Palatine bolsters impact and buyout teams

Rupert Brown has been promoted to senior investment director while Carly Sinicrope has been hired as investment manager.

Following an active first quarter for the sponsor, the appointments aim to drive sustainable growth across its portfolio, according to a press release.

Brown is moving across to the impact investment team after six years in Palatine working on new deals and with portfolio companies. In the new role, he will be working with portfolio management teams to elevate their future business plans through impact investment.

Carly Sinicrope, Palatine

Sinicrope joins the firm from corporate finance advisor Clearwater International, where she was embedded within the M&A team and advised on deals including Palatine’s investment in global sustainability consultancy Anthesis. At Palatine, she will play a role in sourcing new business opportunities and collaborating with management teams to implement robust value enhancement strategies.

Manchester-headquartered Palatine is deploying capital from two funds. Palatine Private Equity Fund IV, invests tickets of GBP 10m-GBP 50m in management teams looking to drive their business through sustainable growth. It focuses on B2B investments in a range of sectors including financial services, TMT, healthcare and leisure. It held a first close in Q3 2019 on GBP 150m and held its final close at GBP 220m, according to Unquote Data.

Palatine Private Equity Impact Investing Fund II, the firm’s impact fund investing between GBP 5m and GBP 20m in commercially driven businesses to positively impact society or the environment, held a final close at GBP 125m in April 2022.

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