Battery Ventures Acquires Goodfellow
September 14, 2021
Battery Ventures, a global technology-focused investment firm, has acquired Goodfellow, a UK-based specialist supplier of high-quality materials for research, prototyping and specialised manufacturing. Battery will support Goodfellow's digital transformation, international growth and targeted M&A while management changes include Simon Kenney named CEO and Tom Reslewic joining as executive chairman.
- Buyers
- Battery Ventures
- Targets
- Goodfellow
- Industry
- Industrial Services
- Location
- Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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