Giraffe

Solihull, England, United Kingdom

+44 20 8883 4463 ★

http://www.giraffe.net/

Company profile

Giraffe company profile

Giraffe World Kitchen is a United Kingdom restaurant and cafe chain, founded in Hampstead as Giraffe Restaurants in 1998 by Juliette Joffe, Russel Joffe and Andrew Jacobs. Giraffe was owned by its founders, with additional financial backing from private shareholders, 3i investment group and chairman Luke Johnson. 3i invested £10 million in the company in 2006, in a deal that valued the chain at £24 million. On 13 March 2013, it was announced that the chain was to be acquired by Tesco for £48.6m. As part of the acquisition, 3i and Risk Capital Partners sold their shares in the company...... For more information, log in to dureach.com to view the full company profile.

Business identity

Website: http://www.giraffe.net/
Contact email: [email protected]
Phone number: +44 20 8883 4463
Operating status: Active
Company type: For Profit
Employee range: 01001-05000 employees
Revenue range: $100K+
Founded: 1998-01-01

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Headquarters

Headquarters: Solihull, England, United Kingdom
Postal code: B37 7ES
Country code: GB
Continent: Europe

Capital profile

Funding and company signals

Funding stage: M And A
Funding rounds: 2
Total equity funding: $10M
Last funding: Private Equity / $10M / 2006-10-23
Last equity funding: Private Equity / $10M
Investors: 2
Articles: 7
Exited on: 2013-03-21

Categories and groups

Food and Beverage Hospitality Restaurants Food and Beverage Travel and Tourism

Founders and investors

Investors

3i GroupRisk Capital Partners

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