Tata Consultancy Services Ltd. (TCS) said it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% stake in Coastal Cloud, a U.S.-based Salesforce Summit firm that specialises in Salesforce Consulting for all-cash consideration of $700 million.
Founded in 2012, Coastal Cloud is a 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.
It is led by Eric Berridge, a proven Salesforce veteran who has built and scaled category-leading Salesforce services ventures. Salesforce Ventures has been a strategic investor in this firm.
Aarthi Subramanian, Chief Operating Officer, Tata Consultancy Services, said, “This acquisition marks a pivotal milestone in advancing our global Salesforce capabilities and accelerating our AI-led transformation agenda. It is another significant step towards realizing TCS’s vision of becoming world’s largest AI-led Technology Services company. 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,” he said.
Eric Berridge, CEO, Coastal Cloud, said, “This is an exciting new chapter for Coastal Cloud, and joining TCS enables us to serve our customers’ evolving needs with even greater depth, speed, and scale. Our team’s Salesforce and multi-cloud expertise, combined with TCS’ global reach, advanced AI capabilities and enterprise scale solutions, will allow us to support customers across a broader spectrum of transformation needs.”
Vikram Karakoti, Global Head, Enterprise Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services, “Coastal Cloud’s multi-cloud capabilities strongly complement TCS’ 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. 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.”
“TCS remains fully committed to our existing customers, ensuring continuity, consistency, and excellence in service delivery,” he added.
Published – December 10, 2025 10:32 pm IST
