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Chamika Gajanayaka
Investment Director UK Team Investment Group
Chamika Gajanayaka
UK Team Investment GroupInvestment Director
Chamika joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Investment Group and the UK Team. He has been involved in the Alphia, HKA and Theramex investments.
He was previously at Rothschild & Co in London where he spent more than three years in the Consumer, Retail and Leisure M&A Team. During his time at Rothschild, Chamika also undertook a secondment to Ocado Retail, the world’s leading online grocer, where he was Chief of Staff to the CEO and assisted the management team with various strategic projects. He started his career at Cameron Partners, the Global Alliance Partner of Rothschild & Co in New Zealand, where he focussed on M&A for two years.
Chamika graduated from the Victoria University of Wellington with a Bachelor of Laws with first class honours and a Bachelor of Commerce. He has also completed all three levels of the CFA examinations.
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John Gallagher
Investment Officer UK Team Investment Group
John Gallagher
UK Team Investment GroupInvestment Officer
John joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the Investment Group and the UK Team. He has been involved in the Azets investment.
He joined us from L Catterton where he was an Investment Associate. Prior to this, John worked at Goldman Sachs in the Consumer, Retail and Healthcare M&A team.
John holds a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School, a Master of Corporate Law from the University of Cambridge, and a BCL in law and history from University College Dublin.
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Maximilian Harrington
Principal UK Team Investment Group
Maximilian Harrington
UK Team Investment GroupPrincipal
Maximilian joined PAI in 2016 and is a member of the UK Team. He has worked on several investments including Froneri, M Group Services, The Compleat Food Group, Theramex and VPS. He is also a Co-Head of the Investment Group.
He started his career at Goldman Sachs in the Consumer & Retail M&A advisory team where he spent five years.
Maximilian graduated from the University of Sydney with first class Honours in Econometrics and a specialisation in Finance.
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David Mandeville
Investment Officer UK Team Investment Group
David Mandeville
UK Team Investment GroupInvestment Officer
David joined PAI in 2022 as a member of the Investment Group and the UK Team. He has been involved in the Theramex investment.
Prior to joining the Investment Group, David interned at PAI for one year. He previously spent five years working within the Food and Consumer sector, both as a consultant with Newton Europe, and as an Operations Manager with Oscar Mayer.
David holds a Master’s degree in Finance and a BSc in Mathematics with Economics from the London School of Economics.
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Neil Mcllroy
Partner UK Team
Neil Mcllroy
UK TeamPartner
Neil joined PAI in 2019 and is a member of the UK Team. He has been involved in the Azets and HKA investments.
He joined PAI from H.I.G. Capital where he spent nine years covering growth equity and leveraged buy-out investments in Europe completing many successful investments, with a particular focus on Industrials, Business Services and FinTech. Previously Neil spent four years at Cinven where he focused on investments in Industrials and Healthcare. He started his career in the Investment Banking Division of Morgan Stanley concentrating on European and UK mergers and acquisitions.
Neil is a graduate of Queens University Belfast where he was awarded M.Sc. with Distinction in Finance and the University of Ulster where he was awarded B.A. Hons First Class in Business Studies.
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Colm O'Sullivan
Partner UK Team Colm O'Sullivan
UK TeamPartner Colm joined PAI in 2006 and heads PAI’s UK Team. He has been involved in a number of investments including Azets, Froneri, HKA, Kwik-Fit, M Group Services, The Compleat Food Group, Theramex, United Biscuits and VPS.
He started his career at Hambros Bank in London and New-York working on various debt capital market and advisory transactions. He then moved to Deutsche Bank where he spent eight years in the Financial Sponsors Group working on a number of advisory and financing transactions for European private equity firms.
Colm graduated with a Bachelor of Science Degree (Hons) in Economics from the University of Ulster and has an MBA from the Erasmus University in Rotterdam and Wharton Business School in Philadelphia.
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Matthew Poole
Investment Director UK Team Investment Group
Matthew Poole
UK Team Investment GroupInvestment Director
Matthew joined PAI in 2019 as a member of the Investment Group and the UK Team. He has been involved in the Azets, Froneri and The Compleat Food Group investments.
He started his career in the Investment Banking Division of Barclays in London, where he spent four years in the UK M&A advisory team. During his time at Barclays, Matthew also undertook a secondment to UK Government Investments, the government’s centre of expertise in corporate finance and governance, where he worked on a number of cross-Whitehall projects and transactions.
Matthew graduated from the University of Bristol with a first class Master’s Degree in Engineering.
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Thomas Verbeek
Investment Officer UK Team Investment Group
Thomas Verbeek
UK Team Investment GroupInvestment Officer
Thomas joined PAI in 2021 as a member of the Investment Group and the UK Team.
He worked previously at Bain & Company where he spent three years as a Consultant in the Private Equity Group focusing on a variety of transactions in different sectors.
Thomas holds a Master’s degree in Cognitive and Decision Sciences from University College London, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from University College Maastricht. He is fluent in Dutch and English, and conversational in Spanish and German.