TCS Acquires Salesforce Consulting Firm Coastal Cloud for $700 Mn

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% stake in Coastal Cloud, a leading Salesforce Summit partner that specialises in Salesforce Consulting for an all cash consideration of $700 million. The transaction is subject to conditions precedent and regulatory approvals.

Founded in 2012, Coastal Cloud is a leading multi-cloud Salesforce consulting firm, specialising in enterprise-scale transformations. They bring AI-led advisory and business consulting capabilities to help customers reimagine Sales, Service, Marketing, Revenue, CPQ, Commerce and Salesforce Data Cloud.

As a Salesforce Summit Partner, Coastal Cloud excels in building deep customer relationships and partnerships. Coastal Cloud also has nominations on the Salesforce Partner Advisory Board which enables them to shape product innovations and develop the services required to support new launches.

Eric Berridge, CEO, Coastal Cloud, said, “Together, we can design solutions, modernise complex processes, and unlock new value across industries globally. Importantly, this partnership gives us a stronger platform to grow, inspire and attract the industry’s best Salesforce and AI professionals. We remain committed to the relationships we have built over the years, and we look forward to expanding them through this partnership.”

In October 2025, TCS strengthened its Salesforce practice with its ListEngage acquisition. With Coastal Cloud, TCS has further strengthened its Salesforce advisory and business consulting capabilities across verticals globally by adding over 400 seasoned professionals with more than 3,000 multi-cloud certifications.

Coastal Cloud’s customer portfolio includes enterprises across industry verticals. TCS will benefit from getting access to mid-market customer segment and synergies it can drive across Coastal and TCS’s customer base.

Aarthi Subramanian, Chief Operating Officer, Tata Consultancy Services, said, “By adding over 400 multi-cloud specialists with deep industry expertise, we are strengthening our advisory and business consulting capabilities and enhancing our AI and data offerings. We are delighted to welcome the Coastal Cloud team to TCS family. Eric, together with Altaf Shaikh from ListEngage will strengthen our leadership in propelling the next phase of growth for our Salesforce practice”.

“These two acquisitions expand our geographic presence, deepen our sector capabilities, and significantly strengthen our talent pool, giving us confidence to meet our aspirations and support clients’ agendas in a rapidly evolving technology landscape,” Vikram Karakoti, Global Head, Enterprise Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services, added.

TCS also said it will continue to pursue the M&A agenda aligned with its core priorities in AI, Cloud, Cybersecurity, Digital Engineering and Enterprise Solutions.