Rajesh Gade (RG) — Founder, Advisor & Sutradhar

Rajesh Gade founded Exigo Consulting after decades spent building, leading and navigating businesses from the inside. His career spans IT infrastructure, communications and healthcare, including Business Head and CEO responsibilities across multiple ventures.

Having personally experienced entrepreneurship, business transitions and exits, Rajesh approaches M&A not as a theoretical exercise but as a founder-to-founder conversation. He understands that behind every valuation is a business built over years — and behind every transaction are people, expectations, risks and emotions that need to be managed with care.

Rajesh describes his role as that of a Sutradhar: the thread that connects founders, buyers, investors, advisors and specialists while keeping sight of the larger strategic story.

He remains closely involved in mandates — understanding the business, shaping the proposition, opening relevant conversations, navigating negotiations and helping stakeholders maintain momentum through diligence and closure.

His experience gives Exigo a practical lens on IT Services and IT Staffing economics: delivery capability, utilization, client concentration, leadership depth, recurring relationships, margins, bench strength, technology practices and the factors that influence strategic value.

This operating perspective is complemented by Exigo’s strategic advisors across valuation, law, governance, finance and talent.