Perfios CFO Prashant Mahagaonkar Shares Insights on M&A and Capital Discipline

23 Oct 2026, 5:00 pm · 15h ago · 1 min read · Inc42

In an interview, Perfios Group CFO Prashant Mahagaonkar shared insights on evolving finance leadership, strategic capital allocation, and post-merger integration. With over 25 years of finance experience, Mahagaonkar highlighted how modern CFOs must balance founder growth ambitions with financial discipline, especially when evaluating acquisition targets and assessing returns on emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. Perfios, a B2B SaaS fintech serving over 1,000 financial institutions globally, relies heavily on post-deal execution to unlock synergies and long-term value. He emphasized that structured integration and financial scrutiny remain critical for sustained enterprise growth.