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Boston Apparel Group’s parent company buys Casual Living USA

Private equity firm Monomoy Capital Partners, L.P., parent company of Boston Apparel Group, has acquired direct-to-consumer women’s apparel retailer Casual Living USA. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Posted 03/01/2010Zak StamborPost a comment

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Golden Gate Capital to acquire Eddie Bauer for $286 million

The private equity firm has won the bankruptcy auction of outdoors apparel and gear retailer Eddie Bauer with an all-cash bid. Golden Gate will maintain the substantial majority of Eddie Bauer’s stores and employees in a newly formed company.

Posted 07/17/2009Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Comparison shopping site Become.com raises $17.5 million in new capital

Private equity firm TPG Growth made the investment. Become.com, which went live in 2004, had raised just over $11 million in two previous funding rounds.

Posted 03/26/2008Katie DeatschPost a comment

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Sears ponders its next move for Restoration Hardware

Sears Holdings Corp. still wants to acquire Restoration Hardware Inc., but it’s unclear if it`s willing to sign a confidentiality and standstill agreement. Sears announced a bid of $6.75 per share Nov. 23.

Posted 11/28/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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Bain Capital buyout a boon to Guitar Center

Guitar Center Inc., parent company of leading online retailer of musical instruments Musician’s Friend Inc., has been sold to private equity firm Bain Capital Partners for $2.1 billion.

Posted 06/27/2007Bill BriggsPost a comment

Pet Food Direct gets $10 million in equity financing

The web-only pet supplies merchant plans to use the capital received from LLR Partners Inc. to finance continued growth while adding products and services, the retailer says.

Posted 06/20/2007Don DavisPost a comment

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1-800 Contacts sees the future and it is private equity

1-800 Contacts is joining the growing ranks of publicly traded retailers selling all or a large portion of the business to a private equity group. Fenway Partners LLC, a New York investment banking firm, is acquiring the retailer for about $340 million.

Posted 06/04/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment

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1-800 Contacts sees the future and it is private equity

1-800 Contacts is joining the growing ranks of publicly traded retailers selling all or a large portion of the business to a private equity group. Fenway Partners LLC, a New York investment banking firm, is acquiring the retailer for about $340 million.

Posted 06/04/2007Paul DemeryPost a comment