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Kenny Wastell

Kenny Wastell

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Kenny Wastell joined Unquote in February 2014 to report on the Southern Europe region. He now has a specific focus on the UK market as well as features writing, and is a regular host and panellist on the Unquote Private Equity Podcast.

Having grown up in Italy, Kenny eventually returned to the UK and later obtained a degree in journalism from University of the Arts London. Prior to joining Unquote, he had work published by UK newspapers including The Guardian, The Observer and South London Press.

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Advent International agrees £4bn take-private for Cobham
Advent International agrees £4bn take-private for Cobham

Proposed share price represents a 50.3% premium on the average value across the last three months

  • Buyouts
  • 25 July 2019
Sovereign backs Premier Park
Sovereign backs Premier Park

GP is supporting the parking operator's founders and is investing from its ТЃ395m fourth fund

  • Buyouts
  • 24 July 2019
Toscafund et al. in £50m round for Atom Bank
Toscafund et al. in £50m round for Atom Bank

PE and VC advisory firm Perscitus also took part in the round for the UK-based online bank

  • Expansion
  • 24 July 2019
Hilco-backed Homebase acquires Bathstore
Hilco-backed Homebase acquires Bathstore

DIY company has acquired 44 of the bathroom retailer's stores from administrators BDO

  • Expansion
  • 23 July 2019
Cairngorm acquires Millbrook Healthcare
Cairngorm acquires Millbrook Healthcare

Mobility equipment company will form the basis for a buy-and-build programme in the assisted living space

  • Buyouts
  • 23 July 2019
LDC in £100m round for OneCom
LDC in £100m round for OneCom

Telecommunications firm's founder will remain a significant shareholder and take on a non-exec role

  • Expansion
  • 23 July 2019
Fund managers turn to steady and reliable Ireland
Fund managers turn to steady and reliable Ireland

Buyouts in Ireland have been steadily rising in recent years, with 12 deals in each of 2017 and 2018

  • UK / Ireland
  • 23 July 2019
NVM hires PwC's Wildig as investment manager
NVM hires PwC's Wildig as investment manager

New recruit joins the GP eight months after it closed its ТЃ142m maiden institutionally backed fund

  • People
  • 22 July 2019
ECI-backed MIC bolts on Smart Utility Management
ECI-backed MIC bolts on Smart Utility Management

Transaction is the third bolt-on for the energy intermediary since it first got ECI's backing

  • Expansion
  • 22 July 2019
Inflexion sells Cawood Scientific to Waterland
Inflexion sells Cawood Scientific to Waterland

Acquirer typical makes initial investments in deals with enterprise values of up to т‚Ќ100m

  • Buyouts
  • 22 July 2019
Rewriting the rulebook: how technology is disrupting PE
Rewriting the rulebook: how technology is disrupting PE

A round-up of key takeaways from speakers at Unquote's Allocate conference in June

  • GPs
  • 22 July 2019
Permira acquires Quotient from GHO for a reported £600m
Permira acquires Quotient from GHO for a reported £600m

Outsourced drug development company has expanded into the US and tripled its revenues under GHO

  • Exits
  • 19 July 2019
Inflexion to merge Bridgepoint-backed Estera with Ocorian
Inflexion to merge Bridgepoint-backed Estera with Ocorian

Transaction ends a four-year holding period and reportedly values Estera at ТЃ500-600m

  • Buyouts
  • 19 July 2019
Insight leads $55m series-B round for ContractPodAI
Insight leads $55m series-B round for ContractPodAI

Legal software developer will invest in product development, marketing and recruitment

  • Expansion
  • 18 July 2019
Cairngorm's Stamco and Parker bolt on Fairalls
Cairngorm's Stamco and Parker bolt on Fairalls

Deal is the third installment in a buy-and-build strategy in the builders' merchant market

  • Expansion
  • 18 July 2019
K1 injects $60m into Graduway
K1 injects $60m into Graduway

Company is pursuing North American expansion and will invest in product development

  • Expansion
  • 17 July 2019
Equistone to acquire Knowledge Services from Moody's
Equistone to acquire Knowledge Services from Moody's

Vendor will use the proceeds from the divestment to repurchase outstanding stock

  • Buyouts
  • 17 July 2019
Gauss leads $55m series-B for Curve
Gauss leads $55m series-B for Curve

UK-based credit card aggregation company will pursue expansion across Europe and the US

  • Expansion
  • 16 July 2019
Blackstone to acquire CRH distribution arm for €1.64bn
Blackstone to acquire CRH distribution arm for €1.64bn

Deal for the building materials provider is based on a 2018 pro forma EBITDA figure of т‚Ќ155m

  • Buyouts
  • 16 July 2019
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Allocate special
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Allocate special

Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses all the hot topics from Allocate

  • Industry
  • 16 July 2019
Perwyn leads £30m round for Gousto
Perwyn leads £30m round for Gousto

Latest round for the meal kit delivery company comes just six months after it raised ТЃ18m

  • Expansion
  • 15 July 2019
Rubicon sells Farsound Aviation to AGIC for £115m
Rubicon sells Farsound Aviation to AGIC for £115m

Aviation-focused supply chain management company was reportedly marketed based on ТЃ11.4m EBITDA

  • Buyouts
  • 15 July 2019
Equistone buys FirstPort from PE-backed Knight Square
Equistone buys FirstPort from PE-backed Knight Square

FirstPort's management team will retain a minority stake in the business following the deal

  • Buyouts
  • 12 July 2019
Apax leads $177m investment in Signavio
Apax leads $177m investment in Signavio

Deal reportedly values the UK-based enterprise software company at around $400m

  • Expansion
  • 12 July 2019
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