March 2016 | 2016
Graphite Capital has added to its growing investment team with the appointment of John Western as investment manager. John joins Graphite from Jefferies, where he was initially in the financial sponsors group and later an associate in the industrials investment...
February 2016 | 2016
Two of Graphite Capital’s portfolio companies have been recognised as being among the country’s best employers. Hawksmoor, an operator of prime steak restaurants, was ranked 15th and Explore Learning, the UK’s leading provider of after-school tuition, has come...
November 2015 | 2015
Graphite Capital has won ‘Private Equity Investor of the Year’ at the annual EducationInvestor awards in London. Separately, Graphite’s portfolio company, Explore Learning, the UK’s leading provider of after-school tuition to children aged...
November 2015 | 2015
Graphite Capital has provided development capital to Aero Technics, a civil aircraft maintenance business focusing on cabin services, to acquire Airbase Interiors which specialises in the repair and dry cleaning of aircraft seats. The acquisition of Airbase is the...
June 2015 | 2015
Graphite Capital has sold its majority holding in The Groucho Club, the UK’s best known arts and media members club, to the management team with backing from a group of investors. Graphite Enterprise Trust has rolled over its existing investment and will remain...
