Merrick McKay is partner and head of private equity for Patria’s global private markets solutions (GPMS) business. He is based in the Edinburgh and London offices. With assets under management of over $10 billion and a team of 60, including 25 investment professionals, Patria GPMS constructs tailored private equity portfolios principally through European and North American primary commitments, secondary fund investments and co-investments. Patria GPMS represents a broad range of private equity investors via pooled funds and separately managed accounts, including the Patria Private Equity Trust plc (a FTSE-250 £1.2 billion investment trust). McKay is a member of the Patria GPMS investment committee, an advisory board member of numerous funds, a regular speaker at private equity conferences, and a member of the Invest Europe Limited Partners Council.
An Australian with British dual nationality, McKay has over 30 years of experience in the European private equity industry. His previous roles include head of European investments in Macquarie’s private markets division (now Roc Partners); 13 years as a partner and investment committee member of Primary Capital (the London-based, lower mid-market private equity firm) where he was responsible for leading, originating and managing numerous private equity investments in the UK; and 5 years in leading MBO and M&A advisory services.
