Off-market capital, raised with discipline.

We run private debt and equity processes for founders and management teams, and bring qualified capital into processes run by banks and advisers. Materials, qualification and outreach, through to IOI, LOI and term sheet.

A wide market of capital providers narrowing through qualification to a small number of offers and one close.
Wavu is Swahili for net. We cast it wide, then narrow it to the providers who will actually transact.

Two ways we raise capital

Every mandate runs as a controlled, off-market process. You keep confidentiality and control, and every party you meet has already been qualified against your deal.

Debt advisory

For refinancings, working capital, asset finance and acquisition funding.

  • Bank, specialist and private credit lenders run in parallel
  • Invoice discounting, asset based lending and term debt
  • Lender-ready materials: cash flow, debt service cover, use of funds
  • Competitive tension managed through to credit approval

Equity advisory

For growth rounds, partial exits and management buyouts.

  • Investors mapped and qualified by mandate, ticket and stage
  • Private equity, family offices, VC and strategic partners
  • Teaser, deck and data room built to investor standard
  • Process run from first call to signed term sheet

How a process runs

The same disciplined sequence on every mandate, whatever the size.

  1. Evaluate

    We test whether the deal is fundable, and say so plainly if it isn’t yet.

  2. Prepare

    Financials bridged, story sharpened, materials built for credit and investment committees.

  3. Qualify

    We map the market and screen each provider before anyone sees your name.

  4. Run

    Controlled outreach, NDAs, Q&A and diligence, with weekly reporting to you.

  5. Close

    IOIs compared, terms negotiated, and support through to completion.

Mandate experience

Debt and equity processes advanced to IOI and term sheet stage across Ireland, the UK, continental Europe and North America. Client names are withheld, and further detail is available under NDA.

Debt and equity

US communications software platform

Introduced 20+ investors across debt and equity for a high-margin software business with c.$90m revenue.

Sector
Software, United States
Special situations

Italian automotive components turnaround

Blind teaser built and the business positioned for turnaround investment or service expansion. c.€20m revenue, long-term OEM contracts.

Sector
Automotive, Italy
Debt

Irish logistics business refinancing

Combined invoice discounting and asset refinance facility. Competitive process across specialist lenders, with full lender materials prepared in-house.

Sector
Transport and logistics, Ireland
Special situations

German automotive supplier, two plants

Distressed and special situations investors introduced for both plants of a multinational OEM supplier with c.€34m revenue.

Sector
Automotive manufacturing, Germany
Equity

European automotive aftermarket network

Teaser written and the business positioned to tier one institutional and strategic buyers. €600m+ revenue across several markets.

Sector
Automotive services, Western Europe
Equity

Global eCommerce services platform

Qualified investors introduced into a live sale process for a merchant of record business with $150m+ revenue.

Sector
eCommerce services, global

“We have worked with Wavu Capital on multiple transactions across the EU and North America. They consistently provided well-qualified investor introductions and integrated seamlessly into our process.”

Senior Vice President, global investment bank

“I have worked with Wavu Capital both as a buyer and a seller across multiple opportunities. Their ability to source high-quality deal flow and act as a trusted buy-side advisor has been instrumental in several successful transactions.”

Managing Partner, mid-market private equity firm, Los Angeles

Who we work with

Founders and management teams

Established businesses seeking growth capital, a refinancing, a buyout or a partial exit, who want a quiet process rather than a public auction.

Advisers and intermediaries

Investment banks, corporate finance houses, accountants and lawyers who want qualified buyers, investors or lenders brought into their process.

Lenders and investors

We bring qualified, prepared opportunities to banks, specialist lenders, private credit funds, family offices and private equity. Tell us your mandate and we’ll only send what fits.

Share your mandate

Senior attention on every mandate

Daniel Santry

Daniel Santry

Founder, Wavu Capital

Daniel founded Wavu Capital to give mid-market companies and financial sponsors access to the kind of disciplined capital process usually reserved for larger deals. He has worked extensively with private equity, management teams and investment banks on capital raising and deal origination, across growth, refinancing, restructuring and distressed carve-out situations in Ireland, the UK, Europe and North America.

He also brings experience in specialist restructuring and special situations advisory, originating cross-border restructuring, distressed and fiduciary mandates.

He began his career in IT asset disposition in the United States and holds degrees in International Business from Munster Technological University and HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. He leads every Wavu mandate personally, from first assessment to close.

Considering a raise in the next 12 months?

A 30 minute call is enough to tell you whether your business is fundable, which route fits, and what it will take to get there.