Torch Partners
Vijayalakshimi Sethuraman is an accomplished investment banking professional currently serving as an Investment Banking Associate at Torch Partners since July 2021, where significant contributions include involvement in FirstVet's €20M Series C funding round. In addition to this role, Vijayalakshimi is an Angel Investor at HERMESA, a UK-based syndicate supporting female-led startups, and Co-Founder & Managing Trustee of S Sankheetha Shri Charitable Trust. Previous experience includes positions as an M&A Trainee at Rise Up, where Vijayalakshimi identified M&A targets, and analytical internships at Torch Partners and BNP Paribas, focusing on financial modeling and analysis. A graduate of ESSEC Business School with a Grand Ecole Master in Management and a B.E. in Computer Science from Anna University Chennai, Vijayalakshimi has also contributed to strategic projects at Google and held engineering roles at Fidelity Investments.
Torch Partners
Torch Partners is a leading M&A and private capital markets adviser to the Digital Infrastructure, Software and Technology sectors. The deep knowledge of these fast-growing industry sectors among their senior-led specialist teams has evolved over 20 years of successfully advising and supporting mid-market public companies and private equity investors on their M&A and growth equity transactions. The Torch Partners team focuses on creating valuable long-term relationships with ambitious, high-growth companies, their management teams and top tier private equity investors. We bring domain-led insights and strategic value to our projects across M&A, private capital markets, SPAC & IPO advisory. Torch’s success over the last two decades has been driven by a distinct combination of uncompromising, independent advice and a focus on strong long-term relationships with key decision makers across corporates, the private equity landscape and founder-led companies, resulting in a track record of repeat client engagements. We bring insight driven analytical rigour, sector domain knowledge and a 'think like an investor' mindset to distinctly position each technology business we represent. Operating from our offices in London and Paris, we provide advice to clients on a global basis across four technology focus areas: • Digital Infrastructure • Software, Data & Analytics and Tech-Enabled • FinTech • Digital Consumer