Graphite earns 3.2x return on sale of U-POL to ABN AMRO

Graphite Capital, the mid-market private equity specialist, has agreed to sell U-POL, the UKт€™s leading automotive refinish manufacturer, to ABN AMRO Capital in a deal which values the business at ТЃ75m. The transaction, which is expected to complete in early 2006, provides Graphite with a total return of 3.2 times its investment and an internal rate of return of 55%.