MUMBAI, INDIA – Global IT leader Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) “has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% stake” of the multi-cloud Salesforce consulting firm Coastal Cloud for $700 million.
This move follows TCS’s buying of another Salesforce Summit Partner, ListEngage, back in October 2025. With the addition of Coastal Cloud, TCS can further strengthen its “Salesforce advisory and business consulting capabilities,” bringing the company closer to becoming a Top 5 Salesforce advisory and consulting firm worldwide.
We are delighted to welcome the Coastal Cloud team to the TCS family. Eric, together with Altaf Shaikh from ListEngage, will strengthen our leadership in propelling the next phase of growth for our Salesforce practice.
— Aarthi Subramanian, CEO of TCS
Coastal Cloud’s multi-cloud capabilities strongly complement TCS’s existing Salesforce strength, and together with ListEngage’s expertise, we are poised to build a world-class Salesforce practice to deliver full-stack, custom solutions globally.
— Vikram Karakoti, Global Head of Enterprise Solutions of TCS
What Coastal Cloud Brings to the Table
TCS looks forward to adding Coastal Cloud’s “400 multi-cloud specialists with deep industry expertise,” as well as having access to its diverse customer portfolio.
Our team’s Salesforce and multi-cloud expertise, combined with TCS’s global reach, advanced AI capabilities, and enterprise scale solutions, will allow us to support customers across a broader spectrum of transformation needs.
Together, we can design solutions, modernize complex processes, and unlock new value across industries globally.
— Eric Berridge, CEO of Coastal Cloud
