PE Hub Wire

Sycamore Partners exits Hot Topic; LLCP’s Matthew Rich shares Colt Group value creation plans; ACP’s Chris Jones on Marco’s add-on strategy

Sycamore Partners has sold Los Angeles-based retailer Hot Topic to Spencer Spirit Holdings; talking with Matthew Rich, a partner at LLCP, about the value creation strategy and opportunities the firm sees in the emergency repair services segment; Chris Jones, ACP co-founder and managing partner, discusses the add-on strategy of portfolio company Marco Sealing Solutions.

Yellow Wood agrees to acquire Holistic Health from Nestlé for $1bn; KSE’s acquisition of LA Angels adds to pro sports team deal flurry

Holistic Health’s portfolio of established brands includes Nature’s Bounty, Osteo Bi-Flex and Gard.

GI Partners bets on vehicle tracking; Revisiting Women in PE; What SBA proposals mean for PE investors

GI Partners closes majority investment in Otodata, a provider of remote monitoring and vehicle tracking technology; checking in with Buyouts’ Women in PE 2020; how new rules proposed by teh SBA could potentially impact private equity deal cycles.

Granite Creek’s Peter Pacelli is a dealmaker to watch; PE-backed Authentic Brands builds on lifestyle IP pursuit with acquisition of OVO

A profile from PE Hub’s Dealmakers to Watch series: Peter Pacelli, who leads Granite Creek Capital’s agribusiness strategy; Authentic Brands Group, which is backed by CVC Capital Partners, General Atlantic and Leonard Green & Partners, announced last week that it acquired a majority stake in the intellectual property of October’s Very Own.