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Why Metalmark’s $1.5B Fund Signals a Strategic Shift in Middle-Market Buyouts

Metalmark Capital is seeking $1.5 billion for...

The smaller target indicates a strategic scal...

Metalmark focuses on founder- and family-owne...

The firm has completed 76 investments and 52 ...

EL Pollo Loco: 18-Year Private Equity Exit Leaves Investors Questioning Value

Americas M&A Retail Trade

Trimaran Capital has fully exited its El Poll...

Despite system-wide sales rising about 74% to...

Recent results show modest revenue growth, re...

The stock trades at a discount to industry va...

AUA Private Equity’s $525M Fund III: Gains Momentum With Hispanic Consumer Wins & 34.5% IRR

Americas M&A Retail Trade

AUA Private Equity is targeting $525 million ...

Strong Fund II performance, including a rough...

Fund III will pursue control and growth inves...

The strategy centers on Hispanic-oriented and...

Trilantic North America Fund VII Reorients: Moves From Energy to Consumer & Business Services

Americas M&A Retail Trade

Trilantic North America is targeting a modest...

The firm spun out its energy team into separa...

Fund VII aims at mid-market, founder-led cont...

Trilantic’s prior non-energy portfolios in Fu...

Traeger’s Private Equity Evolution: Growth, Risks & Strategic Moves

Americas Firms Retail Trade

In 2013, Duff & Phelps (now Kroll) advised Tr...

A 2017 recapitalization made AEA Investors an...

Now public as NYSE: COOK, Traeger has growing...

Key strategic issues include supply-chain shi...

Flowers Foods Acquires Simple Mills for $795M, Leveraging Explosive Growth

Americas M&A Retail Trade

Vestar Capital sold better-for-you snacks bra...

Under Vestar’s ownership since 2019, Simple M...

Flowers is using debt financing for the deal,...

Simple Mills will continue to operate as an i...

Caroline Ptacek Steps Up at Vestar, Showcases Deep Sector Expertise

Americas Firms Retail Trade

Vestar Capital Partners has promoted Caroline...

Ptacek joined Vestar in 2022 after leveraged ...

She works on Vestar’s investments in Circana,...

The move fits Vestar’s strategy of advancing ...

Why Private Equity Is Feeding on Better-for-You Snacking Brands in 2025

Americas M&A Retail Trade

Private equity is actively investing in snack...

The $795 million sale of Simple Mills to Flow...

Despite mixed macro signals and rising costs—...

Investors are prioritizing brands that combin...

Dr. Praeger’s Names Alexis Brescia to Lead Supply Chain, Signaling Focus on Operational Scalability

Americas Firms Retail Trade

Dr. Praeger’s has appointed Alexis Brescia as...

Brescia brings over 25 years of large-scale C...

The hire signals a strategic push to strength...

Success will hinge on Brescia’s ability to im...

Flowers Foods’ $795M Buy of Simple Mills Signals Bold Move into Better-for-You Snacks

Americas M&A Retail Trade

Flowers Foods acquired Simple Mills from Vest...

Under Vestar’s ownership since 2019, Simple M...

The deal accelerates Flowers’ pivot into high...

Flowers financed the purchase with a $795 mil...