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Graham Paterson

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Non Executive Director at HgCapital Trust plc
📍 Greater Edinburgh Area, United Kingdom

Graham is a chartered accountant with over 25 years of experience in the private equity industry. He co-founded SL Capital Partners and later the software firm TopQ Software, which was acquired by NASDAQ. He now serves in several non-executive director and audit committee chair roles for investment trusts like HgCapital Trust plc.

He co-founded a software company to replace the private equity industrys reliance on spreadsheets, demonstrating a drive to solve market inefficiencies he has experienced firsthand.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Non Executive Director
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Edinburgh Area, United Kingdom
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Private Equity Investing
He has over 25 years of experience in the sector, including co-founding and serving as a partner at SL Capital Partners for 13 years.
Corporate Governance
Holds multiple non-executive director and audit, valuations, and risk committee chair positions, indicating a focus on board-level oversight and financial integrity.
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Non Executive Director
HgCapital Trust plc
7-2024
Senior Independent Director
THE INCOME & GROWTH VCT PLC
10-2023
Senior Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair
Diaceutics PLC
5-2023 - 7-2024
Chairman
MOBEUS INCOME & GROWTH 4 VCT PLC
5-2020 - 9-2024
Chairman
Substantive Research Ltd
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Education
1989 - 1993
MA (Hons)
University of St Andrews
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The High School of Dundee
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