Consumer & Retail

SELLERDESCRIPTIONBUYER
Ace Hardware Corporation (Paint Division)Paint manufacturing businessValspar Corporation
Acorn Products, Inc. (UnionTools)/Oaktree Capital ManagementBranded hand toolsAmes True Temper, Inc.
Alpha Shirt Company, Inc.Imprintable clothingLinsalata Capital Partners
Alpha Shirt Company, Inc./Linsalata Capital PartnersImprintable clothingBroder Bros./Bain Capital
American Paper Group/Morgenthaler VenturesReligious productsBruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co.
Aquion, Inc./Ares Capital CorporationWater treatment equipmentMason Wells
Auto-Shade, Inc.Consumer automotive productsCode Hennessy & Simmons
Axius Auto-Shade/Code Hennessy & SimmonsConsumer automotive productsQuaker State
Back Yard Burgers, Inc.RestaurantCherokee Advisors LLC
Bell Automotive Products/Brentwood AssociatesConsumer automotive productsJH Partners
Big Drum Europa, S.L./Code Hennessy & SimmonsIce cream cones for frozen noveltiesManagement
Bruegger’sRestaurant franchisorGroupe Le Duff America
CarStarThe largest franchisor of collision repair centers in North AmericaDriven Brands, a portfolio company of Roark Capital
Classic Party Rentals/Dubin Clark & CoParty rental servicesQuad-C
ColorTyme, Inc.Rent-to-own productsRenters Choice
Corky’s BBQBBQ restaurant and food serviceDobbs Equity Partners
Dufresne Spencer Group (DSG)Home furniture and housewares storesAshley Homestore
Escort/American Capital PartnersConsumer radar detectorsFalconhead Capital
Fired Up, Inc.RestaurantOlympus Partners
First Texas Holdings/Prospect PartnersConsumer metal detector productsTexas Growth Fund
For Bare Feet, Inc.Consumer apparel manufacturer of licensed and resort/novelty socksTaglich Private Equity
Forest City GroceryFood distributionCore-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: CORE)
Fun.comOnline retailer of Halloween and other costumesPrudential Capital
Hercules Tire & Rubber CompanyAftermarket tire distributorFdG Associates
Houston Harvest/Blackstreet CapitalFood giftsSignature Brands/Hero AG
Igloo Holdings, Inc.Consumer coolersBrunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC)
Igloo Products/Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC)Consumer coolersWestar Capital
Impact Innovations, Inc.Supplier of seasonal decorative products to retailers throughout the U.S.ESOP
Intex DIY, Inc.Manufacturer of consumer rags, towels, clothes, etc.Hillman Solutions Corp. (Nasdaq: HLMN)
J. Manheimer, Inc.Flavors and fragrancesMastertaste/Kerry
Johnson Oil Company Inc.Convenience storeAlimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. (TSX: ATD.B)
Mayline FurnitureManufacturer of office furnitureLiberty Diversified Industries
Motive Eyewear/HIG CapitalConsumer eyeglassesStylemark/Stephens Capital Partners
MyEyeDr.Specialty optical retailerMonitor Clipper
MyEyeDr./Charlesbank Capital Partners & Monitor ClipperSpecialty optical retailerAltas Partners & Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Nielsen & Bainbridge, LLC/The Jordan CompanyPicture framing productsKohlberg & Company
Norse Dairy Systems/Code Hennessy & SimmonsProducts and equipment for frozen noveltiesGeorge Weston Limited (TSX: WN.TO)
Otis Spunkmeyer/First Atlantic CapitalReady to bake cookies for retailCode Hennessy & Simmons
PlayCore/Chartwell InvestmentsCommercial play systemsBear Stearns Merchant Banking
Precision Camera/Calvert Street Capital PartnersCamera repair servicesCIVC Partners
Pure/Marwit CapitalNatural nutrition bars and snack productsKellogg Co. (NYSE: K)
The Redberry GroupQuick-service restaurant franchisee (Burger King and Pizza Hut)City Capital Ventures
Right At SchoolAfter school programsPrairie Capital
SpectrumConvenience storeAlimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (TSX: ATD.B)
Spex/Kovitz Investment GroupSpecialty optical retailerMyEyeDr./Altas Partners & Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
Stein World, Inc.Furniture designer and importerGoense Bounds & Partners
StyleCraft CorporationDesigner, manufacturer, importer and marketer of residential lighting and home decor productsPrairie Capital
The Bagel PlaceBakery productsSpecialty Foods Corporation
Town & Country Food Stores, Inc.Convenience store operatorSusser Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SUSS)
TruckPro/AutoZone Inc. (NYSE: AZO)Automotive aftermarket distributorParatus Capital
Universal WarehouseAutomotive aftermarket distributorUni-Select USA
Westlake HardwareNeighborhood convenience hardware storesAce Hardware Corporation
White Hen Pantry, Inc./Angelo Gordon & Co.Convenience store and food franchisor7-Eleven, Inc.