Atlantic Street Capital has acquired a majority equity interest in Lori’s Gifts, the largest multi-unit retailer of gift shops in hospitals, from the Bernick family. Lori’s partners with healthcare facilities to become an outsourced provider of gift shops services and provides all staffing, buying and merchandising, accounting and operational responsibilities. Today, the company operates more […]
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Gryphon Acquires Potter Electric Signal
Gryphon Investors has made a majority investment in Potter Electric Signal Company, a maker of specialty electronic and electromechanical products that are used in the fire safety industry. Gryphon acquired Potter from St. Louis-based private equity firm Two Rivers Associates which acquired the company in 2008 from the founding Potter family. Potter develops, manufactures, and […]
Centre Invests in Nearly Natural
Centre Partners has made an investment in Nearly Natural, an e-commerce platform that sells artificial plants, flowers, and trees. Nearly Natural designs, imports, assembles and sells artificial plants, flowers, and trees to online retailers. The company has a diverse product portfolio with approximately 1,850 SKUs and provides logistics and drop-shipping to its e-commerce customers. Nearly […]
Ironbridge Acquires Midland Appliance
Ironbridge Equity Partners has acquired Midland Appliance and its sister companies BCH Transport and Innovative Appliance Distributors (collectively Midland). Midland is a dealer of premium and super-premium branded home appliances throughout Western Canada. The company’s products include barbeques, coffee machines, cooktops, dishwashers, freezers and ice makers, laundry machines, microwaves, ranges, refrigerators, wall ovens, and wine […]
TPG Growth Closes Fourth Fund
TPG Growth, the middle market and growth equity platform of private equity firm TPG, has held a final closing of its fourth fund, TPG Growth IV LP, at its hard cap of $3.7 billion in commitments. Fundraising began in August 2017. “We are long-term partners to entrepreneurs, founders, and management teams, working with them to […]
