Our People
We are a people first firm. Our global team, based across Singapore, Mumbai, Delhi, Gurgaon, New York, Dubai and Mauritius, come from diverse backgrounds, with decades of experience in leading global firms.
Senior Leaders
Sameer Sain
Sameer Sain is the co-founder and CEO of Everstone . He is Based in Singapore. Sameer is actively involved in managing the firm and overseeing the business in each location, dividing his time between all the Everstone offices across multiple regions. Before Everstone, Sameer spent 11 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Managing Director in the Investment Management Division and held the position of Head of Institutional Wealth Management and the Special Investments Group (International). Prior to his appointment as Managing Director, he spent eight years managing public market portfolios for Goldman Sachs clients, investing globally across multiple asset classes. Sameer holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai, a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University.
Atul Kapur
Atul Kapur is co-founder of and CIO of Everstone. Based in Singapore, he divides his time between all the Everstone offices to successfully oversee investments in each location. Before Everstone, Atul spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs where he was a Managing Director in the Principal Strategies Group, based out of London. Prior to this, Atul worked in the Principal Investment Area group of Goldman Sachs in both Asia and Europe, deploying the Goldman Sachs Capital Partners family of funds. Atul holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Delhi and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Alok Oberoi
Alok Oberoi is the Executive Chairman and has transitioned from a non-executive to a full-time leadership role at Everstone. He has been a shareholder of Everstone and is an active member of its various Investment Committees. Alok spent over 14 years at Goldman Sachs where he was named as a General Partner in 1996 and was the Co-Founder and Chairman of ACPI. He has a Master’s degree in Business Administration as well as a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.
Dhanpal Jhaveri
Dhanpal Jhaveri is Vice Chairman Everstone and CEO EverSource (a partnership between Lightsource BP and Everstone), Everstone’s Climate Impact business. Before Everstone, Dhanpal was Director of Corporate Strategy at Vedanta Resources, Head of Investment Banking at ICICI Securities and Partner at KPMG, one of the Big Four auditors. Dhanpal has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and a Master of Business Administration from Babson College.
Rajesh Jaggi
Rajesh Jaggi is Vice Chairman of Everstone’s Real Estate business+. Prior to joining Everstone, Rajesh was the Managing Director of a USD 400-million listed real estate company, where he led the successful commissioning of projects that totaled 28 million square feet of real estate across residential, commercial and retail space. Rajesh holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and a Master of Business Management and Finance from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, Babson College in Boston.
Shailesh Shirali
Shailesh Shirali is Vice Chairman and heads Special Sits vertical at Everstone. Shailesh is based in Mumbai, India. Before moving to Everstone in July 2020, , Shailesh headed the Wholesale Credit business at Everstone investee companies Indostar Capital and Future Capital where he successfully started and built a very profitable high yield credit business. Before this, Shailesh headed the Wholesale Credit and Structured Finance business at Merrill Lynch and Rabobank India. Shailesh started his career at ICICI in 1993 where he was the founder member of the Credit Risk Department. Shailesh holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Pratibha Jain
Pratibha Jain is Head of Strategy, Group General Counsel and a member of the Management Committee at Everstone. In addition to overseeing all legal matters across the Group, Pratibha also leads strategy for the Group. Before joining Everstone, Pratibha was a Partner at Nishith Desai Associates, where she founded their New Delhi office and led their Funds and Regulatory practice. She has over two decades of international and Indian experience and has worked with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong, with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP in Hong Kong, and with Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong and Mumbai. Pratibha holds a Master of Laws from the Harvard University, a Bachelor of Civil Laws from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Delhi. She heads the Regulatory Committee of IVCA and is Co- Head of the American Bar Association’s India Committee.
Sanjoy Chatterjee
Sanjoy Chatterjee is Global Head of Business Development and President of Americas. He is based in Singapore, Prior to joining Everstone, Sanjoy worked in the United States as an independent consultant, leading business development efforts for CellNet Data Systems. He also spent four years as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company – gaining significant experience in the consumer, energy, and entertainment sectors. Sanjoy holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Avnish Mehra
Avnish Mehra is Senior Managing Director and Co-Head, Private Equity at Everstone . Avnish is responsible for leading deal teams in the healthcare and media sectors as well as special situations. He is based in Singapore. Avnish has over 18 years’ of experience in global investment firms based in Asia and Europe and has worked with ABN Amro and Virgin Media. Most recently, he was a member of the team that established the India business for Advent International. Avnish holds a Bachelor of Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, with a Master of Economics from Cambridge University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder from the CFA Institute in the USA.
