L Catterton
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Company type | Privately held company |
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Industry | Finance |
Founded | 1989[1] |
Founder | J. Michael Chu, Frank Vest, William E. Simon |
Headquarters | Greenwich, Connecticut, United States |
Number of locations | 17 offices globally |
Key people | J. Michael Chu, Scott Dahnke |
Products | Private equity, Growth capital |
AUM | US$ 33 billion[2] |
Website | www |
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L Catterton is a U.S.-headquartered private equity firm. Since 1989, the firm has made more than 250 investments in brands across all segments of the consumer industry.[3]
L Catterton is led by its co-Chief Executive Officers, J. Michael Chu, Giancarlo Moreira and Scott Dahnke.[4]
History
Founding & early history
Catterton was founded in 1989 as Catterton-Simon Partners by Carl Frischkorn (Catterton Family), his accountant Frank Vest and J. Michael Chu, along with former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon.[5]
Between 1992 and 2002, the company invested in well-known consumer brands including P. F. Chang's, Odwalla, and Baja Fresh.[6][7]
In 2001, the firm changed its name to Catterton Partners.[8][needs update]
2002-2016
Between 2002 and 2016, Catterton completed investments in numerous consumer growth businesses including Peloton, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Ferrara Candy Company, Outback Steakhouse, Restoration Hardware, Wellness Pet Company, and Kettle Foods.[9][10][11]
In 2003, Scott Dahnke joined the firm as a co-Managing Partner.[4]
In 2008, the firm launched its first growth fund targeting investments in early to late-stage growth companies.[8] These investments included Vroom, Sweaty Betty, Il Makiage, Sweet Leaf Tea Company and Tula.[12][13][14][15][16]
In 2013, the firm launched its Latin America fund targeting investments in Latin American middle market growth companies.[17] Notable investments in the Latin America strategy include Cholula Hot Sauce and NotCo. [18][19]
2016-present
In January 2016, Catterton, LVMH, and Financière Agache (previously Groupe Arnault), the family holding company of Bernard Arnault, partnered to create L Catterton.[20] The partnership combined Catterton's existing North American and Latin American private equity operations with LVMH and Groupe Arnault's pre-existing European and Asian private equity and real estate operations. The merged firm is now called L Catterton and invests globally from six fund platforms: L Catterton Flagship Buyout, L Catterton North American Growth, L Catterton Latin America, L Catterton Europe, L Catterton Asia, and L Catterton Real Estate.[21] In May 2021, Private Equity International listed L Catterton as the 32nd largest private equity firm in the world based on capital raised over the prior five years.[22]
In 2020, L Catterton raised over $5b for its ninth buyout fund and over $950m for its fourth growth fund.[23]
Investments
The firm has backed several notable investments, including Birkenstock,[24] Indian tech giant Jio Platform, Ainsworth Pet Nutrition,[25] Peloton,[26] Nature’s Variety,[27] Pinarello,[28] Freetrade,[29] the Miami Design District,[30] and Ginza Six.[31]
References
- ^ Picker, Leslie (5 January 2016). "LVMH's Private Equity Arm to Merge With Catterton". New York Times. No. DealBook. United States. The New York Times Company. p. B3. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "L Catterton".
- ^ "L Catterton Asia Signs Definitive Agreement For $360 Mn Continuation Fund".
- ^ a b Why A Private Equity Firm Backed By Bernard Arnault Is Putting $400 Million Into Norwegian Cruise LineForbes
- ^ Taylor, Alexander L. "Buyout Binge". TIME magazine, Jul. 16, 1984.
- ^ Investor Group to Take Control of Baja FreshLos Angeles Times
- ^ Jains, Amanda (2007-11-08). "Catterton to pay $267m for specialty retailer Restoration Hardware". Private Equity International.
- ^ a b "Catterton May Have Two Funds To Raise]Buyouts Inside". Buyout Insider. 2012-03-26.
- ^ Consumer-focused PE firm L Catterton raises $3.71b for ninth fundDealStreetAsia
- ^ Kodiak Cakes acquired by L Catterton, a private equity firm Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery
- ^ Consumer-focused PE firm L Catterton raises $3.71b for ninth fundThe Wall Street Journal
- ^ Online Used Car Retailer Vroom Announces $254 Million Series H Funding RoundBusiness Wire
- ^ Fitness Retailer Sweaty Betty to Prepare $524 Million SaleThe Business of Fashion
- ^ L Catterton-Backed Beauty Business Valued at $1.5 Billion by New InvestorsThe Wall Street Journal
- ^ L Catterton-Backed Catterton Swallows Stake in Sweet LeafThe New York Times
- ^ L Catterton Backs Skin-Care Brand TULAThe Wall Street Journal
- ^ Catterton Taps Former Executives of Eton Park to Run Latin America FundThe Wall Street Journal
- ^ L Catterton to buy Jose Cuervo-backed hot sauce brand CholulaReuters
- ^ Brazil's Petlove raises $150M from Riverwood, SoftBank to sell pet products and services onlineTechCrunch
- ^ Picker, Leslie (2016-01-05). "LVMH's Private Equity Arm to Merge With Catterton". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-10.
- ^ "L Catterton and LVMH Relationship".
- ^ "PEI 300 full report".
- ^ L Catterton Seeks Nearly $7.8 Billion for New FundsThe Wall Street Journal
- ^ LVMH-Backed L Catterton Buys Iconic Sandal Maker BirkenstockBloomberg L.P.
- ^ "L Catterton and the Lang Gamily to Sell Ainsworth Pet Nutrition to the JM Smucker Company".
- ^ "Peloton Receives 75 Million Growth Capital Investment from Catterton".
- ^ Or, Amy (11 May 2016). "L Catterton Scores 6.5 Times Return in Sales of Nature's Variety". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ L Catterton closes on investment in Pinarello HoldingBicycle Retailer and Industry News
- ^ "Investment platform Freetrade raises £50m as homebound customers fuel revenue surge". Sky News. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ "Design of the Times Showcasing Miami's Cutting Edge Design District".
- ^ "Ginza Six a New Template of Luxury Opens in Tokyo".