Folding@Home is a project ran for the last 20 years by the Pande Lab at Stanford University. It is a volunteer project which organises thousands of ordinary personal computers to break down big digital simulations of a virus that causes the diseases into millions of bite-size chunks. It aims to understand disease mechanisms (proteins) at…

Palatine Private Equity has backed Acora, a managed IT services provider, as it looks to expand its service capabilities through a buy-and-build strategy. Acora has traded for more than 25 years, providing a range of IT support and cloud solutions to help mid-market organisations modernise infrastructure and operate in the digital economy. It offers a…

This spring, creative cocktail bar and restaurant concept, The Alchemist, will be opening on Tuesday 24 March at the riverside neighbourhood Embassy Gardens in Nine Elms. Off the back of a hugely successful launch over in Canary Wharf at the end of 2019, which saw the group sell over 5,000 cocktails in its first five…

The strategic acquisition sees TTC Group broaden its corporate fleet customer base and further strengthen its compliance capability within its proprietary technology platform, Continuum. Founded in 2003, Licence Bureau provides licence checking and document verification services for SMEs and large corporates. The company has one of the UK’s largest corporate fleet client bases, with more…

The CET Group has won the award for Best Employee Engagement Initiative at the LV GI Claims Partner Awards, based on its investment in Mental Health Awareness over the last 12 months. The award was announced at a ceremony on Thursday 5th March. CET won the award for its investment in its #LetsTalk campaign, which promotes mental…

Palatine Private Equity has made six promotions across its UK business reflecting a successful business and portfolio performance over the past 12 months with a strong pipeline to pursue this year. The new Senior Investment Directors include James Gregson, Kieran Lawton and James Winterbottom. James Gregson joined Palatine in 2017 to assist Partners Beth Houghton…

Wren Sterling has launched an impact investing option for its clients, allowing them to invest in a range of funds designed to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact, alongside financial return. The growth of impact investing, ESG (environmental, social and governance), SRI (socially responsible investments) and green investing has coincided with a greater awareness…

icelolly.com has been named Travel Website of the Year at the inaugural Northern Dev Awards, which celebrate the work, companies, agencies and individuals who are delivering exceptional, effective and innovative website excellence in the region. The Awards were held at a glamorous Gala ceremony at Manchester Hall yesterday (25 February).  Welcoming the North’s  very best…

Palatine Private Equity has completed the exit of Vernacare Limited, the North-West based healthcare products specialist. Established in 1964, Vernacare is a leading international healthcare products manufacturer, with infection-prevention as its core focus. It has pioneered single-use toileting systems globally, offering patients hygienic and dignified care and provides healthcare institutions with efficient, cost effective and…