HIG Capital (HIG) has sold its portfolio company, Empire Today to Charlesbank Capital Partners (Charlesbank). Empire Today is the largest shop-at-home, direct-to-consumer flooring company in the United States, operating in over 70 of the largest metropolitan areas in the country. The Company serves residential customers with a wide selection of
Puma Private Equity, the private equity division of Puma Investments, has completed a GBP3.2 million investment into Everpress as part of a GBP4 million round alongside existing investors.
The Stable, a commerce agency back by private equity firm Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP) that supports consumer brands across retail and direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels, has acquired Arkansas-based Walmart agency The Retail Firm. Founded in 2018 by Josh Breeden and joined later by Chad Goss and Kevin Head, The Retail Firm
SRP Companies, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital Partners and North American category manager and solutions provider to more than 50,000 retail outlets, has acquired Aerial Bouquets, a US distributor of popular foil and latex balloons as well as coordinating gift items, such as plush products and floral accessories. This
BC Partners is to acquire a controlling stake in Pet City, pet retailer in Greece. Specific terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. The deal represents the first investment of BC Partners GR Investment LP (BCPGR), a special purpose fund which seeks to invest in and support high-growth small
Guardian Capital Partners (Guardian) has sold its portfolio company, Cosmic Pet (Cosmic) to Petmate, a Platinum Equity-backed business. Headquartered in Wichita, KS, Cosmic Pet, is an innovator in pet hard good products, dog and cat toys, chews, and treats. Cosmic markets its products through many of the largest brick and
LoveLocal, an Indian hyper-local e-commerce platform, has raised USD18 million in an oversubscribed pre-Series B investment round led by Vulcan Capital, and also including participation from Klarna Founder & CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski’s Flat Capital, Alumni Ventures Group and Commerce Ventures. Angel investors Nami Zarringhalam, Co-founder of Truecaller, Sriram Krishnan, General
Bespoke Post, a multi-category e-commerce retailer, has secured USD40 million in a Series B funding round led by NewSpring. The New York-based company was founded in 2011 to introduce customers to products from under-the-radar brands, once a month. Since then, they’ve worked with thousands of small brands, expanded their offering
Serial entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den winner, Lex Deak, has secured GBP2 million for his new app, BASKET. Notable investors include Lightbank, the VC firm founded by Groupon co-founder, Eric Lefkosky, as well as co-founder and CEO of WorldFirst, Jonathan Quin, and Mumsnet founder and CEO, Justine Roberts. Basket will
3i Group- backed (3i) A-Z Gartenhaus (GartenHaus), an online specialist in garden homes, sheds, saunas and related products in Northern Europe, has acquired Outdoor Toys, an online D2C retailer of outdoor garden toys in the UK. As part of the transaction, 3i will invest cEUR56 million of additional capital.
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