chemical producers
  • Key projects include Sell-side M&A support for a major Indonesian bank and AI enabled Finance Function Transformation for a Clinics chain in Singapore etc.
  • Developed a Technology/AI Enabled value-creation roadmap for an Indonesian healthcare chain, identifying multimillion-dollar EBITDA uplift opportunities

Manager

PwC Singapore
02.2022 - 07.2024
  • Supported the Lendlease–Warburg Pincus life sciences and R&D joint venture, Vita Partners, in Singapore
  • Conducted integration and separation risk assessments, synergy evaluations, and detailed analyses to support transaction objectives
  • Partnered with CXOs and PE deal teams to define integration plans, synergy capture initiatives, and separation requirements
  • Key projects included: Sell-side IT diligence for a Singapore-based PE firm on its U.S. manufacturing and packaging portfolio company, buy-side IT diligence for a PE acquisition of Indonesia’s leading industrial gas manufacturer and IT diligence for the acquisition of a hospital and clinical chain in Vietnam

Associate Manager

EY GDS Gurgaon
09.2019 - 01.2022
  • Delivered IT due diligence for global M&A transactions, covering applications, infrastructure, cybersecurity, cloud, operating models, and cost.
  • Developed Day-1 and 100-Day IT plans for integration and separation programs, including entanglement analysis and TSA definition

Associate Consultant

KPMG Global Services Gurgaon
02.2018 - 09.2019
  • Performed stand-alone IT cost assessments and developed cost-to-serve and synergy models, benchmarking IT spend against global standards to identify optimization levers for strategy and restructuring engagements
  • Supported creation of Day 1 Readiness plans and Target Operation Models

Project Management Lead

Dell International
04.2017 - 02.2018
  • Led a Team of 14 Senior Associates responsible for IT Service Management for one of the leading Financial Corporation in the USA
  • Negotiated SLAs and drove service-level improvements, increasing SLA compliance by ~11% and optimizing incident, problem, change, and event management processes
  • Investigating gaps against contractual requirements, documented, improved, and trained - ITIL Event, Incident, Problem, Change, and Service Level Management processes as part of continuous service Improvement

AWS DevOps Engineer

HCL Technologies
10.2014 - 03.2017
  • Architected and deployed AWS Cloud solutions for enterprise clients, covering EC2, VPC, S3, EBS, VPN, and SNS across multi-AZ environments
  • Led cloud infrastructure sizing and readiness assessments with client IT Leadership and drove standardization and automation initiatives that enhanced deployment reliability, reduced delivery effort by 20–25%, and lowered cloud costs by 8–10%.

Education

B. Tech -

Rajasthan Technical University

A1 Certified - French

Alliance française
New Delhi

Skills

Engaged member of The Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants

Vice President of Money Mastery Toastmasters Club, Singapore

Winner of EY Olympiad and Extra Miler Program - SPOT Award

Received KPMG’s Encore Award for exceptional performance in KPMG

HCL Gold Club of Performers Member For being consistent High Performance in three consecutive Quarter and being inducted into HCL’s Jewels Gold Club

Active Volunteer at EY Ripples and Art of Living, Corporate Social Responsibility

Winner of Area D1, District 41, International Speech Evaluation Contest by Toastmasters International

Successfully negotiated and secured sponsorships exceeding $2 million from leading organizations, including Google India and Tata Steel, for the Jaipur Literature Festival

All India West Zone Runner Up – National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN) Competition

Timeline

Present, Manager

EY Parthenon
08.2024 - Current

Manager

PwC Singapore
02.2022 - 07.2024

Associate Manager

EY GDS Gurgaon
09.2019 - 01.2022

Associate Consultant

KPMG Global Services Gurgaon
02.2018 - 09.2019

Project Management Lead

Dell International
04.2017 - 02.2018

AWS DevOps Engineer

HCL Technologies
10.2014 - 03.2017

A1 Certified - French

Alliance française

B. Tech -

Rajasthan Technical University
Akshansh ShrivastavEngagement Manager