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Graphite launches £400m fundraising(2)Investors are eager to pile into UK mid-market firm Graphite Capital although the level of interest anticipated will easily outstrip supply and leave some disappointed.
- Hg buys Bench for global expansion
HgCapital’s consumer team has completed its deal in three months, buying UK fashion retailer Americana International for £190 million.
- Graphite launches £400m fundraising
Investors are eager to pile into UK mid-market firm Graphite Capital although the level of interest anticipated will easily outstrip supply and leave some disappointed.
- Graphite Capital backs £86m NES buyout
Bridgepoint has made more than twice its money in the £86m secondary buyout of NES, a specialist recruitment firm, to Graphite Capital.
- Graphite backs Avery Healthcare buy-and-build
Graphite Capital, a UK mid-market private equity manager, has backed Avery Healthcare, a group of care homes, in its acquisition of Hadrian Healthcare.
- Lion Capital closes on €820m
The European private equity spinout from Hicks Muse Tate & Furst has closed its first independent fund on €820m.
- Graphite makes 10x on noodle bars
Lion Capital has completed its first transaction since changing its name from Hicks Muse, acquiring UK restaurant chain Wagamama for £102.5m.
- Graphite exits auto parts business
ABN AMRO Capital has agreed the secondary buyout of UK automotive refinish manufacturer U-POL from Graphite Capital.
- Montagu linked to Maplin deal
Maplin Electronics, the UK-based maker of electronic gadgets, is understood to be close to a £240m sale to Montagu Private Equity, the mid-market private equity firm.
- Hutton Collins, RBS recap UK noodle bars
Graphite Capital has made 5x its money on the £63m refinancing of Wagamama in a deal funded by Hutton Collins and Royal Bank of Scotland.