Aidan MacMillan

Investment Director

Aidan’s responsibilities include deal origination, investment appraisal, due diligence, fundraising, investment execution and monitoring and managing follow-on funding requirements of portfolio companies.

Background

Aidan is a chartered accountant with corporate finance experience and joined Par Equity as an Investment Manager in December 2018. Prior to Par, Aidan spent over 3 years working for Deloitte in their Transaction Services team in London and Edinburgh, gaining a wide range of buy-side and sell-side due diligence experience, with a focus on the industrials and technology sectors. Aidan holds an Economics & Finance degree from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England and Wales and has passed the CFA Level 1 Exam.

Outside of work, Aidan is an avid rugby fan, is on the board of a music festival and enjoys spending time with family and friends.

Portfolio companies

In the news

Novosound appoints David Jolliffe as CFO

1 Jun 2023

Congratulations to novosound on appointing David Jolliffe as its new Chief Financial Officer.

Integrated Grapene doubles footprint to meet demand and scale production

27 Apr 2023

Delighted to share that Par portfolio company, Integrated Graphene , has been featured in Insider.co.uk for doubling its footprint to meet increased...

chroders Personal Wealth adopts AI-based Aveni Detect platform to transform compliance function

8 Mar 2023

Congratulations to Aveni on being selected by Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW) to transform its compliance function.

Par Equity Welcomes Re:course AI to the Portfolio

2 Feb 2023

We're delighted to welcome Re:course AI to the Par portfolio as part of its $4.3m seed round alongside Northern Gritstone , Praetura Ventures , Rob...

SICCAR announces partnership to deliver unique emissions reporting solution

27 Oct 2022

SICCAR has announced their strategic partnership with Vysus Group to deliver a complete emissions reporting solution for oil & gas operators and...

Global Surface Intelligence secures seven-figure investment

26 Oct 2022

Congratulations to Par portfolio company Global Surface Intelligence on securing a seven-figure investment from ALTER TECHNOLOGY TÜV NORD to drive...

Cumulus Neuroscience Appoints Digital Health and Pharmaceutical Executive Aman Bhatti, MD as CEO

21 Sep 2022

Par-backed Cumulus Neuroscience has appointed Digital Health and Pharmaceutical Executive Aman H. Bhatti, MD as CEO to lead the Company into its next...

Par portfolio company, Verlume, bolsters management team for scale

30 Aug 2022

Par portfolio company, Verlume , has strengthened its leadership team to support growth at scale, appointing Andy Martin as Chief Commercial Officer...

Integrated Graphene raises follow-on round led by Par Equity and Archangels

14 Jul 2022

We’re thrilled to partner up with Archangel Investors Limited to lead a further investment round into our existing portfolio company, Integrated...

Par Equity welcomes speech-processing fintech Aveni to the portfolio

21 Jun 2022

We are delighted to welcome Aveni to the Par Portfolio as part of its £2.75m fundraise alongside TriCapital, LLC , Old College Capital and Scottish...

Machines With Vision secures £2.6m investment led by Par Equity

23 Mar 2022

We're delighted to welcome Machines With Vision to the Par portfolio as part of its £2.6m Seed round alongside Old College Capital and Gareth...

Par Equity Continues Support for Speech Graphics as part of the Company’s recent $7m Series A fundraise

1 Mar 2022

We are delighted to announce our continued support for Par Portfolio Company Speech Graphics alongside our friends at Archangel Investors Limited and...

Par Equity leads £2.5m round into existing portfolio company Verlume

2 Feb 2022

We are pleased to announce our further investment into our portfolio company Verlume (formerly EC-OG) as part of their recent £2.5 million round. It’...

Par Equity welcomes SamsonVT to the Portfolio

27 Jan 2022

We are delighted to announce the addition of SamsonVT to the Par portfolio, having led their $5.1m seed round alongside US-based Blumberg Capital .

Novosound secured seven-figure dental ultrasound deal

21 Dec 2021

Congratulations to novosound on securing a seven-figure R&D licensing deal with Israeli company dSound to deliver 3D ultrasound technology to the...

Dyneval Joins the Par Equity Portfolio

11 Nov 2021

We are delighted to welcome Dyneval to the Par Portfolio as part of its £1.3m of seed raise alongside Kelvin Capital and Gabriel Investment Syndicate...

Par Equity leads investment into leading aircon company Artus

24 Oct 2021

We’re thrilled to announce the addition of Artus to the Par portfolio. In what is our 5th Series A investment since March, we’re particularly excited...

Current Health Acquired by Best Buy

12 Oct 2021

We are thrilled to announce a significant exit for Par portfolio company, Current Health, who will be joining the Best Buy Health team as the two...

Kibosh Wins Backing of Global Energy Giants to Develop Unique Pipe Repair Technology for Industrial Use

16 Jun 2021

A Scottish plumber turned inventor and entrepreneur has secured the backing of OGTC and some of the world’s biggest energy sector companies to...

Par Equity leads £2M investment in data management startup Datactics

5 May 2021

Par Equity is excited to announce a £2m follow-on round into Belfast-based Datactics. Congratulations to the team, and thank you to our co-investors...

Par Equity portfolio company, Current Health, raises a £31m series B funding round to scale remote patient monitoring

23 Apr 2021

Par Equity is pleased to continue its support of Current Health, one of the fastest growing tech companies in the UK.

Par portfolio company, Novosound, honoured in global awards ceremony for its Belenus corrosion monitoring sensor

20 Apr 2021

Congratulations to Novosound on being honoured at the 2021 Materials Performance Corrosion Innovation of the Year Awards. Organised by the...

EC-OG Appoints Bob MacDonald as Chairman

27 Jan 2021

MacDonald brings 30 years' experience spanning multiple sectors within the energy transition and industrial markets. Bob's track record in growing...

Integrated Graphene Raises £3.1m to Commercialise Breakthrough Graphene Manufacturing Process

10 Nov 2020

Par Equity welcomes Stirling based, Integrated Graphene Ltd to the Par Equity Portfolio. The £1.3m investment round was supported by Archangel...

Novosound launches revolutionary range of non-destructive testing (NDT) products

2 Oct 2020

Par Equity portfolio company Novosound has launched its range of non-destructive testing (NDT) products to revolutionise the NDT market across...

Current Health and Dexcom Partner to Deliver Continuous, Remote Glucose Monitoring

27 Aug 2020

Par Portfolio Company, Current Health , has partnered with Dexcom to deliver continuous glucose monitoring through the Company's AI-powered remote...

Novosound Names Former Baker Hughes Executive as Chairman

27 Aug 2020

Par portfolio company, novosound has appointed Dr. Derek Mathieson, former Baker Hughes Senior Executive as chairman to drive the company's...

EC-OG: East Coast Oil & Gas Introduces Innovative Solution for Subsea Battery Storage Technology

20 Aug 2020

Engineer Live highlights Par Portfolio Company, EC-OG, and its Halo Lithium-ion battery storage system providing novel subsea battery storage...

Publisher Discovery receives an £800k investment from a consortium of investors led by Par Equity

15 Jul 2020

We're delighted to announce our continued support for Publisher Discovery. The £800k investment round will support further development of the Company...