Graphite Capital
Primary Capital mulls Paperchase sale
Reported £150m offer made for UK stationery chain
Graphite hires Lyceum’s Baker as investment director
Firm makes three new hires and three promotions
Graphite Trust transfers out of Vision
Graphite Enterprise is no longer an investor in Vision
Beechbrook appoints new finance and operations director
Announcement made in conjunction with final fund close
Graphite sells London Square to Ares Management
GP injected £50m into business over two years
RCP backs Graphite’s Laine Pub Company
RBS has provided senior debt and capex facilities for deal
Rutland picks up Montagu’s Maplin for £85m
Montagu paid £244m for the business in 2004
Graphite sells Education Personnel back to management
Deal marks asset's fourth management buyout
Deal in focus: Kurt Geiger steps back into PE ownership
Deal in focus: Kurt Geiger
US law firms gear up to take on magic circle
Increased dominance of US law firms in UK threatens magic circle
Listed private equity capitalises on public markets uptick
Could discounts to NAV become a thing of the past?
Gresham reaps 4x in sale of ICR to Graphite
New GP to continue with buy-and-build strategy
Q&A with Pantheon's Helen Steers
Q&A: Pantheon
Fundraises to flotations: a promising year for the UK
The UK market witnessed swathes of fund closes and a surprising number of IPOs last year. But will this positive trend continue in 2014? Alice Murray reports
Placement agents: a dying breed?
The placement agent industry has attracted criticism of late, with some labelling it as nothing more than a glorified introductory business. As fundraising becomes more complex, Alice Murray investigates how relevant this advisory service is
August Equity hits £200m hard-cap for Fund III
UK lower-mid-market investor August Equity has exceeded its £180m target to reach the £200m hard-cap for its latest vehicle August Equity Partners III.
Graphite purchases Sovereign’s City & County
Graphite Capital has acquired home care provider City & County Healthcare Group from Sovereign Capital.
Direct secondaries: breathing new life
An industry-wide impetus is needed to resuscitate an ailing sector. Kimberly Romaine reports
Graphite sells Park Holidays to Caledonia for £172m
Graphite Capital has sold caravan park operator Park Holidays UK to listed trust Caledonia Investments for £172m.
Gresham divests Swift
Gresham Private Equity has sold oil & gas recruitment company Swift Technical Group to Wellspring Capital Management.
Graphite makes 3.5x on Alexander Mann Solutions sale
Graphite Capital has sold Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) for £260m to New York-based New Mountain Capital, reaping a 3.5x return on its initial investment.
Do food & drink and restaurant & hotel investments deliver?
In the last instalment of our investigation into trophy investments, Ellie Pullen and Alice Murray take a look at deals in high-end food and drink producers, as well as opulent restaurants and hotels.