65 Equity Partners

Leon Brujis

Leon is a Partner and Co-Head of US at 65 Equity Partners, based in New York.

Leon brings nearly two decades of investing experience, partnering with and supporting the growth of family and founder-owned businesses. Most recently, he served as a Partner and a Member of the Management Committee at Palladium Equity Partners, where he led investments in the services and consumer sectors. During his tenure at Palladium, Leon served on multiple boards, including
TransForce, Daniel’s Jewelers, Cannella Response Television, Celeritas, Del Real Foods, Pronto Insurance, Raben Tire and Teasdale.

Leon also serves as the Chairperson of New America Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing capital access for women and minority-owned firms, particularly in the Asset Management Sector. He began his Wall Street career in investment banking at the mergers and acquisitions group at Lehman Brothers.

Leon earned a M.S. in Finance, Economics & Cost Engineering and a B.S. in Operations Research (magna cum laude) at The George Washington University.

Donald Reed

Donald is a Senior Associate at 65 Equity Partners, based in New York.

He joined 65 Equity Partners from Sageview Capital where he focused on growth equity transactions in software and technology businesses. Donald started his career as a Tech M&A Analyst at DBO Partners.

Donald holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with a supplementary major in History from the University of Notre Dame.

Dheeraj Mehta

Dheeraj is Managing Director at 65 Equity Partners, based in New York.

He joined 65 Equity Partners from Temasek where he has been since 2010. He had various market and sector roles including Consumer, Industrials, Financial Services and Agri-Food. Since 2010, Dheeraj has invested over US$5b across more than 20 completed transactions, across private and public equity in Asia and the Americas.

Dheeraj is currently a Board member of Tower Capital Asia and Voloagri and had previously served on the boards of Pivot Bio and Upside Foods. Prior to Temasek, Dheeraj was part of the M&A team at Rothschild.

Dheeraj has a Bachelor of Computer Engineering from Delhi Institute of Technology and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management.