Articles by Kenny Wastell
Breyer and Index in $28m series-B for Kano
Fresh capital will fund the launch of the company's products in the North American market
Caledonia sells Sloane Club to Queensway and Clearbell
Deal ends a 26-year tenure and gives the private members club an enterprise value of ТЃ80.6m
LDC sells Mini-Cam to Halma for £85m
Sale of the pipeline inspection systems producer is the vendor's eighth exit in five months
SEP invests in Dotmatics
GP invests in the data analytics software provider with capital drawn from its ТЃ260m fifth fund
Core Capital divests Cording to Rothschild's Orox
Real estate advisory firm has expanded via an international acquisitive growth strategy
Graphite backs £72m MBO of YSC from Livingbridge
Deal for the management consultancy brings to an end a four-year tenure for Livingbridge
SL Capital closes secondaries fund on $428m
Total raised for SL's third secondaries vehicle is 47% more than that raised for its predecessor
Livingbridge exits IP Solutions in LDC deal
Communications technology business will look to make bolt-on acquisitions following the deal
WestBridge, Octopus divest Vista to LDC in £29.4m SBO
LDC invested ТЃ14m in the deal, which generated a 4x return and 80% IRR for WestBridge
BGF divests Zone to Cognizant
Sale of digital marketing business comes two and a half years after the GP's initial investment
FPE closes maiden fund on £100m
UK-focused vehicle will target buyout and growth investments in companies with EVs of ТЃ20-50m
Draper Esprit acquires two Seedcamp funds
Deal sees the acquirer take stakes in a number of tech startups, including Transferwise
Global Founders in £36m Nested round
Online estate agent will target expansion in London before looking to grow across the UK
Circularity and Mustard Seed co-lead $7.4m round for Winnow
Business will roll out its software for tracking food wastage across new international markets
Average entry multiple climbs to 10.8x in Q2
Price inflation has led average European multiples to rise further in Q2, according to the latest unquote" and Clearwater Multiples Heatmap
Maven injects £3m into Altra
Capital will support the launch of the group's structured trade credit insurance brokering division
Inflexion's Medivet bolts on Bartram & Patrick
Deal sees the veterinary group increase its number of locations to 210, from 160 eight months ago
Q&A: Rutland's Morrill and Wardrop on Millbrook and Pizza Hut
Special situations investor's partner and managing partner discuss the strategies behind the two award-winning investments
JC Flowers- and Encore-backed Cabot to list on LSE
Debt collection business aims to raise ТЃ195m from its listing on the London stock exchange
Maven reaps 4.7x on Crawford Scientific sale to Limerston
Sale of the stake leads to a 70% IRR after a three-year holding period for Maven
Connection reaps 4.1x on TeamSport sale to Duke Street
Sale of the go-karting company comes four and a half years after Connection acquired the business
Phoenix sells Musto to OTPP's Helly Hansen
Divestment of sailing and lifestyle clothing brand brings to an end a dacade-long tenure
RJD acquires majority stake in Class Tours
Deal for educational tour provider is the fourth investment from the GP's third buyout fund
Total Capital in £20m MBO of Walkers Transport
Hybrid deal sees the GP invest ТЃ13.5m for a 60% equity stake in the logistics company

























