Articles by Kenny Wastell
Bowmark sells Aston Lark to Goldman Sachs
Deal brings to an end a four-year tenure, during which the insurance brokerage made 13 bolt-ons
GP Profile: Maven Capital Partners
Maven Capital Partners is celebrating its 10th anniversary in June 2019, following a busy year on all fronts
Greenoaks et al. in $575m round for Deliveroo
Food delivery company will add to its engineering team and develop delivery-only "super kitchens"
Bowmark's Node4 acquires Secura
Deal comes two years after the IT and communications group bolted on database services provider Onomi
ADV leads $10m series-B round for Urban
Existing backers Felix and Passion also take part in the round for the health treatment booking firm
NVM reaps 2.7x on £37.5m sale of MSQ Partners to LDC
UK-based marketing communications firm will pursue international expansion under its new owners
Apposite's Swanton bolts on GRS and Values In Care
Deal comes four months after the group acquired residential childcare provider Courtyard Care
EQT, Summa, LGT sign up to UN's SDG Impact initiative
Development comes two months after EQT co-founder Ståhlberg left to launch an impact-dedicated firm
Oakley buys Videotel and Seagull, Herkules exits
Transaction, following which both businesses will merge, values Videotel at $90m
Capdesia acquires minority stake in Wasabi
Deal marks the inaugural European investment for the recently launched fund manager
Softbank invests $800m in Greensill
Transaction reportedly values the UK-based supply chain finance company at around ТЃ3bn
BC sells Acuris to Ion
Sale of Unquote's parent group brings to an end a six-year holding period for BC
ICG hires Cerberus's Ross as managing director
GP says it is positioning itself for future opportunities as the economic cycle reaches maturity
Mobeus reaps 5.6x on Plastic Surgeon sale to Triton's Polygon
Deals brings an end to an 11-year tenure of the UK-based hard surface repair company
BC and GIC close to Acuris sale to Ion
Deal reportedly values Unquote's parent company, which generated ТЃ75m in EBITDA in 2018, at ТЃ1-1.2bn
Inflexion sells Vivona to Webster Equity Partners
US-based acquirer is currently investing from its $875m fund, which targets deals with EVs of $25-150m
Apollo's Watches of Switzerland announces intention to float
Earlier reports suggested the IPO could value the luxury watch retail group at up to ТЃ800m
Graphite's ICR acquires MMC-backed Sky-Futures
Deal for the drone inspection company brings to an end a three-year holding period for MMC
Active and Gresham House in funding round for TravelLocal
Online holiday-booking platform will invest in its international marketing activity
Livingbridge hires PwC's McGee as investment manager
Healthcare and technology specialist leaves his role as manager on PwC's corporate finance team
Bowmark-backed Instant bolts on Incendium
Deal comes 11 months after the GP acquired Instant from MML Capital Partners and management
TPG, Insight in $500m round for Kaseya
Funding round will support the acquisition of ID Agent and reportedly values Kaseya at $1.75bn
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Karmic balance sheets
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses recent developments in the impact investment space
BC-backed VetPartners acquires Clyde Veterinary Group
Bolt-on comes nine months after the GP bought VetPartners in a deal reportedly worth around ТЃ700m