Gareth Petsch​ – Managing Director

MANAGING DIRECTOR

• Gareth Petsch became Managing Director of pH Partners in April 2024. He will lead the Healthcare Services Vertical and oversee the Debt Advisory business.
• Before joining pH Partners, Gareth served as a Partner at a Healthcare Services Private Equity firm, where he completed multiple M&A transactions, spearheaded Fund Capital raising efforts, and conducted acquisition due diligence, overall enhancing the firm’s industry experience.
• Gareth also served as a Director at Citi Commercial Bank, where he led the Healthcare Services division and managed the bank’s SBA lending initiatives and oversaw the Investor Real Estate Portfolio.
• Notably, he founded the Citi Healthcare Services team in 2012, catering to the specialized needs of medical, dental, and veterinary providers across the private sector, ranging from individual practices to large-scale group practices and various outpatient treatment facilities. His team played a pivotal role in facilitating PE and Sponsor roll-ups and implementing DeNovo greenfield growth strategies.
• Gareth’s expertise in healthcare M&A and capital markets earned him recognition as a Washington, D.C. SmartCEO Top Banker. His profound understanding of the challenges faced by individual practitioners and group medical practices underscores his commitment to addressing their unique needs.
• Originally from Durban, South Africa, Gareth relocated to the United States in the late 1990s to embark on his banking career. He holds a degree in Business Management from Varsity College in South Africa and currently resides in Ashburn, Virginia, with his wife and three children.