Adarsh Gupta
About Adarsh Gupta
Adarsh Gupta is the Managing Director at Jefferies, specializing in mergers and acquisitions, IPOs, and SPACs within the software and internet sectors.
Managing Director at Jefferies
Adarsh Gupta has held the position of Managing Director at Jefferies since 2014 in the New York City Metropolitan Area. His role involves significant responsibilities in advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, and special purpose acquisition companies. His expertise extends particularly within the software and internet sectors, focusing on areas such as customer engagement software, including marketing campaign management and customer data management.
Previous Roles and Experience
Before his tenure at Jefferies, Adarsh Gupta has accumulated extensive experience across various roles. Between 2014 and 2015, he worked at EquityZen in Business Development for 3 months. From 2014 to 2017, he served as an Angel Investor at Empire Angels for 3 years. Prior to these roles, he was an Investment Banker in Mergers & Acquisitions at Citi from 2008 to 2014 in the Greater New York City Area. He also had a stint as a Summer Analyst in Leveraged Finance at Bank of America in 2007 for 11 months.
Educational Background
Adarsh Gupta received his formal education at two prestigious institutions. He studied at The Wharton School, earning a Bachelor of Science in Economics with a focus on Finance. Concurrently, he attended the University of Pennsylvania, where he achieved a Bachelor of Science in Engineering in Material Sciences. Both degrees were conferred in 1970.
Specializations and Areas of Focus
Adarsh Gupta specializes in a wide range of sectors and technologies. His areas of focus include customer engagement software, experience management platforms, and advertising and media measurement software. He is involved in performance marketing, lead generation platforms, digital media, mobile apps, and consumer subscription software. Additionally, he advises on interactive entertainment, video games, vertical marketplaces, eCommerce, and digital brands.