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Aquiline's ClearCourse makes 14th acquisition
ClearCourse buys BrightOffice, a provider of customer relationship management software
University of Reading targets PE exposure
Five-year contract is expected to start in January 2020, with an option to further extend it
Brexit top concern for high-growth businesses, says survey
ECI Partners surveys 307 CEOs, and political uncertainty was listed as a top concern
Alteri launches second fund
Apollo Global Management-backed Alteri has launched a second retail-focused pan-European fund
Star Capital invests in Windhoist
Windhoist Holdings is Star Capital's sixth acquisition from its Strategic Assets III vehicle
Palatine launches £300m fourth-generation vehicle
Both Palatine Private Equity Fund III and IV used Evercore as their placement agent
Pemberton closes second direct lending fund on €3.2bn
Pemberton's most recent fundraise brings the direct lender's assets under management to тЌ5.5bn
Inflexion's Hardcastle joins DealCloud
Hardcastle was assistant director at Inflexion, having joined the mid-cap firm in 2014
Palatine-backed CET bolts on Esseltest
Palatine has backed two bolt-ons for infrastructure and property assurance services provider CET UK
Kernel Capital leads £2m round for Silform
Funding will be used to establish a pilot plant in Northern Ireland and scale the R&D team
PeakSpan leads $6m series-C extension for JRNI
Latest funding round also saw participation from Downing Ventures and Somerston Group
Beech Tree invests in Avid
Insurance intermediary Avid Insurance is Beech Tree's seventh platform acquisition
Mayfair buys 20% stake in Ultrahaptics from Woodford
Company's most recent funding round in 2018 valued it at ТЃ150m, according to press reports
Inflexion acquires Marley
Inflexion has acquired roofing materials manufacturer Marley from Belgium-based Etex
Parkwalk, Oxford Sciences Innovation back MoA Technology
VC firms provide the crop protection discovery company with a ТЃ6.3m series-A
Equistone's CH&CO bolts on Mitie Catering in £85m deal
Equistone portfolio company makes its first bolt-on since the GP's investment in May 2019
Endless exits O&H in management buy-back
Special situations investor acquired the company in 2016 using its Endless Fund IV vehicle
LP Profile: Connection Capital
Private equity managing director Bernard Dale discusses the firm's focus on private clients and its direct/indirect investment model
Index leads $11m series-A for Flatfair
Revolt Ventures, Adevinta and several business angels invest in rental platform Flatfair
Praetura and NVM in £15m series-A for Sorted
Latest round brings the total amount raised by the delivery-related software developer to ТЃ35m
NorthEdge agrees to acquire Catalis at £89.8m valuation
Catalis investors include Axxion, Vespa Capital and its largest shareholder, Leo Capital
Graphite backs management buyout of Hanson Wade
Deal reportedly values the UK-based pharma and biotech events producer at ТЃ96m
Rutland sells AFI after six years
GP sells the powered access equipment business back to the management team
Phoenix-backed Nineteen buys Broden Media
Broden Media's managing directors, David Holden and David Brown, will hold a stake