Lakshmikant Sharma

Co-Founder

LK is Co-Founder of Yajur Knowledge Solutions (YKS), a deal execution support firm built for M&A advisors and business brokers. YKS works behind the scenes on valuations, CIMs, financial analysis and buyer outreach, helping advisors take on more mandates and close them faster. The firm has supported 600+ transactions across the United States, India and Australia.

Lakshmikant began his career in 2015 with the Investment Banking team at Tata Capital in India. In 2018 he moved to sell-side advisory in the US lower middle market with Transworld M&A Advisors and Murphy Business (Murphy M&A Advisors), where he saw first-hand how much of a deal’s success depends on preparation. He then founded Valuecraftz, later rebranded as Yajur Knowledge Solutions, to give advisors that preparation capacity on demand.

Over the past decade, he has worked on and closed transactions across healthcare, medical devices, testing, inspection and certification (TIC), and real estate. He is also a regular guest speaker at management institutes in India, mentoring students who are starting their own businesses.

Oct. 28, 2026

Scaling Your Deal Capacity Without Losing Quality

When deal work piles up faster than your team can handle it, what is the smartest way to add capacity without losing quality or your client’s trust? David talks with Sailesh Sridhar and Lakshmikant “LK” Sharma, co-founders of Yajur Knowledge Solutions, about what advisors should always keep, what is safe to hand off, and why trust is still the most important word in M&A. Summary It’s Friday afternoon. You just won the listing, your client wants to go to market in three weeks, you have four...

Guests: Sailesh Sridhar , Lakshmikant Sharma

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