The Manager of the Company is Graphite Capital Management LLP ("Graphite Capital"). Graphite Capital is one of the leading UK mid–market private equity firms and manages over £1.1 billion of funds from investors world wide. It has a total team of 20 professionals with an average of over nine years´ experience in private equity investment and operates from a single office in London. In addition to managing Graphite Enterprise, Graphite Capital is a long established direct private equity investor which is advantageous when selecting the managers of third party funds.
Graphite Capital´s most recent limited life fund, Graphite Capital Partners VII, had a single closing in May 2007. The fund invests principally in mid-market companies with headquarters in the UK which are valued at £25 million to £200 million. The fund is structured as a main fund with £475 million of total commitments, and a Top Up Fund with £80 million of commitments. In 2009, Graphite Capital raised a further £27 million in Graphite Capital Partners VII Top Up Fund Plus. The Top Up vehicles invest alongside the main fund in selected larger transactions.
More information on Graphite Capital is available on www.graphitecapital.com
