J. Crew Mum on Potential IPO
Though “The Wall Street Journal” reported this week that New York-based cataloger/retailer J. Crew might file for an initial public offering (IPO) later this year, the company is staying silent.
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Neiman Marcus Agrees to Sale; Two Investment Firms to Pay $5.1 Billion
Dallas-based cataloger/retailer The Neiman Marcus Group (NYSE: NMG.A) on May 2 agreed to be acquired by Texas Pacific Group and Warburg Pincus for $100 per share in cash, or $5.1 billion. Texas Pacific and Warburg Pincus will own an equal stake in the company upon the transaction
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BuyParker.com Take it home. Don’t steal it. That’s what the folks at Le Parker Meridien in New York are telling guests of the upscale hotel. In December
Trio agrees to buy Brookstone
Merrimack, NH-based cataloger/retailer Brookstone, which mails the Gardeners Eden, Hard-to-Find Tools, and Brookstone catalogs, announced on April 15
Paragon Gifts sold
Another day, another acquisition: Private equity firm Reliant Equity Investors in March bought Westerly, RI-based Paragon Gifts Holdings, parent of gifts
Negotiating a better parcel carrier contract
Now that postal rates are likely to be going up next year (see cover story), it’s more important than ever to negotiate or renegotiatiate your parcel-carrier
Sales gains come at a cost
The fourth quarter has always been considered the make-or-break quarter for catalogers. Happily, 77% of the publicly traded consumer merchants tracked
JH Partners takes stake in AmeriMark
JH Partners is at it again: On March 18 the San Francisco-based private equity firm bought 75% of AmeriMark Direct, a multititle mailer of women’s apparel,
DoubleClick To Be Acquired by Hellman & Friedman
On April 25, New York-based DoubleClick has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by San Francisco-based private equity firm for $8.50 in cash for each share or $1.1 billion. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter.
Heirs Put Tog Shop, A.B. Lambdin Up for Sale
The heirs of Tog Shop founder Emory Rylander, who started the catalog in 1950, have put the family business up for sale. And according to Carl Tott, president of the Americus, GA-based cataloger/retailer, a party is already working on an agreement to acquire the Tog Shop catalog.