January 22, 2019 – San Francisco, CA (PRNewswire) – Gryphon Investors (“Gryphon”), a San Francisco-based middle market private equity firm, announced today that it acquired RoC® Skincare (“RoC”), a market-leading anti-aging skincare brand, from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is Gryphon’s second investment in the beauty […]

October 11, 2018 – Dallas, TX, (PRNewswire) – Kainos Capital (“Kainos”), a leading food and consumer-focused private equity firm, today announced that it has agreed to sell its portfolio company SlimFast to Glanbia plc in a transaction valued at $350 million. The transaction also includes SlimFast’s sister company, HNS. Headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, […]

September 19, 2018 – New York, NY – Ellery Homestyles (“Ellery”), a portfolio company of Trivest, announced its sale to Keeco LLC, a supplier of textiles, bedding and bath products. Ellery, headquartered in New York, NY, became the dominant #1 market leader in window curtains by bringing “extraordinary to the ordinary.” Ellery markets its products […]

September 6, 2018 – Bedminster, NJ / Montréal, QC – Swander Pace Capital announced today that it completed the sale of Montréal-based Recochem, Inc. (“Recochem” or the “Company”), a global formulator and marketer of aftermarket transportation and household fluids, to an affiliate of H.I.G. Capital, LLC (“H.I.G.”). Recochem was founded in 1951 by Mr. Joseph […]