Home Depot Supply Sold

| Jim Tierney

A trio of private equity firms–Bain Capital, The Carlyle Group, and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice–have snapped up Home Depot

Scrapbook.com Acquires Rival Site

| Jim Tierney

Now that it was acquired the Web-retail and catalog assets of Keeping Memories Alive (KMA), scrapbook accessories site Scrapbook.com finally has its hands on the Scrapbooks.com domain name and Website.

Schein to swallow another

| MCM staff

Another week, another Henry Schein acquisition. This week the medical, dental, and veterinary supplies merchant is setting its sights down under:

Schein Sinks Teeth Into Dental Supplier Deal

| Jim Tierney

Henry Schein has gobbled up another company. The Melville, NY-based medical, dental, and veterinary supplies merchant on June 4 announced an agreement to buy the full-service and special markets businesses of New York-based Becker-Parkin Dental Supply Co.

M&S Fine Foods Buys Impromptu Gourmet

| Tim Parry

With its acquisition of the Impromptu Gourmet catalog, M&S Fine Foods isn’t merely adding another title to its holdings. M&S is hoping to use the brand to build a chain of Impromptu Gourmet stores.

Financial Update: Where Are the Dealmakers?

| Jim Tierney

Last year at this time Craig Battle, managing director of investment bank Tucker Alexander, described the level of first-quarter industry mergers and

Backword

| MCM staff

Maine twosome ticked off at L.L. Bean’s use of state tartan L.L. Bean may be a Maine mainstay, but a Plymouth, ME, couple is charging that the cataloger