Consumer goods

PE pros ponder paths to trillions from retail investors

Pantheon eyes $500 mln for new retail investor fund

Back to School: White paper touts benefits of PE for retail investors

As big private equity firms such as Apollo Global Management, Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co reach out to individuals on a variety of platforms, buyout pros are spending more time analyzing how to explain and sell the asset class to a new set of investors.

Stern Partners to acquire troubled Canadian retail chain Comark

Stern Partners, a private equity firm with investment experience in the retail industry, plans to acquire Comark, a PE-backed Canadian clothing chain that filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this year.

PE-backed retailer FullBeauty seeks sale or IPO

FullBeauty Brands Inc is exploring a sale or an initial public offering that could value the privately held plus-sized women’s and men’s fashion retailer at more than $1.5 billion, including debt, according to people familiar with the matter, Reuters reported exclusively.

TPG buys majority stake in discount retailer Poundworld

Britain’s Poundworld, a rival discount chain to Poundland, has sold a majority stake to U.S. private equity firm TPG, securing new funds to speed up store expansion, Reuters reported.

Retail success: CPG Carlyle fund tops $550 mln from individuals

Carlyle Group is finding strong interest from wealthy individuals in a fund in which they can invest a minimum of $50,000. The fund, CPG Carlyle Private Equity Fund LLC, tips the scales at more than $550 million since Carlyle teamed up with Central Park Group to launch the vehicle.

Sycamore abandons pursuit of apparel retailer Chico’s: WSJ

(Reuters) - Sycamore Partners has abandoned its attempt to buy apparel retailer Chico’s FAS Inc after failing to secure financing on acceptable terms, the Wall Street Journal reported quoting a person familiar with the matter.

Private equity opens door to retail investors

Big private equity players are pursuing different paths to scale a mountain of capital offered by wealthy individuals and other retail investors, with fresh initiatives under way this year.

CCMP-backed retailer Ollie’s selects banks for IPO

Deep-discount retailer Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, known for the signature catch phrase “good stuff cheap,” is preparing for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, Reuters reported.