Brentwood Associates is a middle-market private equity investment firm with a 30+ year history of investing in leading growth companies. Brentwood focuses on investments in growing businesses where it can leverage its extensive experience in areas such as consumer products and services; multi-location growth strategies, including specialty retail and restaurants; direct marketing, including direct mail and e-commerce; health and wellness; education; and business services. Since 1984, Brentwood’s dedicated private equity team has invested in over 50 portfolio companies with an aggregate transaction value of over $6 billion. With significant experience in both investing and brand building, Brentwood is a value-added partner with entrepreneurs and senior management teams building world-class companies.
SMG offers its users with solutions such as customer experiences, brand researching, and employee engagement services. It provides services for industries such as restaurants, retail, convenience stores, travel and entertainment, grocery, and services. Client partners of the company are Applebee’s, Wawa, McDonalds, GIANT EAGLE, TACO BELL, and KOHL’s.
SMG offers its users with solutions such as customer experiences, brand researching, and employee engagement services. It provides services for industries such as restaurants, retail, convenience stores, travel and entertainment, grocery, and services. Client partners of the company are Applebee’s, Wawa, McDonalds, GIANT EAGLE, TACO BELL, and KOHL’s.
L Nutra is a manufacturer of products that mimic and enhance the body's natural ability to rejuvenate itself and promote longevity. The company's products are made from healthy natural ingredients that nourish the body while keeping it fasting and promote long-term positive effects on biological aging, health, and a variety of other factors, assisting consumers in managing body weight and improving health.
Watermill Express is a national leader in refill stations that provide affordable, sustainable, safe drinking water and ice in a convenient drive-up format. The Company operates and franchises nearly 1,300 stations across 9 states, predominantly across the West Coast and Sunbelt regions.
Founded by brothers Jon and Adam Schlegel, Snooze was born on April 2, 2006 in Denver, Colorado seeking to evolve the A.M. dining experience through culinary innovation, an eclectic and energetic atmosphere and comfortable and friendly service. Breakfast marks the beginning of a new day. At Snooze, they believe life is for living and each person and each day is worth celebrating. Their mantra: it only takes a moment to make a difference. From the day they were born, their people – Snoozers – have led the way serving creative twists on America’s favorite breakfast classics in a casual, friendly and vibrant atmosphere. The passion of their Snoozers is contagious. Over the past 8+ years it has inspired Snooze fans of all ages across the country. They embrace their roots in the Denver Ballpark neighborhood and aspire to be an integral part of every community in which they’re lucky to live. Today, you can experience Snooze across neighborhoods in Colorado, California and Arizona.
KeyMe is a mobile app that allows users to store, share, and duplicate their physical keys based on a digital image. The company provides an app for copying keys and robotic kiosks for new key fabrication. It offers customers a one-stop solution for all their locksmith needs ranging from lockouts and re-keys to complex installations and custom jobs. KeyMe smart kiosks are deployed in over 2,500 locations across leading retailers across 46 states, including (alphabetically): Acme, Albertsons, AutoZone, Bed Bath & Beyond, Brookfield, Dillons, Foodmaxx, Foodtown, Frys, Giant Eagle, GGP, Harmon Face Values, IKEA, Jewel-Osco, JLL Properties, Kmart, Kroger, Mall of America, Navarro, Ralphs Grocery, Randalls, Rite Aid, Safeway, Save-A-Lot, Save Mart, Sears, Simon Malls, Smith’s Food & Drug, Starwood, Tom Thumb, UNFI, Vons and 7-Eleven, among others. KeyMe kiosks are the first and only kiosks with the ability to duplicate the majority of vehicles and RFID keys on the market. The smart kiosks copy most keys in under 30 seconds, at a rate that is 10 times more accurate than the industry average. KeyMe investors include Battery Ventures, BlackRock, Comcast Ventures, Questmark Partners, Ravin Gandhi, River Park Ventures, and White Star Capital.
Chicken Salad Chick is a restaurant that sells food products to its clients. The restaurant’s product portfolio consists of chicken salad, gourmet soup, and side salad. It sells 15 varieties of chicken salad to its clients. Furthermore, the restaurant provides its users with a mobile application that enables them to view the nutritional contents of their food. Chicken Salad Chick was founded in 2008 by Kevin and Stacy Brown and is based in Alabama.
Afterburn Holdings
Acquisition in 2019
Afterburn Holdings is a leading franchisee and area representative of Orangetheory Fitness, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Houston, Texas. The Company operates 12 Orangetheory Fitness studios and oversees an additional eight studios in the greater Houston market.
MD Now is the largest and fastest growing independent provider of urgent care services in South Florida with locations conveniently located across Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties. All of their clinics are open 8am – 8pm, 365 days per year, giving you easy access to care you can trust. Their patients are typically seen and treated in under an hour, without an appointment, making MD Now the ideal provider of the care you need when you need it the most. MD Now takes urgent care a step further, ensuring quality care for higher acuity patients by maintaining a licensed doctor onsite at all times. Their state-of-the-art licensed facilities have been awarded the Certified Urgent Care Center (Category 1) designation from the Urgent Care Association of America and are accredited by the American Academy of Urgent Care Medicine, both signifying MD Now’s commitment to the highest level of quality care. MD Now costs a fraction of a trip to the emergency room or hospital-affiliated urgent care. The lower cost setting they provide results in significant savings to the overall healthcare system, in addition to lower copays, out-of-pocket expenses and self-pay rates for their patients. At MD Now, these savings will never come at the cost of quality care.
