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Paperchase is an international chain of stationery stores which were established in the United Kingdom but has since expanded into Europe, the USA and United Arab Emirates. As well as stand alone stores, in the UK there are concessions in selected Selfridges and House of Fraser stores. ==History== Paperchase was founded by two art students, Judith Cash and Eddie Pond, around 1968. The company went through various owners before receiving investment from W H Smith in 1985; it continued to expand and in 1996 became Paperchase Products Ltd.,〔(Business Week )〕 having been bought by the existing management with investment from a venture capital fund. In 2004 Borders Group Inc. bought out Graphite Capital,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 Graphite Capital sells Paperchase to Borders Group )〕 and the company grew internationally within the Borders network. In 2007 Borders sold a majority stake in the UK and Irish division of Borders book stores to Risk Capital for £10 million.〔(Financial Times 20 May 2008 )〕 In May 2008, the Borders Group announced it was considering selling its 97% share to one of either HgCapital, Isis Equity Partners or Change Capital,〔(Financial Times 20 May 2008 )〕 with W H Smith interested in putting in a £50 million bid – 12 years after selling it at £1 million.〔(Telegraph 28 May 2008 )〕 With the administration and closure of Borders (UK) in late 2009, the company lost a large presence on the British high street as there was a Paperchase concession within every UK Borders. The UK division of Borders separated from its parent and the owner of Paperchase in 2007, and all Border stores closed on 22 December 2009. To replace these lost UK retail sites, Paperchase concessions were formed in a number of HMV and Waterstones stores during 2010.〔(Financial Times 7 May 2010 )〕 In 2010, an MBO was completed〔(PR Newswire 13 July 2010 )〕 and the company is now owned by Primary Capital and its board of directors. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Paperchase」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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