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L Catterton
L Catterton is an American multinational private equity firm. Founded in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1989, the fund has made over 250 investments in brands across all segments of the consumer industry. The firm is led by co-CEOs Michael Chu (private equity investor), J. Michael Chu and Scott Dahnke.Why A Private Equity Firm Backed By Bernard Arnault Is Putting $400 Million Into Norwegian Cruise Line [Forbes Originally Catterton Partners, the fund merged with Bernard Arnault's family office and LVMH in 2016 to create L Catterton. In June 2024, L Catterton ranked 39th in Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking among th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Privately Held Company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose Stock, shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets. Instead, the Private equity, company's stock is offered, owned, traded or exchanged privately, also known as "over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter". Related terms are unlisted organisation, unquoted company and private equity. Private companies are often less well-known than their public company, publicly traded counterparts but still have major importance in the world's economy. For example, in 2008, the 441 list of largest private non-governmental companies by revenue, largest private companies in the United States accounted for $1.8 trillion in revenues and employed 6.2 million people, according to ''Forbes''. In general, all companies that are not owned by the government are classified as private enterprises. This definition encompasses both publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Build-A-Bear Workshop
Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is an American retailer headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri that sells teddy bears, stuffed animals, and characters. During store visits, customers go through an interactive process where the stuffed animal of their choice is assembled and tailored to their own preferences including varying scents, sounds, looks, and outfits. Build-A-Bear Workshop is the largest chain that operates in this style. The company's slogan was "Where Best Friends Are Made" from 1997–2013 when it was changed to "The Most Fun You'll Ever Make" from 2013–2024. With a rebrand in mid-2024, bears are now made with “The Stuff you Love”. As of April 2019, the company's president/CEO is Sharon Price John. History In the mid-1990s, Maxine Clark resigned as president of Payless (footwear retailer), Payless ShoeSource and started a string of retail stores with interactive experiences similar to her childhood of various events held at department stores. She went to toy facto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Business Wire
Business Wire is an American company that disseminates full-text press releases from thousands of companies and organizations worldwide to news media, financial markets, disclosure systems, investors, information web sites, databases, bloggers, social networks and other audiences. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. History Business Wire was founded in 1961 by Lorry I. Lokey. It started by sending releases to 16 media outlets in California. Business Wire launched its website in May 1995. In 2000, ahead of its main competitor PR Newswire, Business Wire ended the practice of distributing news to financial outlets 15 minutes before anyone else, to provide immediate, equal access to company information as noted by the SEC's fair disclosure regulation ( Reg FD). Business Wire's first wholly owned European operation launched in 2001, with the opening of an office in London. On June 1, 2005, Business Wire entered the German Ad-Hoc market with a disclosure network ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pong Research
Pong Research Corporation was a cell phone accessories company that invented the Pong Case, a cell phone case with an embedded antenna that reduces exposure to cell phone radiation. History Pong Research was incorporated in 2011 and in 2014 relocated to Leesburg, Virginia to Encinitas, California. The company was financially backed by Catterton Partners, the leading consumer-focused private equity fund with over $4.5 billion under management. In 2014, the company changed its name to Antenna79, Inc. In 2016 Antenna79 merged with Invisible Gadget Guard, Inc. (a cell phone accessories company specializing in screen protection) to become Penumbra Brands, LLC. Technology The Pong Case antenna technology was created by PhD scientists educated at Harvard, MIT, UCLA and the University of Manchester. Using their knowledge of manipulating radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic fields, Pong invented a coupling and re-radiating antenna that redistributes cell phone near-field radiation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Leaf Tea Company
Sweet Leaf Tea Company was a producer of ready-to-drink organic branded teas and lemonades owned by Nestlé. It was founded in Beaumont, TX in 1998 by Clayton Christopher and David Smith. On April 2, 2008, Sweet Leaf Tea Company announced $18 million in private funding from Catterton Partners. On May 29, 2008, Sweet Leaf Tea Company filed suit against an Arizona-based company for the name of their sweetener, SweetLeaf Stevia. History Sweet Leaf Tea was founded in 1998 in Beaumont, TX by Clayton Christopher, using $10,000 and his grandmother's recipe for home-brewed iced tea made with cane sugar. Early production consisted of brewing tea in crawfish pots in Hen's kitchen, using pillow cases as " tea bags" and; then using garden hoses to transport the tea to plastic bottles. In March 2009, Nestlé Waters North America invested $15.6 million in the company. In 2012, Clayton Christopher stepped down as CEO and was succeeded by former Nestlé General Manager Dan Costello.Val ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Il Makiage
