Graphite Capital
Rutland's Maplin enters into administration
Talks to sell the consumer electronics retailer to Edinburgh Woollen Mill collapse
Graphite divests Corbin & King to Minor Hotels
Luxury restaurant group opened four new restaurants and one hotel during the GP's holding period
Alcuin sells Domus to Headlam for up to £35.4m
Sale of tile and hardwood floor business brings to an end a five-year holding period for the GP
Graphite backs £72m MBO of YSC from Livingbridge
Deal for the management consultancy brings to an end a four-year tenure for Livingbridge
Graphite buys Random42
Graphite Capital acquires the medical animation producer from Vespa Capital
Graphite hires five, promotes three
Graphite Capital makes a number of additions to its investment team and promotes a new IR director
Graphite reaps 3.7x on £215m sale of MTS to Sumitomo
Trade sale is the latest in a series of high profile PE divestments of UK assets to international buyers
Caledonia hires Mills as investment manager
Alex Mills joins from Graphite Capital, where she spent two years as investment manager
In Profile: Graphite Capital
Having been active for more than three decades, the GP's senior partners reflect on retail, restaurants and recent changes to the industry
BDC divests Beck & Pollitzer to Graphite
Deal marks the fifth consecutive period under PE ownership for the machinery installation company
LDC sells NWTC pub chain to Graphite for £50m
Vendor reaps a healthy multiple by divesting the pub and restaurant business after three years
Graphite’s City & County buys ICCM
Graphite's homecare service has acquired ICCM from Livingbridge
Graphite to sell listed funds-of-funds manager to ICG for £20m
Move comes as part of GP's plan to focus on direct mid-market buyout business
Sycamore sells Kurt Geiger to Cinven
Cinven has acquired Kurt Geiger, marking its fourth PE owner
Graphite buys Aero, bolts on Airbase
Fourth deal for GP's £500m eighth buyout fund
Origination: Carve-outs and take-privates
Part five of our Origination Series looks at take-privates and carve-outs
Level 20 aims to boost gender diversity in PE
New organisation will run a mentoring programme and formal networks
Private equity takes public turn
Recent listing of HVPE on LSE's main market highlights push for retail investors
Graphite leaves Groucho Club
Famous private members bar to open new site in New York
Ideological differences push political due diligence to the fore
Looming UK general election sparks increase in political due diligence
Private equity's growing appetite for premium food assets
PE firms are pouring money into food products with a premium offering
Graphite backs MBO of Human Capital
Deal follows GP's experience in recruitment after Education Personnel and Alexander Mann
Sector focus: Are recruitment company investments still viable?
With dark macroeconomic clouds looming, are there still opportunities in the recruitment sector?
Encore picks up Third Space from Graphite
Encore secured the deal in an off-market transaction