Palatine promotes six

The firm has promoted James Gregson, Kieran Lawton and James Winterbottom to the position of senior investment director. Gregson joined Palatine in 2017 to assist partners Beth Houghton and Zoe Clements with the deployment of its £100m Impact Fund. He has worked on transactions including E-days and Veincentre.

Lawton has worked at Palatine for four years, having previously worked at BDO in corporate finance. Kieran is involved in a number of Palatine’s consumer-facing businesses and currently sits on the boards of the restaurant chains Gusto and The Alchemist, as well as Zyrofisher, a cycling parts and accessories distributor.

James Winterbottom joined Palatine in 2009. He previously sat on the board of WHP before it was sold to Equistone in March 2018. He now sits on the boards of Lucion Services and Character World.

James Painter, who joined the firm in 2016 from KPMG’s corporate finance team, has been promoted to investment director. He will be responsible for sourcing and executing new investments, while working alongside portfolio companies to support growth. He has been involved in a number of transactions at Palatine including the buyout of Verdant Leisure, an investment in Westleigh and an investment in TTC Group.

London-based Rupert Brown has also been promoted to investment director. Since joining Palatine in 2016, Brown has supported Cyberfort’s buy-and-build strategy and leads Palatine’s financial services deal origination strategy.

Nigel Moss has also been promoted to portfolio director. Since 2018, Moss has worked with portfolio businesses across both the buyout and impact funds. He works alongside the investment team to provide support to management with strategy, financial forecasting and reporting.

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