Percheron Capital has named Manish Goyal as Managing Director and Head of its Portfolio Support Group, reinforcing the firm’s commitment to driving value creation across its portfolio of essential services businesses. Goyal will lead a multidisciplinary team organized into Centers of Excellence focused on Talent, Technology and AI Enablement, Portfolio M&A, Post-Merger Integration, Go-To-Market Acceleration, and Office of the CFO.
In this role, Goyal will collaborate closely with portfolio company CEOs to accelerate organic growth and execute high-velocity M&A strategies. His appointment reflects Percheron’s tailored approach to operational support and strategic scaling.
Goyal brings over 25 years of experience spanning private equity, technology, and consulting. He previously served as Operating Partner at Berkshire Partners, where he led value creation initiatives and AI adoption across software and tech-enabled services. His prior roles include Group Chief Strategy Officer at Singtel, Partner at McKinsey & Company, and Head of Revenue and Base Management at Sprint. He began his career as a software design engineer at Microsoft.
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“Our Portfolio Support Group is the cornerstone of Percheron’s operationally-intensive value creation model, collaborating with our CEOs to scale exceptional businesses in essential services sectors through leading organic growth and high-velocity M&A. Manish brings a rare combination of operational excellence and AI-enablement experience that will help us deliver even greater long-term value to our partner companies and investors.”
Chris Collins, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Percheron
“This appointment builds on Percheron’s strong momentum and underscores our commitment to assembling an industry-leading team and maintaining an unrelenting focus on innovation. We are particularly excited to draw on Manish’s expertise to expand the firm’s capabilities and capture the transformative impact of AI on essential services businesses.”
Chris Lawler, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Percheron
“I’m thrilled to join the Percheron team. Advances in AI are creating powerful tailwinds for essential services, enabling superior customer outcomes, growth acceleration, and profitability levels previously considered unachievable. With its singular focus on essential services business models, Percheron is uniquely positioned to lead AI adoption in this sector. I look forward to partnering with Percheron’s portfolio CEOs to drive transformational growth and value creation across the portfolio.”
Manish Goyal
