Graham Elton
Chairman, EMEA Private Equity,
About Graham
Graham Elton is Chair of our EMEA Private Equity business, which he ran from 2005 to 2018. He has served on our Investment Committee since 2009. He is also a core member of our Media practice and leads our pro bono social impact work in the UK, with a particular focus on projects in the education sector.
In addition to his work with us, Graham serves as Chair of With Intelligence, JMAN Group and Sportscape. He is former Chair of Lane Clark and Peacock, Capital Economics, Law Business Research and SLR Consulting. He is a Founding Member of bd-capital’s Investment Advisory Committee and Operators Club.
Graham is one of the founders of Greater Share, an innovative philanthropic fund of funds, and chairs its Investment Committee. He is Chair of Now Teach and a board member of the National Youth Theatre and the Education Endowment Foundation.
Prior to joining Bain, Graham was chief executive officer at Miller Freeman UK (now part of Informa); managing director at FT Business and strategy director at Pearson.
Graham holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an M.A. from Oxford University.
He was awarded an MBE for services to the economy in the Queen's 2020 Birthday Honours List.
Recent Insights
- “One Small Step for Private Equity, One Giant Leap for Philanthropy,” Dry Powder: The Private Equity Podcast,October 2023, Podcast
- “Global and European Private Equity Market Update,” Webinar, March 2021
- “Private Equity Midyear Update,” Webinar, July 2020
- “Covid-19 Hits Private Equity: The Early Data Is Not Pretty,” Brief, May 2020
- “The Impact of Covid-19 on Private Equity,” Brief, April 2020
In the News
- “'Indigestion' warning, busy TMT and dry powder to trump rates,” PE Hub Europe,March 2023, PE Hub Europe
- “Buyout firms go head-to-head in race for capital,” Private Equity News,November 2021, Private Equity News
- “Private equity industry getting bigger and bigger like never before: Bain & Company ,” CNBC TV,August 2021, CNBC TV
- “Buyout Firms Struggle to Find Attractive Takeover Targets in Europe,” WSJ Private Equity Pro,August 2019, WSJ Private Equity Pro
- “Private equity groups under pressure to take ‘riskier’ bets ,” Financial Times,March 2018, Financial Times