Articles by Kenny Wastell
Eight Roads et al. in £40m round for Made.com
Partech previously invested $34m as part of a $60m funding round for Made.com in July 2015
Equistone's sixth fund makes first investment with Boal buyout
Vehicle held a €2.8bn final close this month and writes equity cheques of €25-150m
CVC's Wireless Logic bolts on Mdex
Acquisition of the German IT business comes shortly after the acquirer secured a £115m refinancing
MML divests Lowe Refrigeration to Perwyn
Deal reportedly values the catering equipment rental provider at slightly more than £60m
NVM invests £5m in CurrentBody
UK-based cosmetic devices retailer will look to undertake international expansion
BGF et al. in £28.5m round for Gousto
UK-based meal kit delivery company will make a number of new hires and invest in its technoogy
Patron sells Cala stake to Legal & General in £605m deal
Deal for the UK home builder brings to an end a five-year tenure for the vendor
Augmentum raises £94m in LSE flotation
Newly announced investment vehicle will deploy a substantial portion of the funds within one year
Oaktree, KKR acquire Riverstone's Proserv via restructuring
Development comes three and a half years after Riverstone acquired the company for $750m
NorthEdge invests in Cloud Technology Solutions
GP is currently investing from its second fund, which typically writes cheques of £5-45m
Turn/River injects $40m into Netsparker
Web-security scanning software company will undertake geographic expansion and invest in marketing
Cathay and OrbiMed divest Echosens to Astorg
Deal is the first exit for Cathay's 2014-vintage €500m Sino-European MidCap fund
Octopus sells Box-it Data to Montagu's Oasis
Records and information management company says the acquisition is its largest to date
Hg's Cogital acquires Rawlinsons
Deal is the second bolt-on acquisition for the tax and advisory group's UK company Baldwins in two weeks
Accel-KKR invests in Kimble Applications
Data analytics software developer will invest in product development and international expansion
Brait's New Look proposes CVA with closure of 60 stores
High street fashion retailer will look to renegotiate its rental and debt agreements
Station 12 to raise £60m for venture funds
VC will target early- and growth-stage investments in the media, entertainment and knowledge space
EmergeVest acquires CM Downton in £75m deal
GP will put in place a succession plan for the logistics company's family owners
Q&A: Rutland’s Craddock on Aston Barclay and making partner
Special situations investor's newly appointed partner discusses the firm's evolution and its recent investment in the UK-based car auction business
Perwyn backs Freshcut Foods MBO
Fruit, vegetable and carbohydrates supplier aims to capitalise on an increased focus on healthy diets
Elysian-backed Fastflow bolts on Partner Construction
Portfolio company has acquired the housing developer with cash from the GP's initial buyout
3i supports Infinis's bolt-on of Alkane with £125m
Acquisition of methane-capturing company comes 16 months after 3i's initial investment in Infinis
TPG's Prezzo to close 94 restaurants following CVA
Casual dining chain suffered an 8.1% drop in like-for-like sales in 2017 and owes £220m to creditors
Endless partially divests BAI to Shiloh Industries for €52.9m
GP has sold two of the automotive parts manufacturer's factories in the Netherlands and Italy