25 June 2012
Giraffe Restaurants Announces Record Year in 2011/12
13 March 2013
Risk Capital Partners (“RCP”) is pleased to announce that it has sold its entire minority holding in restaurant company Giraffe to Tesco. The enterprise value of the whole transaction is £48.6 million, which represents a multiple of 8x RCP’s original valuation.
18 May 2012
Giraffe Concepts are to open its first ever store outside of the UK, having signed a franchise agreement with Emirates Leisure Retail (ELR) to bring Giraffe restaurants to the UAE.
15 April 2012
Patisserie Holdings achieves a hat-trick of success having been ranked at number 52 of the 2011 Fast Track 100, number 79 of the 2012 Profit Track 100 and number 88 of the Buyout Track 100, all within the space of a year.
31 January 2012
Patisserie Holdings, the owner of the legendary bakery chain Patisserie Valerie, announces results for the financial year ended 30th September 2011.
31 January 2012
Tile Depot continues on its goal to double its store portfolio with the opening of four new sites in the last year.
10 October 2011
Risk Capital Partners have sold 50% of their shareholding in womenswear retailer EAST, to clothing and accessories retailer Fabindia, based in New Delhi. This brings Fabindia’s total stake in EAST to 62.5%.
11 May 2011
Risk Capital Partners LLP, the private equity firm, today announced they have become shareholders in Bread Ltd, in conjunction with the company’s management and founders of GAIL’s.
05 January 2011
Risk Capital Partners LLP the entrepreneurial private equity firm successfully sold two of its investments in December 2010.
08 November 2010
Patisserie Holdings announce year-end sales up 14%.
29 June 2010
The Giraffe Restaurant Group Announces Record Year in 2009/10.
11 June 2010
Private equity firm Risk Capital Partners LLP (“RCP”) has taken a majority stake in DWS Bodyworks, (“DWS”) the dominant crash repairer in London.
03 March 2010
Risk Capital Partners portfolio company Giraffe won Deal of the Year 2010, for its acquisition of 11 Tootsies restaurants.
07 February 2010
The Sunday Times Deloitte Buyout Track 100 has ranked Seafood Holdings at Number 12.
02 November 2009
Risk Capital Partners, the entrepreneurial private equity firm founded by Luke Johnson, has appointed Michael Simmonds as a partner.
27 October 2009
Risk Capital Partners signs third bolt on acquisition this year – proving timing is right for buy-and-build model.
13 October 2009
The Giraffe restaurant group, announces today it has agreed the purchase of 11 Tootsies from the administrators of Tootsies Restaurants Limited
03 March 2009
Risk Capital Partners LLP, the private equity firm, is pleased to announce the successful closing of its first institutional fund.
10 April 2008
Risk Capital Partners’ portfolio company, APT Controls Group, has acquired SignPost Solutions Ltd (SPS)
31 May 2007
Risk Capital Partners purchases Druckers Vienna Patisserie, combining it with their London-based Patisserie Valerie to dominate high-growth sector
27 April 2007
Private equity investor Risk Capital Partners has invested £5 million for a 28% stake in Public Recruitment Group (PRG).
05 February 2007
Risk Capital Partners has bought around 45% of APT Controls Ltd, valuing the business at over £10 million.
01 December 2006
Risk Capital Partners announces its fourth full exit in the past 15 months with the sale of its entire holding in Loewy.
10 November 2006
Risk Capital Partners announces that Giraffe, has attracted £10m of investment from 3i Group plc for a minority stake.
08 September 2006
London’s best known patisserie chain, Patisserie Valerie, has been bought by private equity firm Risk Capital Partners, with a view to taking the business national.
03 September 2006
Stake in UK seafood distributor for fund chaired by Luke Johnson