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March 11, 2014 – Farm Boy’s expansion in Southern Ontario will start in London, Ontario this summer with a 27,000 square feet store on Wellington Street. Farm Boy currently has 14 locations including 12 stores in Ottawa, one in Cornwall and one in Kingston. The fresh food grocer wants to tap into the Southern Ontario market in a big way over … Read More

Catalina remains focused on driving business for CPG retailers and brands St. Petersburg, Florida, March 3, 2014 — Catalina, a leading provider of personalized digital media solutions for the CPG industry, announced today that Boston-based investment firm Berkshire Partners LLC has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire majority control of the company from Hellman & Friedman LLC. Hellman & Friedman … Read More

Lawrenceville, Georgia, February 7, 2014— National Vision, Inc. (NVI), the leading independent value retailer of eyeglasses and contact lenses, and leading global investment firm KKR today announced that a definitive agreement has been signed whereby KKR will acquire the company from Berkshire Partners, a Boston-based investment firm.  Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. NVI is the fastest growing independent optical … Read More

Boston, Massachusetts, January 13, 2014 — Berkshire Partners LLC, the Boston-based investment firm, announced today that Jon Meyer and Anil Seetharam were appointed Managing Directors effective January 1, 2014.  They join the 17 current Managing Directors of Berkshire in managing the firm and its affiliated investment funds.  Mr. Meyer and Mr. Seetharam will continue in their current roles within Stockbridge Investors, the investment … Read More

Cleveland, Ohio, December 19, 2013 – TransDigm Group Incorporated (NYSE: TDG) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Airborne Systems Inc. (“Airborne” or the “Company”), for approximately $250 million in cash. Airborne Systems was owned by Metalmark Capital and the acquisition was previously announced on December 2, 2013. Airborne Systems is the industry leading designer and manufacturer of personnel parachutes, cargo aerial delivery systems, emergency escape systems, naval … Read More

Bolton, Ontario, December 19, 2013 – Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced the completion of the acquisition of the Schöttli Group of Diessenhofen, Switzerland, recognized as a global leader in medical and closure mold making. With this acquisition, Husky will gain a deeper knowledge in the select medical applications that Schöttli focuses, as well as gain the expertise to build the … Read More

Nashville, Tennessee, November 12, 2013 – Asurion, the global leader in technology protection solutions, took another step forward in its development of advanced support service capabilities for consumers and clients by completing the acquisition of Soluto. The award-winning software and services provider is used by millions of people who want the best experience when using their PCs, tablets and smartphones.  Soluto’s … Read More

Los Angeles, California, October 28, 2013 — Los Angeles premium denim brand Citizens of Humanity will launch e-commerce in both the United States and Japan, shipping respectively.  The website will include the women’s and men’s Holiday 2013 collections complimented by a selection of exclusive products such as limited edition merchandise from the brand’s “Just Like You” philanthropic film collaborations.  In late … Read More

September 30, 2013 — Digital guru Oliver Walsh is looking to raise Aritzia’s profile as the Canadian chain’s first chief marketing officer. Walsh, who founded a digital agency called Wednesday, spent the past four years working with brands such as J. Crew, Tory Burch, H&M, Balenciaga, Proenza Schouler, Alexander McQueen and Giorgio Armani to develop mobile apps, digital marketing campaigns, new brand … Read More

Dudelange, Luxembourg, September 26, 2013 — On September 12, 2013, Husky Injection Molding Systems hosted its European Beverage Packaging Conference, a major stop on its year-long World Tour. Held at its EMEA headquarters in Dudelange, Luxembourg, the event was attended by more than 90 business leaders from around the world and showcased Husky’s broad range of solutions for preform and closure … Read More