Graphite Capital
Graphite Enterprise Trust plc is an investment trust listed on the London Stock Exchange with a diversified portfolio of private equity assets.
Its objective is to provide shareholders with long term capital growth through investment in unquoted companies, mainly through specialist funds but also directly.
Graphite Enterprise has been investing in private equity for over 30 years. It applies the skills and disciplines of direct investment in unquoted companies to the selection and management of its portfolio of funds.
It has been managed by Graphite Capital since inception.
Kurt Geiger
Funds managed by Graphite Capital acquired Kurt Geiger in Feburary 2008 for £95 million and sold it in June 2011 for £215 million, at a 73% uplift to its previous carrying value.
Financial information
NAV per share: 569.4p (as at 31 January 2012)
Share price: (-9.5p -2.4%)*
10 year NAV growth: +99.9% (121 month period to 31 January 2012)
10 year share price growth: +56.2% (121 month period to 31 Janaury 2012)
* Change on latest closing price in actual and percentage terms, delayed by 15 minutes
