Key Facts
Initial investment: 18/06/2021
Sector: Health & Education
Fund: Buyout Fund IV
Status: Current
Strategic Growth Plan
- Growth in the senior team. Palatine has introduced a new CFO with significant private equity experience as well as a Transformation Director to help deliver a number of operational projects in the business.
- Significant digitisation project across the business to deliver best practice, improved data and deliver operational efficiencies.
- Investment into the complex services team to continue the strong growth achieved historically in this area.
- Launch of a new systems solutions service working more collaboratively with commissioning authorities. Significant investment to grow the team and mobilise these services.
- Targeted M&A to create greater scale and add additional capabilities to the group with a particular focus on complex opportunities.
Partnership Motivation
We are hugely impressed with what Jackie and the team at Routes have achieved over the last two years. The vastly experienced team, robust centralised processes, governance and infrastructure render it ideally suited to organic expansion through opening new sites as well as selected mergers and acquisitions.
As NHS and local authority procurement of community and home-based services evolves, with the transition to integrated care systems, Routes’ ability to rapidly deliver flexible, scalable packages across the acuity spectrum makes it well-placed to continue on its rapid growth trajectory.
Narinder Singh – CEO Routes
Narinder Singh is a seasoned leader with 20 years of experience in the UK healthcare sector, including a decade as CEO of multiple private equity-backed businesses. With a deep understanding of the industry’s challenges, Narinder has consistently driven growth, innovation, and high-quality care delivery across the organisations he has led. Passionate about improving the lives of both clients and care professionals, Narinder is committed to fostering a culture of excellence, operational efficiency, and sustainable value creation.
I believe exceptional care starts with empowering people—both those we care for and those who deliver it. It’s about driving innovation while ensuring that high-quality care remains at the heart of everything we do.
CEO – Routes Healthcare