Roshini Bakshi
Roshini Bakshi is Managing Director and Head Impact at Everstone and based in Singapore. Roshini is responsible for evaluating new opportunities in the consumer space , and leads operational improvements for Everstone’s portfolio companies, specifically around talent management and brand transformation. Roshini also heads Impact and Responsible Investing for Everstone. Before joining Everstone, Roshini was the CEO and Managing Director at the Walt Disney Company, South Asia. Roshini has also worked with Unilever, American Express, Prudential, Mattel and Polaris in sales and marketing roles across India and the UK. She currently serves as an independent director on the boards of Persistent Systems Ltd and JM Financial Services Ltd in India. Roshini holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, with a Master of Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Sanjay Gujral
Sanjay Gujral is Chief Business Officer at Everstone. He is based in Singapore. He was previously Regional Managing Director at L Catterton Asia, where he was part of the leadership team and investment committee, Managing Director – India at L Catterton Asia and Executive Director at Everstone Capital. Before moving to the buy side, he worked in corporate finance advisory with Arthur Andersen, EY and Ambit Corporate Finance. Sanjay completed his MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and B Com (H) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.
Rajesh Mehta
Rajesh Mehta is Managing Director and Chief Business Officer, India. He is based in Mumbai. Rajesh has over 25 years of experience working with renowned global and Indian companies, including Ashmore Group, Tata Sons, HSBC, and KPMG. Rajesh holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and has completed an advanced programme in management at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He is also a certified Chartered Accountant.
Prashant Desai
Prashant Desai is Senior Advisor at Everstone Capital and is currently seconded to Burger King India as head of strategy and investor relations. He has over 25 years of business experience in both creating and running businesses. In 2017, Prashant co-founded an exciting ‘made in India’ technology-led sports brand called D:FY. Prior to creating D:FY, Prashant worked with the Future Group, Rare Enterprises and was also the CEO & MD of Financial Technologies, a promoter of MCX, IEX, DGCG, SGX and MSEI exchanges. He is a Chartered Accountant and an all-India fourth ranked Cost & Works Accountant.
Founder
Atul Kapur
Atul Kapur is co-founder of and CIO of Everstone. Based in Singapore, he divides his time between all the Everstone offices to successfully oversee investments in each location. Before Everstone, Atul spent 12 years at Goldman Sachs where he was a Managing Director in the Principal Strategies Group, based out of London. Prior to this, Atul worked in the Principal Investment Area group of Goldman Sachs in both Asia and Europe, deploying the Goldman Sachs Capital Partners family of funds. Atul holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Delhi and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Sameer Sain
Sameer Sain is the co-founder and CEO of Everstone . He is Based in Singapore. Sameer is actively involved in managing the firm and overseeing the business in each location, dividing his time between all the Everstone offices across multiple regions. Before Everstone, Sameer spent 11 years at Goldman Sachs, where he was a Managing Director in the Investment Management Division and held the position of Head of Institutional Wealth Management and the Special Investments Group (International). Prior to his appointment as Managing Director, he spent eight years managing public market portfolios for Goldman Sachs clients, investing globally across multiple asset classes. Sameer holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai, a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts and a Master of Business Administration from Cornell University.
Board
Shailesh Shirali
Shailesh Shirali is Vice Chairman and heads Special Sits vertical at Everstone. Shailesh is based in Mumbai, India. Before moving to Everstone in July 2020, , Shailesh headed the Wholesale Credit business at Everstone investee companies Indostar Capital and Future Capital where he successfully started and built a very profitable high yield credit business. Before this, Shailesh headed the Wholesale Credit and Structured Finance business at Merrill Lynch and Rabobank India. Shailesh started his career at ICICI in 1993 where he was the founder member of the Credit Risk Department. Shailesh holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Rajesh Jaggi
Rajesh Jaggi is Vice Chairman of Everstone’s Real Estate business+. Prior to joining Everstone, Rajesh was the Managing Director of a USD 400-million listed real estate company, where he led the successful commissioning of projects that totaled 28 million square feet of real estate across residential, commercial and retail space. Rajesh holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and a Master of Business Management and Finance from F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business, Babson College in Boston.
