Literary Inklings reviews ‘Not in the Club’
Former Warner Brothers executive Janet Pucino’s book Not in the Club, An Executive Woman’s Journey Through the Biased World of Business was recently praised by the blog Literary Inklings for illustrating the current status quo of gender inequality throughout the business world and the difficulty of accessing executive organizations, a.k.a. “The Club”. Pucino’s book was [...]
Mayor Villaraigosa helps Ernst & Young kick off Entrepreneur of the Year program
Today Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Deputy Mayor for Economic and Business Policy Matt Karatz joined Ernst & Young LLP Partners Patrick Niemann, April Spencer and Brian Ring to kick off the search for business innovators to compete in the 27th Annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® award program for Greater Los [...]
The LABJ reports Brentwood Associates had its fill of restaurant franchisee
West L.A. private equity firm Brentwood Associates usually holds on to its investments for six years or so, reported the Los Angeles Business Journal. But it was nearly eight years before Brentwood tried to sell Pacific Island Restaurants Inc. – the sole franchisee of Pizza Hut and Tacho Bell in Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. A [...]
Brentwood Associates sells Pizza Hut, Taco Bell franchisee to Nimes Capital
Consumer-focused private equity investment firm Brentwood Associates sold Pacific Island Restaurants Inc. to Nimes Capital last week, reported The Daily Journal. Honolulu-based Pacific Island Restaurants is the sole franchisee of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants throughout Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. The deal closed at the end of December, eight years after Brentwood purchased the [...]
Brentwood Associates announces sale of Pacific Island Restaurants
Brentwood Associates, a leading consumer-focused private equity investment firm, announced today it has completed the sale of Pacific Island Restaurants, Inc., to Nimes Capital, LLC. PIR is the sole franchisee of Pizza Hut and Taco Bell throughout Hawaii, Guam and Saipan. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Since acquiring PIR in 2004, Brentwood has worked [...]
Go Trexx CEO comments on broader FTC rules to protect kids’ privacy online
Under new rules, mobile apps and websites must get parents’ consent before collecting personal information from children younger than 13, reports The Los Angeles Times. The new rules — the first major update to federal laws on children’s online privacy in 14 years — require a parent’s consent to collect those kinds of personal details [...]
Broads Circle to host “The Power of Collaborative Philanthropy”
Broads Circle, the womens networking organization, will host the lunch panel “The Power of Collaborative Philanthropy” at the Omni Los Angeles Hotel on Thursday, December 13. Panelists include Jacqueline Jacobs Caster, founder, Everychild Foundation; Gael Sylvia Pullen, CEO, Sylvia Global; Judy Patrick, president and CEO, Women’s Foundation of California; and Jocelyn Tetel, vice president of advancement, [...]
Go Trexx founder lists top 10 cities with holiday light shows
The top ten cities with holiday light shows this year include lesser-known cities like St. Augustine, Florida and Clifton, Ohio, according to Go Trexx founder Samantha Lurey’s Huffington Post blog. City workers are hustling across America, decorating for thousands of expected visitors for whom the magic of the season is reflected in the glow of millions of [...]
Olmstead Williams Communications wins three PRisms at 48th annual PRSA-Los Angeles awards
Olmstead Williams Communications won three PRisms at the 48th Annual PRSA-Los Angeles Awards held at the Grand Ballroom in Hollywood on Wednesday, November 7. The firm was honored in the following categories: “Ongoing Product or Service Program – Business to Business” “Reputation/Brand Management – Corporate Business” “Healthcare Programs – Ongoing” “We have a team of [...]
XapNews taps Reality2 for relaunch
Online self-service PR site XapNews.com, a spin-off of national PR firm Olmstead Williams Communications, selected Reality2 Marketing for the re-launch of its service, reported the Bulldog Reporter. The new site went live on October 30 in just six weeks, a turnaround made possible by Reality2′s fast-track re-branding and creative development process. “Over the past couple [...]
