24 September 2008
Peter Currie appointed to Board of Advisors of Palamon Capital Partners

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Palamon Capital Partners, one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity firms, has announced the appointment of Peter Currie to its Board of Advisors. 

Mr Currie has had extensive business experience in senior operational management roles where he guided companies through exponential growth.  He began his career with Morgan Stanley, where he worked both in Europe and the US where he specialised in the media and communications industries.  He later was appointed executive vice president and chief financial officer of McCaw Cellular Communications, Inc., a position he held until its sale to AT&T.  Following that, Mr Currie became the chief financial officer of internet start-up Netscape Communications which was ultimately taken public and sold to AOL.  Currently Mr Currie serves as a director on the Boards of a number of public and private corporations, including Sun Microsystems and Clearwire Corporation.

Mr Currie joins eleven other accomplished business leaders on Palamon’s Board of Advisors originating from six countries and whose expertise covers the range of sectors in which the Firm invests.

Louis Elson, Managing Partner of Palamon Capital Partners, commented: “Peter’s joining Palamon’s Board of Advisors is a great boost to the further expansion of our Firm.  He brings a rare breadth of experience and expertise which will be especially useful to high growth businesses.  With these attributes, Peter will not only be able to support Palamon’s investment programme, but also the Firm’s development as one of Europe’s leading mid-market private equity firms.”

Commenting on his appointment, Peter Currie said: “I am very pleased to have this opportunity to work with Palamon.  I am most impressed with its people and its philosophy and believe its highly successful investment model will continue to gain traction in the developing European private equity industry.  I am very much looking forward to contributing to their future growth.”

Palamon’s London based investment team, one of the most experienced operating in the European mid-market today, has targeted business opportunities across seven different countries.  These include Towry Law, one of the leading UK independent financial advisors, and Nordax, one of the leading consumer finance businesses in the Nordic region. 

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