Bill Gates shows his extensive collection of Great Courses on 60 Minutes
In a recent profile with “60 Minutes,” Bill Gates showed his extensive collection of The Great Courses from The Teaching Company, a Brentwood Associates portfolio company. “The more you learn,” Bill Gates said during his interview with 60 Minutes, “the more you have a framework the knowledge fits into.”
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 [...]
K-MAC Holdings acquires No Limits, LLC
K-MAC Holdings Corp. announced today that it has acquired No Limits, LLC, a Missouri-based Taco Bell franchisee that owns and operates 25 Taco Bell restaurants. K-MAC is one of the largest Taco Bell franchisees in the U.S. and also operates KFC and Golden Corral restaurants. It currently operates 237 restaurants across the three different brands. [...]
Brentwood Associates acquires Soft Surroundings
Soft Surroundings, a leading direct marketer and specialty retailer of branded apparel, accessories, beauty products and home furnishings, announced it has sold a majority interest in the company to form a strategic partnership with Brentwood Associates, a leading consumer-focused private equity firm. Dow Jones reports the deal at $150 million to $200 million. “Brentwood invests [...]
Brentwood Associates plans to grow Sundance Catalog
Brentwood Associates, the Los Angeles-based private equity firm, plans to triple or quadruple the volume of Sundance Catalog, a company it acquired earlier this week. Sundance Catalog, the company’s main business, is a multichannel direct marketer and specialty retailer with current annual sales estimated at $150 million. Women’s Wear Daily reports that selling shareholders, including ACI Capital and Webster Capital, will [...]
Brentwood Associates acquires Sundance Holdings Group
Brentwood Associates, a leading consumer-focused private equity investment firm based in Los Angeles, announced today it has acquired a majority stake in Sundance Holdings Group. Sundance Catalog, founded by Robert Redford in 1989 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a leading multi-channel direct marketer and specialty retailer of women’s apparel and accessories, jewelry [...]
