M&A Deal Summary

Graphite Capital Acquires sk:n

On January 10, 2006, private equity firm Graphite Capital acquired healthcare services company sk:n

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Graphite Capital’s 5th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Graphite Capital’s 39th transaction in the United Kingdom.
Investment Fate
  • sk:n was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2019.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2006-01-10
Target sk:n
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Graphite Capital
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target

sk:n

Coleshill, United Kingdom
sk:n is a provider of non-surgical cosmetic procedures with a nationwide chain of clinics offering a range of non-surgical skin and cosmetic treatments including laser-based treatments for hair removal and skin rejuvenation. sk:n has a highly professional and clinical approach that allows it to comply with the increasing regulation in the cosmetic treatment industry. sk:n was founded in 1990 and is based in Coleshill, England.

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Buyer

Graphite Capital

London, United Kingdom

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 1.2B GBP
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Graphite Capital is a private equity firm that seeks mid-market investments in the UK. Target sectors include retail and consumer, manufacturing, services and distribution, financial services, healthcare, leisure, and property. The Firm looks for transactions valued from £30 to £150 million. Prospective transaction situations typically include management buyouts/buy-ins of corporate spin-offs or privately held companies. The Firm also considers roll-outs and consolidation strategies. Graphite Capital was originally formed in 1981 and became independent in 2001. Graphite is based in London.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 41 of 82
Sector (Healthcare Services) 5 of 9
Type (Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)) 37 of 55
Country (United Kingdom) 39 of 78
Year (2006) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-01 U-POL

London, United Kingdom

U-POL is a manufactures and markets refinish products (primarily body fillers, coatings and aerosols), for the global automotive aftermarket. U-POL was founded in 1949 and is based in London, United Kingdom.

Sell £75M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-01-18 Park Holidays

Bexhill-On-Sea, United Kingdom

Park Holidays is an operator of 25-holiday parks across the south of England. Caravan parks have a loyal and growing customer base which, combined with planning policies that restrict the development of new parks, results in a robust and resilient business model. Park Holidays was formed in 1984 and is based in Bexhill-On-Sea.

Buy £130M
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