Founded in 2014, ClassWallet is the leading purchasing and reimbursement platform for public funds. The company’s patented digital wallet technology ensures that public funds reach the right people and are used for the right purpose – at a fraction of the time and cost of existing technology solutions with better compliance safeguards. ClassWallet is used by state government agencies and school districts across 32 states, helping those clients realize the full potential of over $2.7 billion in public funds. Its integrated marketplace of top retailers and service providers includes Amazon, Best Buy, Home Depot, Michaels, Office Depot, Scholastic, Staples, Varsity Tutors, and more. Headquartered in Hollywood, Florida, ClassWallet ranked number 477 on the prestigious Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. in 2023 and the 61st fastest-growing software company. It also ranks as the 114th fastest-growing company in North America according to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500.
Credentials Solutions is a technology intensive service company that provides comprehensive business process solutions to more than 500 higher education institutions and municipalities across the United States. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in suburban Chicago, Credentials Solutions established itself as an innovator in student records management with the introduction of a patented online degree and enrollment verification service. Since then, Credentials Solutions has consistently demonstrated its staying power and creativity through a succession of groundbreaking service introductions. Beginning with web-based ordering backed up by a highly trained customer service organization, Credentials Solutions has developed a suite of services that fully automate the ordering, processing, rendering and fulfillment of complex transactions involving academic transcripts, diplomas, campus parking permits and municipal vehicle registrations. Credentials Solutions is in a perpetual state of evolution as we’re constantly on the lookout for processes in need of streamlining and transactions requiring integration, enhanced security and control.
Upward Projects is a restaurant that pairs food with boutique beverage programs. It is a restaurant group that thrives on creating authentic and inspiring experiences for the communities they serve.
Blaze Pizza leads in the fast-casual artisan pizza category that uses an assembly line format to create pizzas at lightning fast speed. Each Blaze Pizza restaurant makes its own dough from scratch using a recipe that requires a 24-hour fermentation period to produce its signature light-as-air, crisp crust. Guests watch as each perfectly proofed dough ball is pressed into a generous 12-inch crust. Pizzas are made in front of the customer using an assembly line format and are ready in two minutes. Blaze Pizza's menu also features signature salads, fresh lemonades, craft beer and wine and house-made S'more Pies, and also offers gluten-free dough and vegan cheese.
Jefferson Dental Care is a leading dental support organization with 53 affiliated clinics throughout Texas. Jefferson’s affiliated clinics offer a broad range of general dentistry, orthodontic, and other specialty dental services, and are committed to providing high quality and affordable care. For more information about Jefferson, please visit www.jeffersondentalclinics.com.
SAXX Underwear was founded in 2006 based on the need to design better men's underwear. After 16 prototypes and months of research and development, SAXX was introduced to the market with a revolutionary patented technology. It is the best performance and lifestyle solution on the market.
Veggie Grill, a West Coast restaurant concept known for craveable, plant-based food. Led by co-founders T.K. Pillan and Kevin Boylan and CEO Greg Dollarhyde, the company offers a menu featuring a variety of hot sandwiches and burgers, entrée salads, homestyle plates, daily soups and housemade desserts made from hearty “veggie-proteins” and wholesome ingredients.
Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, Boston Proper is a specialty retailer of women’s high-end apparel and accessories inspired by women who are fearlessly feminine, enviably chic and possess the poise and confidence to Wear It Like No One Else:registered:. Characterized by highly differentiated merchandise and a desirable and aspirational look, the brand emphasizes an iconic, classy and sexy aesthetic, delivering on-trend styles with age-appropriate fits that cultivate glamour and inspire individuality. Boston Proper merchandise is available nationwide by direct mail catalog and online at bostonproper.com.
J.McLaughlin is a retail company providing clothing and accessories. Their product categories such as dresses, tops, sweaters, jackets, outwears, pants, skirts, skorts, shorts, and swim. Their shoes and accessories such as shoes, handbags, scarves, wraps, ponchos, hats, eyewear, belts, socks, ties, travel, and home.
Excelligence Learning is a developer, manufacturer, distributor, and multi-channel retailer of over 20,000 innovative, high-quality and grade-appropriate educational products and teaching solutions, which are sold primarily to early childhood learning centers, elementary schools, PTAs, and consumers. The company has three core divisions: Supplies (Discount School Supply, Really Good Stuff, SmarterKids, and Environments), Equipment (Children's Factory, Angeles and Steffy Wood Products), and Services (Educational Products, Inc., ChildCare Education Institute). With over 30 years of experience serving children, educators and parents, Excelligence's diversified portfolio of leading brands delivers quality, innovation, service and value on a global scale. Leading proprietary brands include: Colorations, BioColor, and Excellerations.
