Sanjeev Mehra

Managing Partner at Periphas Capital

Following a thirty-one year career at Goldman, Sachs & Co., Sanjeev founded and serves as Managing Partner of Periphas Capital. Sanjeev also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Periphas Capital Partnering Corp (PCPC).

Sanjeev was a founding member of Goldman Sachs’ Principal Investment Area (“PIA”), the firm’s private investing arm of its Merchant Banking Division (“MBD”), and over a 27-year tenure in the group, led 37 transactions with an invested cost of $4.8 billion. These included LBOs and growth capital investments in companies in the industrial, business services, technology and consumer sectors. He also served as a Partner of the Firm and on PIA’s Investment Committee for 18 years.

Sanjeev has served on the boards of over 25 portfolio companies including Burger King, ARAMARK, Great Plains Software, Hexcel Corporation, SunGard Data Systems, Interline Brands, KAR Auction Services, Nalco, NetJets, among others. Sanjeev also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Periphas Capital Partnering Corp (PCPC).

Sanjeev serves on the Board of Directors of the World Wildlife Fund. He also serves as a trustee of Oakham School Foundation and Friends of The Doon School. Sanjeev is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, of The Economic Club of New York, and of the Committee of Undergraduate Resources (COUR) of Harvard College. He is a past Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Brunswick School and served as a trustee of Trout Unlimited.

Timeline

  • Managing Partner

    Current role