Private equity firm Palatine has announced a raft of promotions reflecting the team’s contribution over the past 12 months, which saw record levels of investment and exit activity.
Richard Thomas, who leads Palatine’s Midlands office and Business Services sector, and James Gregson who was one of the first people the firm recruited to support its pioneering Impact Fund have been appointed as Partners.
Thomas, who recently led the partial sale of CET Group with the sale of its tech-enabled insurance claims management division to HomeServe plc for GBP53 million, and was heavily involved in the investment of global leading sustainability specialists, Anthesis Group.
Gregson recently led the Impact Fund’s successful maiden exit from Yorkshire based company Estio Training. Based in Manchester, he sits on the boards of portfolio companies adult education provider Back2Work Group, and easyfundraising, the UK’s leading charity reward shopping site.
In the value enhancement team, which works across both of Palatine’s funds, Tom Ross-Jones has been promoted to Senior Portfolio Director and Gareth Wilson to Senior Strategic Growth Director.
In addition, London-based Matt Coles who sits in the board of Impact Fund portfolio companies; Trades Skills 4U and tranScrip and Birmingham-based Tom Hustler, who was involved in the partial sale of CET Group and investment in Anthesis Group, have both been promoted to Investment Director. Meanwhile, Manchester-based Lois Evans, who oversees the firm’s communications channels, has been promoted to Marketing Manager.
