L Catterton

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L Catterton
Company type Private
IndustryFinancial services
Founded1989;35 years ago (1989) [1]
Founder
Headquarters Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Number of locations
17 offices (worldwide)
Key people
  • J. Michael Chu
  • Scott Dahnke
Products
AUM US$33 billion (2023) [2]
Website lcatterton.com

L Catterton is an American multinational private equity firm. Founded in Greenwich, Connecticut in 1989, the fund has made over 250 investments in brands across all segments of the consumer industry. [3] The firm is led by co-CEOs J. Michael Chu and Scott Dahnke. [4] Originally Catterton Partners, the fund merged with Bernard Arnault's family office and LVMH in 2016 to create L Catterton.

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History

Founding and early history

Catterton was founded in 1989 as Catterton-Simon Partners by Carl Frischkorn (Catterton Family), his accountant Frank Vest and J. Michael Chu, along with former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon. [5] Between 1992 and 2002, the company invested in well-known consumer brands including P. F. Chang's, Odwalla, and Baja Fresh. [6] [7] In 2001, the firm changed its name to Catterton Partners. [8] [ needs update ]

2002–2016

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Catterton Partners logo, 2015

Between 2002 and 2016, Catterton completed investments in numerous consumer growth businesses including Peloton, Build-A-Bear Workshop, Ferrara Candy Company, Outback Steakhouse, Restoration Hardware, Wellness Pet Company, and Kettle Foods. [9] [10] [11]

In 2003, Scott Dahnke joined the firm as a co-Managing Partner. [4] In 2008, the firm launched its first growth fund targeting investments in early to late-stage growth companies. [8] These investments included Vroom, Sweaty Betty, Il Makiage, Sweet Leaf Tea Company, Tula and Pong Research. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] In 2013, the firm launched its Latin America fund targeting investments in Latin American middle market growth companies. [18] Notable investments in the Latin America strategy include Cholula Hot Sauce and NotCo. [19] [20]

2016–present

In January 2016, Catterton, LVMH, and Financière Agache (previously Groupe Arnault), the family holding company of Bernard Arnault, partnered to create L Catterton. [21] The partnership combined Catterton's existing North American and Latin American private equity operations with LVMH and Groupe Arnault's pre-existing European and Asian private equity and real estate operations. The merged firm is now called L Catterton and invests globally from six fund platforms: L Catterton Flagship Buyout, L Catterton North American Growth, L Catterton Latin America, L Catterton Europe, L Catterton Asia, and L Catterton Real Estate. [22] In May 2021, Private Equity International listed L Catterton as the 32nd largest private equity firm in the world based on capital raised over the prior five years. [23]

In 2020, L Catterton raised over $5 billion for its ninth buyout fund and over $950m for its fourth growth fund. [24]

In April 2024, the company bought a majority stake in the makeup retailer Kiko Milano. [25] In June 2024, it acquired Stripes, a beauty and wellness brand focused on menopause health founded by actress Naomi Watts. [26]

Investments

The firm has backed several notable investments, including Birkenstock, [27] Jio Platform, Ainsworth Pet Nutrition, [28] Peloton, [29] Nature's Variety, [30] Pinarello, [31] Freetrade, [32] the Miami Design District, [33] Cover FX, [34] and Ginza Six. [35]

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  3. ↑ "L Catterton Asia Signs Definitive Agreement For $360 Mn Continuation Fund".
  4. 1 2 Why A Private Equity Firm Backed By Bernard Arnault Is Putting $400 Million Into Norwegian Cruise Line Forbes
  5. ↑ Taylor, Alexander L. "Buyout Binge". TIME magazine, Jul. 16, 1984.
  6. ↑ Investor Group to Take Control of Baja Fresh Los Angeles Times
  7. ↑ Jains, Amanda (2007-11-08). "Catterton to pay $267m for specialty retailer Restoration Hardware" . Private Equity International .
  8. 1 2 "Catterton May Have Two Funds To Raise]Buyouts Inside" . Buyout Insider. 2012-03-26.
  9. ↑ Consumer-focused PE firm L Catterton raises $3.71b for ninth fund DealStreetAsia
  10. ↑ Kodiak Cakes acquired by L Catterton, a private equity firm Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery
  11. ↑ Consumer-focused PE firm L Catterton raises $3.71b for ninth fund The Wall Street Journal
  12. ↑ "Pong Research Receives Investment From Leading Consumer-Focused Private Equity Firm Catterton". L Catterton. 2011-08-16.
  13. ↑ Online Used Car Retailer Vroom Announces $254 Million Series H Funding Round Business Wire
  14. ↑ Fitness Retailer Sweaty Betty to Prepare $524 Million Sale The Business of Fashion
  15. ↑ L Catterton-Backed Beauty Business Valued at $1.5 Billion by New Investors The Wall Street Journal
  16. ↑ L Catterton-Backed Catterton Swallows Stake in Sweet Leaf The New York Times
  17. ↑ L Catterton Backs Skin-Care Brand TULA The Wall Street Journal
  18. ↑ Catterton Taps Former Executives of Eton Park to Run Latin America Fund The Wall Street Journal
  19. ↑ L Catterton to buy Jose Cuervo-backed hot sauce brand Cholula Reuters
  20. ↑ Brazil's Petlove raises $150M from Riverwood, SoftBank to sell pet products and services online TechCrunch
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  22. ↑ "L Catterton and LVMH Relationship".
  23. ↑ "PEI 300 full report".
  24. ↑ L Catterton Seeks Nearly $7.8 Billion for New Funds The Wall Street Journal
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  27. ↑ LVMH-Backed L Catterton Buys Iconic Sandal Maker Birkenstock Bloomberg L.P.
  28. ↑ "L Catterton and the Lang Gamily to Sell Ainsworth Pet Nutrition to the JM Smucker Company".
  29. ↑ "Peloton Receives 75 Million Growth Capital Investment from Catterton".
  30. ↑ Or, Amy (11 May 2016). "L Catterton Scores 6.5 Times Return in Sales of Nature's Variety". Wall Street Journal.
  31. ↑ L Catterton closes on investment in Pinarello Holding Bicycle Retailer and Industry News
  32. ↑ "Investment platform Freetrade raises £50m as homebound customers fuel revenue surge". Sky News . Retrieved 23 March 2021.
  33. ↑ "Design of the Times Showcasing Miami's Cutting Edge Design District".
  34. ↑ Sandler, Emma (July 23, 2020). "Cover FX tests new launch strategy with latest products".
  35. ↑ "Ginza Six a New Template of Luxury Opens in Tokyo".
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