Jim Tierney

Yankee Candle Co. Sold

| Jim Tierney

Scented candles manufacturer/marketer Yankee Candle Co., announced today it was sold for $1.4 billion to an affiliate of Chicago-based private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners.

WWF Launches Gift Catalog

| Jim Tierney

Not to be outdone by Oxfam America’s online catalog, which the international relief organization debuted Oct. 10, the World Wildlife Fund on Monday mailed its first print catalog.