Dhanpal Jhaveri
Dhanpal Jhaveri is Vice Chairman Everstone and CEO EverSource (a partnership between Lightsource BP and Everstone), Everstone’s Climate Impact business. Before Everstone, Dhanpal was Director of Corporate Strategy at Vedanta Resources, Head of Investment Banking at ICICI Securities and Partner at KPMG, one of the Big Four auditors. Dhanpal has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and a Master of Business Administration from Babson College.
Alok Oberoi
Alok Oberoi is the Executive Chairman and has transitioned from a non-executive to a full-time leadership role at Everstone. He has been a shareholder of Everstone and is an active member of its various Investment Committees. Alok spent over 14 years at Goldman Sachs where he was named as a General Partner in 1996 and was the Co-Founder and Chairman of ACPI. He has a Master’s degree in Business Administration as well as a Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University.
Everstone Team
Prashant Desai
Prashant Desai is Senior Advisor at Everstone Capital and is currently seconded to Burger King India as head of strategy and investor relations. He has over 25 years of business experience in both creating and running businesses. In 2017, Prashant co-founded an exciting ‘made in India’ technology-led sports brand called D:FY. Prior to creating D:FY, Prashant worked with the Future Group, Rare Enterprises and was also the CEO & MD of Financial Technologies, a promoter of MCX, IEX, DGCG, SGX and MSEI exchanges. He is a Chartered Accountant and an all-India fourth ranked Cost & Works Accountant.
Rajesh Mehta
Rajesh Mehta is Managing Director and Chief Business Officer, India. He is based in Mumbai. Rajesh has over 25 years of experience working with renowned global and Indian companies, including Ashmore Group, Tata Sons, HSBC, and KPMG. Rajesh holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Mumbai and has completed an advanced programme in management at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He is also a certified Chartered Accountant.
Sanjay Gujral
Sanjay Gujral is Chief Business Officer at Everstone. He is based in Singapore. He was previously Regional Managing Director at L Catterton Asia, where he was part of the leadership team and investment committee, Managing Director – India at L Catterton Asia and Executive Director at Everstone Capital. Before moving to the buy side, he worked in corporate finance advisory with Arthur Andersen, EY and Ambit Corporate Finance. Sanjay completed his MBA from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and B Com (H) from Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University.
Roshini Bakshi
Roshini Bakshi is Managing Director and Head Impact at Everstone and based in Singapore. Roshini is responsible for evaluating new opportunities in the consumer space , and leads operational improvements for Everstone’s portfolio companies, specifically around talent management and brand transformation. Roshini also heads Impact and Responsible Investing for Everstone. Before joining Everstone, Roshini was the CEO and Managing Director at the Walt Disney Company, South Asia. Roshini has also worked with Unilever, American Express, Prudential, Mattel and Polaris in sales and marketing roles across India and the UK. She currently serves as an independent director on the boards of Persistent Systems Ltd and JM Financial Services Ltd in India. Roshini holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from St Stephen’s College, Delhi, with a Master of Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad.
Avnish Mehra
Avnish Mehra is Senior Managing Director and Co-Head, Private Equity at Everstone . Avnish is responsible for leading deal teams in the healthcare and media sectors as well as special situations. He is based in Singapore. Avnish has over 18 years’ of experience in global investment firms based in Asia and Europe and has worked with ABN Amro and Virgin Media. Most recently, he was a member of the team that established the India business for Advent International. Avnish holds a Bachelor of Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, with a Master of Economics from Cambridge University. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder from the CFA Institute in the USA.
Sanjoy Chatterjee
Sanjoy Chatterjee is Global Head of Business Development and President of Americas. He is based in Singapore, Prior to joining Everstone, Sanjoy worked in the United States as an independent consultant, leading business development efforts for CellNet Data Systems. He also spent four years as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company – gaining significant experience in the consumer, energy, and entertainment sectors. Sanjoy holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and a Master of Public Policy from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
Pratibha Jain
Pratibha Jain is Head of Strategy, Group General Counsel and a member of the Management Committee at Everstone. In addition to overseeing all legal matters across the Group, Pratibha also leads strategy for the Group. Before joining Everstone, Pratibha was a Partner at Nishith Desai Associates, where she founded their New Delhi office and led their Funds and Regulatory practice. She has over two decades of international and Indian experience and has worked with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong, with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP in Hong Kong, and with Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong and Mumbai. Pratibha holds a Master of Laws from the Harvard University, a Bachelor of Civil Laws from the University of Oxford, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Delhi. She heads the Regulatory Committee of IVCA and is Co- Head of the American Bar Association’s India Committee.
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