ANV Overhauls US Transactional Risk Leadership with Sharma Appointment
Event summary
- ANV Group Holdings Ltd. appointed Sarthak Sharma as head of US Transactional Risk on September 11, 2026.
- Sharma joins from Ryan Transactional Risk, bringing a decade of transactional risk and M&A experience.
- Colin Addy and Greg Conroy departed ANV to pursue other opportunities.
- Sharma will focus on growing ANV's US Transactional Risk business and strengthening broker relationships.
The big picture
ANV's appointment of Sharma signals a strategic push to strengthen its US Transactional Risk platform amid a competitive landscape. The departure of Addy and Conroy suggests a leadership transition aimed at driving growth and innovation in complex M&A transactions. Sharma's background in underwriting and legal experience positions ANV to better serve private equity firms and strategic buyers in the US market.
What we're watching
- Execution Risk
- How Sharma's leadership will impact ANV's ability to grow its US Transactional Risk platform.
- Broker Relationships
- Whether ANV can sustain and expand its broker relationships under Sharma's direction.
- Market Differentiation
- The pace at which ANV can create a differentiated offering in the competitive transactional risk space.
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