Tata Consultancy Services has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Coastal Cloud, a leading U.S.-based Salesforce consulting firm, in an all-cash transaction valued at $700 million, significantly expanding its global Salesforce advisory and consulting capabilities and strengthening its AI-led transformation strategy.
The acquisition involves the purchase of a 100 percent stake in Coastal Cloud, a Salesforce Summit Partner founded in 2012 that specializes in enterprise-scale, multi-cloud Salesforce implementations. With this deal, TCS will add more than 400 seasoned Salesforce professionals and over 3,000 multi-cloud certifications to its workforce, enhancing its ability to deliver AI-first, agent-driven transformation initiatives across industries worldwide.
Headquartered in the United States, Coastal Cloud brings deep expertise across Salesforce Sales, Service, Marketing, Revenue, CPQ, Commerce, and Salesforce Data Cloud, along with AI-led advisory and business consulting services. The firm has built long-standing relationships with enterprise and mid-market customers and holds seats on the Salesforce Partner Advisory Board, enabling it to influence product innovation and service development. Salesforce Ventures has been a strategic investor in Coastal Cloud.
This transaction builds on TCS’ October 2025 acquisition of ListEngage, another Salesforce Summit Partner known for its Agentforce, Marketing, and Commerce Cloud expertise. With both acquisitions combined, TCS expects to rank among the top five Salesforce advisory and consulting firms globally, expanding its reach across geographies, industry verticals, and customer segments, including the mid-market.
The addition of Coastal Cloud also strengthens TCS’ strategic presence in the United States, its largest global market, where the company has operated for more than five decades. The acquisition supports TCS’ broader mergers and acquisitions agenda aligned with its core priorities in artificial intelligence, cloud, cybersecurity, digital engineering, and enterprise solutions.
Coastal Cloud will continue to serve its existing customers while leveraging TCS’ global scale, advanced AI capabilities, and enterprise delivery infrastructure. The transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals.
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“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.”
Aarthi Subramanian, Chief Operating Officer, Tata Consultancy Services
“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. Together, we can design solutions, modernize 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.”
Eric Berridge, Chief Executive Officer, Coastal Cloud
“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.”
Vikram Karakoti, Global Head, Enterprise Solutions, Tata Consultancy Services
