Mike Marocco

Mike Marocco is the Managing Director and Head of Private Equity at Sandler Capital Management, based in New York City. In this role, he is responsible for leading the firm's private equity platform, including sourcing, structuring, and managing investments across various sectors. Sandler Capital Management is known for its expertise in private equity and hedge fund strategies, with a particular focus under Marocco’s leadership on media, communications, business services, and technology sectors.

With over two decades of investment experience, Marocco has played a key role in numerous transactions, bringing a strategic and disciplined approach to portfolio management and value creation. He has served on the board of Farelogix from 2005 to 2011, reflecting his engagement with technology-enabled service businesses and his capacity to drive operational improvement in portfolio companies.

Marocco holds a bachelor's degree in Accounting from the University of Southern Maine and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University. During his tenure at Sandler, he has helped shape the firm's investment strategy, consistently delivering growth through targeted investments in growth-oriented companies and platform build-outs within his sectors of focus.