About
James Painter is a Partner at Palatine's Manchester office, focusing on growth-stage technology investments between £10 million and £50 million. He joined Palatine in 2016 from KPMG Corporate Finance and brings over 15 years of experience in corporate finance and private equity, holding a chartered accountancy qualification and a first-class degree in management from the University of Nottingham. Painter currently serves on the boards of four portfolio companies and has experience with buy-and-build strategies and acquisitions across multiple successful exits.
Experience
- PalatinePartnercurrent2026 — present
- PalatineSenior Investment Director2023 — 2026
- PalatineInvestment Director2020 — 2022
- PalatineInvestment Manager2018 — 2019
- PalatineInvestment Executive2016 — 2017
- fulfilmentcrowdNon Executive Directorcurrent2025 — present
- BluprintxNon Executive Directorcurrent2024 — present
- FourNetNon Executive Directorcurrent2021 — present
- The B2W GroupNon Executive Directorcurrent2020 — present
- Veincentre LtdNon Executive Director2019 — 2022
- Verdant Leisure LimitedNon Executive Director2016 — 2021United Kingdom
- TTC GroupNon Executive Director2017 — 2021
- Westleigh Partnerships LtdNon Executive Director2016 — 2018
- KPMG UKManager - Corporate Finance M&A2010 — 2016United Kingdom
Education
- Kaplan FinancialACA Qualified, Institute of Charterered Accountants in England and Wales2010 — 2013
- University of Nottingham - Nottingham University Business SchoolFirst Class, Management (BA)2007 — 2010
- The Grange2005 — 2007
Skills & more
Big 41Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)InvestmentsSustainabilityGrowth StrategiesValue CreationPrivate Equity8Financial Modeling1Corporate Finance7Financial Analysis1Mergers & Acquisitions2IFRS5
+5 more
AuditingFinancial AccountingFinancial ReportingUK GAAPAccounting- ACA Chartered Accountant — ICAEW
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Colleagues at Palatine
Abeer Salman
Sustainability Executive at Palatine
Alistair Armstrong
Partner at Palatine
Andy Strickland
Partner at Palatine
Aoife Neville
Receptionist and Administration Assistant at Palatine
Beth Houghton
Impact Managing Partner at Palatine
Briony Fagan
Investment Manager at Palatine
Danielle Garland
Investment Director at Palatine
David Chapman
Direct Origination Manager at Palatine
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