Best Consumer and Retail PE shops?
I was wondering what are the best PE firms for the C&R industry? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
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Wondering the same thing. I know that L Catterrton is a big name.
C and R are two very different sectors... Roark has been investing quite extensively in R in the US, CD&R had some amazing runs with R in Europe. Less familiar with C, but L Catterton is the first specialist name that comes to my mind. That said, they do a lot of growth and I am not sure what you are exactly looking for (i.e. not sure they would to the 6bn+ carve out of Unilever that KKR did).
TriSpan is a LMM C&R focused shop, TSG comes into mind too.
VMG is pretty good.
Would definitely add Sycamore to this list.
As others have mentioned there tends to be a distinction between C&R (even if they are group together in IB coverage).
I can only speak to consumer groups, but there are pure play groups:
Catterton, TSG, VMG, 2x Consumer Growth, Kainos (yes, lots of drama, but some solid exits), Castanea, LNK (minority-focused), Arbor (food), Paine Schwartz
Then there are tons of shops that are generalists, but have a history of successful consumer-facing investments:
Gryphon, Snow Phipps, WindPoint, Leonard Green, Levine Leicthman, Littlejohn, Peak Rock, Sun Capital, H.I.G., Lasalle
-Not saying you want to work at some of those, but they are active in consumer and there are some really good names in there.
When you say not saying you want to work at some of those, what do you mean? Do some of those places have bad reputations for culture, W/L balance, etc.
Yes, Peak Rock, Sun, HIG are tough places to work. Heard mixed about Littlejohn.
would you add frontenac to this list? Ik they invest in consumer business and I thought they do some food and beverage?
would say the distinction between "consumer" and "retail" is not that large from the perspective of an applicant who has experience in "retail" but not "consumer". That candidate is considered a good fit for any consumer/retail shop regardless on if they focus more on cpg or retail side
some good ones out in LA. Lion capital comes to mind and they also have an office in LDN
Can someone speak to sub 2b food and bev focused pe firms?
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