Investment will be put towards breaking into new countries through M&A and expanding leadership team, CEO and founder Hayley Roberts tells CRN Cybersecurity VAD Distology has landed investment from private equity firm NorthEdge as it plans to step up international expansion, make acquisitions and expand its senior management team. NorthEdge is a mid-market private equity firm based in Manchester. It claims to manage more than £900m in private equity funds and typically invests between £2m and £45m in each business it backs.