Appointments: Palatine; Seddon

MANCHESTER’s Palatine Private Equity has added two staff to its team.

Andy Strickland has joined as investment manager and Ben Jones has been appointed business development manager.
 
Strickland joins Palatine’s investment team from Clearwater Corporate Finance where he worked as an assistant director in the firm’s technology team.

He will work alongside Palatine partner, Tony Dickin and investment director, Jonny Allatt focusing on sourcing and executing transactions across the UK.
 
Jones joins from Criticaleye, a leadership organisation serving senior executives in both corporate and private equity backed businesses.

Managing partner Gary Tipper said: “Andy’s knowledge of the M&A landscape and Ben’s diverse network of contacts will add tremendous value to our business as we continue to expand our portfolio in the regions of the UK.
 
“It is an exciting time to be joining the team as we have closed our second Fund at £150m and already made a number of investments, including the recent buyouts of Icelolly and Forrest.”

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CONSTRUCTION group Seddon, which has its national head office in Bolton, has appointed Phil Burgess as head of business development and marketing.

Burgess joins Seddon from Willmott Dixon where he was company sales and marketing manager.

In his new role, he will drive new business development nationally for Seddon, securing opportunities with existing and new clients and developing new markets.

He said: “I am delighted to be joining Seddon at such an exciting time and look forward to working with the Seddon family and the directors to develop new opportunities while drawing on the firm’s traditional strengths.

“Despite the challenges faced by the construction sector over the past few years, Seddon has both retained its traditional family values and at the same time, planned for the future, leaving the company in a superb position to continue to grow in a recovering market.”