Il Makiage is a tech-focused beauty brand based in New York City. In May 2020 they launched in the United Kingdom, launched in Germany in November 2020 and Australia in June 2021. Il Makiage is a part of the ODDITY platform. Name origin The name is an intentionally simplified version of the French word ''Maquillage'', meaning "makeup". Company overview Il Makiage was founded in 1972 by New York-based makeup artist Ilana Harkavi. In June 2017, L Catterton purchased a minority stake of the company for $29 million. After the initial investment, brother and sister Oran Holtzman and Shiran Holtzman-Erel, who had previously purchased the brand, re-launched it in 2018 and started its digital approach. Dmitri Kaplun is the present CEO of the company. Technology The company uses AI and machine learning Machine learning (ML) is a field of study in artificial intelligence concerned with the development and study of Computational statistics, statistical algorithms that can l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweaty Betty
Sweaty Betty is a British retailer specialising in women's activewear, founded by Tamara and Simon Hill-Norton. It has over 50 boutiques in the United Kingdom, six boutiques in the United States and concessions in department stores Harrods and Bloomingdale's. In August 2021, Sweaty Betty was bought by American apparel manufacturer Wolverine Worldwide. History Sweaty Betty was founded in 1998 by Tamara and Simon Hill-Norton with one boutique in London's Notting Hill. By 2003, the company had expanded to five boutiques. In 2006, Sweaty Betty opened their first concession in Selfridges and now feature in the in-store Body Studio – this was later followed by one in Harrods Harrods is a Listed building, Grade II listed luxury department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England. It was designed by C. W. Stephens for Charles Digby Harrod, and opened in 1905; it replaced the first store on the ground .... , there were over 40 Sweaty Betty boutiques around th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vroom (company)
Vroom, Inc. is a parent company of United Auto Credit Corporation (UACC) and CarStory. Previously, Vroom was a used car retailer and e-commerce company that let consumers buy, sell, and finance cars online. Vroom ceased e-commerce automotive sales operations on January 22, 2024. History The company was founded in August 2013 by Kevin Westfall and Marshall Chesrown as AutoAmerica. In November 2014, Elie Wurtman and Allon Bloch joined as co-founders to transform the company into a technological platform and the company was renamed Vroom. It also has a refurbishment facility in Stafford, Texas and was included on Forbes’ list of the Hottest E-Commerce Startups of 2015. Vroom's current CEO is Tom Shortt. He succeeded Paul Hennessy, who was previously the CEO of Priceline.com. In December 2015, the company acquired Texas Direct Auto, a Stafford-based company founded in 2002 that is now owned by Vroom but operated as a separate brand. The combined company was profitable and reac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscription model, requiring readers to pay for access to most of its articles and content. The ''Journal'' is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp. As of 2023, ''The'' ''Wall Street Journal'' is the List of newspapers in the United States, largest newspaper in the United States by print circulation, with 609,650 print subscribers. It has 3.17 million digital subscribers, the second-most in the nation after ''The New York Times''. The newspaper is one of the United States' Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. The first issue of the newspaper was published on July 8, 1889. The Editorial board at The Wall Street Journal, editorial page of the ''Journal'' is typically center-right in its positio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DealStreetAsia
DealStreetAsia is a Singapore-based financial news website, founded in 2014 by Joji Thomas Philip. It is a financial news platform tracking private equity, venture capital activity, deal flows, initial public offers, investments, fund-raising, startups and targets and aspires to be the go-to destination portal for deal activity in Asia. Headquartered in Singapore, DEALSTREETASIA has a team of 30+ spread out across Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, HK, China, India, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand. The portal's focus on breaking news and exclusives and big picture coverage helps it differentiate itself in an aggregation-dominant market. In 2019, the Financial Times's owner Nikkei, Inc. purchased a majority stake in the company, and existing stakeholders Singapore Press Holdings, North Base Media, Alpha JWC, SGAN, Vijay Sharma, K2 Global founder Ozi Amanat, Jim Rogers and others achieved multiple returns on their investment. India's Mint (Hindustan Times) continues to remain a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kettle Foods
Kettle Foods, Inc. is an American manufacturer of potato chips, based in Salem, Oregon, United States, with a European and Middle East headquarters in Norwich, United Kingdom. As of 2006 they were the largest natural potato chip brand in the U.S. The company, founded in 1978 by Cameron Healy as "N.S. Khalsa Company", was previously sold to Lion Capital in 2006 and was owned by Diamond Foods from 2010 to 2016. In February 2016, Snyder's-Lance finalized their purchase of Diamond Foods. Snyder's-Lance (and their Kettle Foods division) was purchased by Camden, New Jersey–based Campbell Soup Company in March 2018. History The company was founded by Cameron Healy in 1978 as the "N.S. Khalsa Company"; it produced its first potato chips in 1982. In 1988, following a motorcycle trip taken by the company's founder and his son, Kettle Foods established a UK branch in a converted shoe factory in Norwich, Norfolk, England; the branch moved five years later to its current UK home, a ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wellness Pet Company
Wellness Pet Company is a pet food company that consists of Wellness Natural Pet Food, Old Mother Hubbard by Wellness, Whimzees by Wellness, Sojos, Eagle Pack and Holistic Select purchased by Clearlake Capital. Wellness Pet Company is headquartered outside of Boston, in Tewksbury, Massachusetts, as well as in Boston proper. History Old Mother Hubbard Old Mother Hubbard was founded in 1926, as an offshoot of the A. Hubbard and Sons Bakery in Gloucester, Massachusetts, making small dog biscuits. In 1961, the company was purchased by Jim Scott, a professional in animal nutrition, and moved to Lowell, Massachusetts Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, United States. Alongside Cambridge, Massachusetts, Cambridge, it is one of two traditional county seat, seats of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in .... In the 1990s, Jim Scott Jr., then CEO of the company, worked with a team of animal nutrition experts to develop th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