At Z Gallerie it's all about family. In 1979, three siblings, Joe Zeiden, Carole Malfatti, and Mike Zeiden opened a small poster shop in Sherman Oaks, CA. This new form of art was growing and through hard work and long hours the young entrepreneurs thrived. Together they operated the store during the day and framed posters at night in their parent's garage. Before long the three siblings had a number of locations, moved out of their parent's garage and dreamt of stores that carried more than just poster art. Their vision was to put forth a collection of fashion forward and exclusive home furnishings, art, and accessories at an affordable price. Today, more than 30 years later Z Gallerie stores are an ever-changing combination of stylish, traditional and contemporary designs. Z Gallerie buyers are focused on designing and seeking out products that encompass the best ideas from around the world and right here at home.
Marshall Retail Group is a privately held company based in Las Vegas with more than 850 employees nationwide, owning and operating stores in more than 150 locations, primarily in major casino-hotels, but more recently expanding into airports across the United States. Their portfolio of stores includes logo souvenir and sundry shops, apparel, shoes and accessories boutiques, and Harley-Davidson stores. Each store is designed to maximize revenues and profitability by carefully catering to visitor demographics specific to the location. MRG is well known and highly respected for its in-depth understanding of the retail market and the purchasing habits of leisure customers. By leveraging the company's nearly 60 years of experience, MRG has earned a reputation for running one of the most efficient retail operations in the casino and resort industry. MRG’s team of seasoned experts also offers retail and brand consulting services to resorts and casinos interested in developing and merchandising their own brand.
Allen Edmonds began handcrafting Made in U.S.A. shoes in 1922 on the shores of Lake Michigan in Wisconsin. Today we continue this manufacturing tradition and offer the finest men's dress and casual shoes available featuring classic American styling and fine craftsmanship. Our product is complemented by our retail Master Fitters who have earned their title by fitting over 3,000 customers (and counting), making them experts when it comes to helping you find a pair of Allen Edmonds that will feel like they were tailored especially for your feet. Allen Edmonds prides itself on using superior leathers such as calf skin and cordovan. These materials are combined with cork footbeds to create unmatched comfort. Our shoes remain in the last for at least 24 hours to ensure that they hold their shape for a lifetime. Allen Edmonds style is about more than just fashion and materials. It is about conveying a classic look while retaining versatility and durability.
Veggie Grill, a West Coast restaurant concept known for craveable, plant-based food. Led by co-founders T.K. Pillan and Kevin Boylan and CEO Greg Dollarhyde, the company offers a menu featuring a variety of hot sandwiches and burgers, entrée salads, homestyle plates, daily soups and housemade desserts made from hearty “veggie-proteins” and wholesome ingredients.
Ariat International It designs and manufactures equestrian clothing, accessories, and footwear. The company makes performance clothing and footwear for both competitive and recreational cyclists. Bottoms, sportswear, outerwear, gloves, backpacks, hats, boots, and socks are among its offerings. It sells its goods through brick-and-mortar stores, online merchants, and catalog stores.
The Teaching Company is the nation's leading developer and marketer of engaging, premium-quality college level courses for lifelong learners to enjoy via audio or video streaming, mobile apps, downloads, or discs delivered to the home. Under The Great Courses brand, the company is ranked #246 on the Internet Retailer 500. The company's media titles are unique in that they feature the world's greatest professors but are written and produced specifically for the convenience of lifelong learners. As of 2015, The Great Courses offers nearly 15,000 lectures via apps for iPhone, iPad, Android, Roku, and Kindle Fire, plus DVD, CD, streaming and download formats in subjects spanning science, math, history, fine arts, music, religion, philosophy, literature, business, health and wellness, and personal and professional development. Certain titles are developed and co-branded with content partners including The Culinary Institute of America, National Geographic, and The Smithsonian. In addition to direct sales, The Great Courses titles are available via The Great Courses Plus, a subscription video-on-demand service, and can also be found on Netflix, Amazon Instant Video, cable TV video on demand, Audible.com, SiriusXM Radio, Virgin America in-flight video, Delta Airlines, Craftsy, and a growing number of other digital channels.
Soapstone Networks
Series B in 1998
Soapstone Networks (formerly Avici Systems) developer of Terabit Switch/Router technology aimed at providing the next generation of high performance, IP-based routers to carriers and Internet Service Providers worldwide. Soapstone Networks got liquidated in 2009 July.
Soapstone Networks
Series A in 1997
Soapstone Networks (formerly Avici Systems) developer of Terabit Switch/Router technology aimed at providing the next generation of high performance, IP-based routers to carriers and Internet Service Providers worldwide. Soapstone Networks got liquidated in 2009 July.
Khepri Pharmaceuticals
Venture Round in 1993
Khepri Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company that develops proteases and their inhibitors as therapeutics. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, California.
Genta Incorporated is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the identification, development and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of people with cancer. Genta has built a broad portfolio of proprietary products in various stages of clinical development. The Company’s drugs include Ganite (gallium nitrate injection), tesetaxel, and oral gallium.
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