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Boston, Massachusetts, January 5, 2015 — Berkshire Partners LLC, the Boston-based investment firm, announced today that Dave Bordeau, Marni Payne and Raleigh Shoemaker were appointed Managing Directors effective January 1, 2015.  They join the 19 current Managing Directors of Berkshire in managing the firm and its affiliated investment funds.  Berkshire’s 22 Managing Directors have an average tenure of over 16 years with … Read More

Lightower completes 1,100+ route miles of new fiber in Virginia connecting Commonwealth with high performance networking Boxborough, Massachusetts, November 17, 2014 — Lightower Fiber Networks, the premier provider of custom, high-capacity network services that ensure optimal application and business performance, announced today the completion of a major 1,100-mile expansion of its all-fiber, high-performance network throughout Virginia and the Washington, D.C. metro … Read More

Livermore, California, November 6, 2014 — Rob Alston, CEO of Access, has announced the company’s acquisition of Cintas Corporation’s document storage and imaging businesses in ten U.S. markets. This transaction is the 74th for Access and represents the company’s expansion in its existing markets of Cincinnati, Chicago, Phoenix and Atlanta and the entry into new markets including Miami, Indianapolis, Columbus, Cleveland, … Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, October 21, 2014 – Berkshire Partners LLC, a Boston-based investment firm, today announced that it has acquired a majority interest in Access Information Management, the largest privately-held provider of records and information management services in North America, from Summit Partners.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Access offers a complete suite of storage and related document management services, … Read More

Emeryville, California, October 7, 2014 — Grocery Outlet, Inc. (www.groceryoutlet.com), the largest “extreme-value” grocer in the U.S., today announced the successful completion of its acquisition by affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC and the Grocery Outlet senior management team from Berkshire Partners LLC. Grocery Outlet offers branded grocery products at significant discounts through a unique sourcing model of purchasing discounted surplus … Read More

Emeryville, California, September 16, 2014 — Grocery Outlet, Inc. (www.groceryoutlet.com), the largest “extreme-value” grocer in the U.S., today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Hellman & Friedman LLC along with Grocery Outlet’s senior management team from its principal owner, Berkshire Partners LLC. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.  Grocery Outlet … Read More

Omnichannel offering helps CPG retailers and brands meet changing digital needs of consumers September 5, 2014 – Catalina, the personalized digital media company, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Cellfire, the leading provider of load-to-card (L2C) digital coupons in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) market. In response to shopper demand for digital and mobile coupons, … Read More

Chicago, Illinois, July 1, 2014 – The Portillo Restaurant Group Inc. (“Portillo’s”), the iconic Chicago restaurant chain, announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement under which Berkshire Partners, a private equity firm, will invest in Portillo’s, which includes Portillo’s Hot Dogs, Inc. and Barnelli’s Pasta Bowl. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Berkshire Partners will work closely with Dick … Read More

Between 1928 and 1932, Western Union and AT&T Long Lines built two of the most advanced telecommunications buildings in the world, at 60 Hudson Street and 32 Avenue of the Americas in Lower Manhattan. Nearly a century later, they remain among the world’s finest Art Deco towers—and cornerstones of global communication. “Urban Giants” is an 9-minute filmic portrait of their … Read More

Cleveland, Ohio, June 5, 2014 – TransDigm Group Incorporated (“TransDigm Group”) (NYSE:TDG) announced today that on June 4, 2014, its wholly-owned subsidiary, TransDigm Inc. (the “Company”), received the funding of an additional incremental term loan of $825 million at a current interest rate of approximately 3.8% and that it has successfully completed its previously announced private offering of $2.350 billion (the “Offering”) aggregate principal amount of senior … Read More