The EY mid-market Private Equity practice is underpinned by our passion for understanding and supporting growth.

Paul Ahern

EY UK Private Equity Mid-Market Lead

Transformation leader in private equity for mid-market. Seed investor in ten early stage businesses. Passionate about entrepreneurship.

Paul serves as the EY UK&I Private Equity Mid-Market Leader. While he often manages commercial diligence he also is responsible for bringing the full  breadth of EY's service offerings and capabilities to private equity firms and their portfolio companies. 

Previously, Paul was the head of the Parthenon UK business which was acquired by EY in 2014. Prior to this, he bought and sold a retail pharmacy in Ireland having quadrupled its sales.

Paul has always been enthusiastic in supporting fast growth businesses and entrepreneurs. He is a passionate advocate of The EY Entrepreneur Of The Year programme. 

He has a BSc in Pharmacy from Trinity College Dublin and an MBA with distinction from London Business School.

How Paul is building a better working world 

Paul is passionate about supporting the personal development of his team and this extends beyond their time in EY. 

In supporting the growth of ten start up businesses to date, may of them EY alumni, he has created significant employment opportunities and helped entrepreneurs achieve their full potential.

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