ClearCourse Partnership (ClearCourse), a group of technology companies providing software, services and digital capabilities to the membership, events & bookings and sports & leisure sectors, has acquired e-clinic, a patient and clinic management software provider. The deal is ClearCourse’s 13th since its foundation in October 2018 and represents an expansion
Novasec has launched a new investment platform, which connects investors with unique opportunities in the fast-growing renewable energy sector. Through a careful project selection process, Novasec’s platform combines the renewable energy sector with digital securities, providing investors the potential for lower-risk, competitive returns. “Novasec is proud to help fund the
An affiliate of Saroras Private Capital (Saroras), a private equity investment firm focused on the technology-enabled services industry, has made a majority investment into InCrowd, a specialist in real-time data market insights in the life sciences industry. The Saroras team has significant experience investing in and building industry-leading companies in
Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) specialist Hirtle Callaghan has appointed Stephen Vaccaro as Director of Private Equity. Vaccaro is an accomplished investment professional with more than 15 years of experience in endowment management and consulting, including the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton University, and BCG. Vaccaro is working closely with
Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity specialist, has backed the management buy-out of Hanson Wade, a conference organiser and provider of information services, focused primarily on the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. Hanson Wade’s management team is led by Tom Richardson, who has overseen a period of rapid expansion since
Independent fund servicing provider Ultimus Fund Solutions (Ultimus) has appointed Nickolaus Darsch as Senior Vice President of Business Development. In this role, Darsch will be responsible for building and strengthening strategic relationships with investment managers that can benefit from the Ultimus offering. Darsch will focus on aligning the Ultimus suite
Equistone Partners Europe (Equistone) is to acquire a majority stake in Omnicare, a pharmaceutical wholesaler operating throughout Germany, that primarily distributes finished medicinal products to compounding pharmacies for the patient-specific production of cancer drugs. Omnicare is being bought from a consortium of shareholders which will retain a stake in the
A survey conducted on preparation for the FCA’s Senior Managers and Certification Regime, (SM&CR) has revealed that most firms have significant work to do, as they prepare for its extension to all authorised firms on 9 December. From a pool of over 70 respondents, including asset managers, hedge funds, private equity firms,
In this week’s newsletter there’s a look at the results of a new survey by due diligence specialist Corgentum Consulting suggesting that social media analysis is playing an increasingly important role in investment decisions made by private equity and hedge fund investors. In deal news BlackRock’s Long Term Private Capital
RSK, a UK-based integrated environmental, engineering and technical services consultancy, has acquired domestic subsidence investigation specialist Geocore Site Investigations Ltd. The announcement marks the fifth acquisition for the fast-growing RSK group this financial year. Geocore Site Investigations is a company of 30 people based in Redcar, North Yorkshire. Founded in
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