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March 18, 2014 Jerome Dahan is one of our city’s true jeanswear genies. As the founder of blogstar-faved brands like 7 For All Mankind and Citizens of Humanity, and with over three decades in the biz, the Paris-born, Montreal-bred Angeleno clearly has the Midas touch when it comes to denim. His latest endeavor is A Gold E, a new(ish) line … Read More

Dublin & Nashua, New Hampshire, March 14, 2014 — SSILuxco S.a.r.l., an indirect parent company of Skillsoft Limited (“Skillsoft”), a pioneer in the field of technology-delivered learning with a long history of innovation and delivery of solutions for its customers worldwide, ranging from global enterprises, government, and education to mid-sized and small businesses, announced today that it has entered into a … Read More

First store will open in London in June, with more planned March 12, 2014 – Farm Boy, the Ottawa-based fresh grocery chain, is about to make its biggest leap ever with the addition of a store in London, Ont. Set to open in June, the store will be the retailer’s first outside its home base in eastern Ontario. Farm Boy operates … Read More

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