L Catterton
L Catterton is a global private equity firm focused on consumer brands, formed from the merger of Catterton Partners and L Catterton, with operations across North America, Europe, and Asia. The firm provides capital and hands-on strategic and operational support to growth-oriented consumer companies, pursuing growth capital, mid to late venture and middle-market buyouts, including transactions backed by bank financing. It targets a wide range of consumer sectors, including food and beverage, retail and restaurants, consumer products and services, beauty and wellness, personal care, fashion and accessories, home and family equipment, and selective retailing such as e-commerce and luxury goods. L Catterton invests across regions and often takes majority or minority stakes, leveraging its global platform to help portfolio companies scale. The firm is described as a leading Pan-European and Pan-Asian consumer-focused private equity platform within a global firm, using cross-regional expertise to drive growth and value creation.
Tian Ai
Managing Director
Sacha Barry
Vice President
Elia Besana
Vice President
Chinta Bhagat
Managing Partner
Johanna Buijsen
Associate
Riccardo Cammi
Associate
Arabella Caporello
Partner
Paolo Cavaiani
Vice President
Akash Desai
Vice President
Eric Donado
Principal
David Dong
Vice President
Grégoire Faure
Senior Associate
Luigi Feola
Managing Partner
Rahul Garg
Vice President
Liz Gordon
Principal
Jimmy Jin
Principal
Léonor Ladeira
Principal
Erin Lambroza
Vice President
Marzak Li
Managing Director
Matt Lischick
Partner
Courtney Nelson
Principal
Alice Raksin
Principal
Jennifer Reid
Partner
Anjana Sasidharan
Partner
Tolga Sengel
Principal
Lily Shaw
Vice President
Spencer Silverman
Vice President
Eduardo Velasco
Partner
Romain Verani
Vice President
Ryuhei Yamaguchi
Managing Director
Past deals in Personal Accessories
Ben & Frank
Venture Round in 2023
Ben & Frank operates an online optical store aiming to disrupt the traditional market. It offers a wide range of fashionable glasses with various coatings such as anti-reflective, polycarbonate, anti-scratch, polarized, and UV-resistant, providing consumers access to affordable eyewear.
Sociolla
Venture Round in 2022
Sociolla is an Indonesian online retailer specializing in beauty and personal care products. It offers a wide range of makeup, skincare, haircare, beauty equipment, and perfume, sourced directly from authorized distributors to ensure product authenticity.
Ben & Frank
Venture Round in 2021
Ben & Frank operates an online optical store aiming to disrupt the traditional market. It offers a wide range of fashionable glasses with various coatings such as anti-reflective, polycarbonate, anti-scratch, polarized, and UV-resistant, providing consumers access to affordable eyewear.
Etro
Acquisition in 2021
Etro is a global luxury fashion brand offering clothing, accessories, and fragrances for men and women. It maintains a strong worldwide presence through multi-channel retailing, travel retail doors, wholesale partnerships with leading stores, and an expanding e-commerce platform across Europe, the US, and Japan.
Sociolla
Venture Round in 2021
Sociolla is an Indonesian online retailer specializing in beauty and personal care products. It offers a wide range of makeup, skincare, haircare, beauty equipment, and perfume, sourced directly from authorized distributors to ensure product authenticity.
Function of Beauty
Series B in 2020
Founded in 2015, Function of Beauty specializes in personalized hair care products. Customers can create customized shampoos, conditioners, and styling products based on their unique hair type, goals, and aesthetic preferences. The company's formulations are free from sulfates, parabens, phthalates, and other potentially harmful ingredients.
Owndays
Private Equity Round in 2018
Owndays Inc. is an eyewear brand based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan, specializing in the manufacture and marketing of fashion glasses and sunglasses. Established in 1989, Owndays distinguishes itself by implementing a comprehensive SPA (Speciality store retailer of Private label Apparel) system, allowing it to manage the entire process from design to manufacturing in-house. This integrated approach enables the company to maintain control over quality and innovation in its product offerings, catering to various consumer preferences in the eyewear market.
Gentle Monster
Private Equity Round in 2017
Gentle Monster is a luxury eyewear brand that operates under the unique philosophy of 'weird beauty' through 'high-end experimentation'.
John Hardy
Acquisition in 2014
John Hardy is a manufacturer of luxury jewelry and lifestyle accessories, specializing in artisan handcrafted pieces. The company designs its collections using materials such as sterling silver, gold, and bronze, employing traditional jewelry-making techniques to create modern and distinctive designs. Each collection is imbued with evocative symbolism, reflecting the transfer of creative energy from the artisan to the wearer. Since its inception, John Hardy has emphasized core values of community, artisanship, and sustainability, ensuring that its creations not only embody beauty but also resonate with meaningful narratives.
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