M&A Deal Summary

Graphite Capital Acquires ICR Integrity

On March 17, 2014, private equity firm Graphite Capital acquired energy services and equipment company ICR Integrity from Gresham

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Graphite Capital’s 1st transaction in the Energy Services and Equipment sector.
  • This is Graphite Capital’s 59th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2014-03-17
Target ICR Integrity
Sector Energy Services and Equipment
Buyer(s) Graphite Capital
Sellers(s) Gresham
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Simmons & Company (Financial)

Target

ICR Integrity

Aberdeen, United Kingdom
ICR Integrity is an independent group of companies providing integrity and maintenance solutions to the UK, Middle East and other key international oil and gas markets. ICR Integrity was founded in 1992 and is based in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.

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Buyer(S) 1

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 62 of 82
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 10 of 20
Country: United Kingdom M&A 59 of 79
Year: 2014 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-06 City and County Healthcare Group

Nottingham, United Kingdom

City and County Healthcare Group Ltd. is a provider of home care services to people living across the United Kingdom. City and County Healthcare provides specialist care services for young people and adults with more complex or long term conditions such as learning disabilities, mental health needs, and brain injuries. City and County Healthcare Group was founded in 2009, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-02 InnBrighton

Brighton, United Kingdom

Innbrighton operates 45 pubs, bars and nightclubs in Brighton and one pub in London. Each site is uniquely branded, 'wet-led' and run by operators encouraged to create a differentiated offering. The company targets culturally discerning customers, attracted to the individualism of each of the sites. InnBrighton was formed in 2007 and is based in Brighton, England.

Sell -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Gresham

London, United Kingdom

Category Private Equity Firm
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Gresham LLP is a private equity firm focused on management buyouts across a broad range of industries in the UK. Gresham considers transactions up to GBP100 million with an emphasis on opportunities in business services, support services, consumer products and services, financial services, healthcare/pharmaceuticals, industrial products and energy/environmental. Gresham is based in London with additional offices in Birmingham and Manchester.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 20 of 27
Sector: Energy Services and Equipment M&A 1 of 1
Type: Secondary Buyout M&A Deals 9 of 13
Country: United Kingdom M&A 20 of 27
Year: 2014 M&A 3 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-02-17 LAS Claims Management

Birmingham, United Kingdom

LAS Claims Management Ltd. (formerly Lanes Assistance Services Ltd) is a provider of outsourced claims management service for the insurance industry.

Sell £35M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-14 West Cornwall Pasty

Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom

West Cornwall Pasty is a producer of hand made pasties. Selling authentic Cornish Pasties made in Penryn, in Western Cornwall, the business has a focus on selling products made from the very best ingredients, be it Fairtrade Coffee from Brazil, or the British sourced meat and vegetables that go into their pasties.

Sell -