Posts tagged “Private Equity”

Toys R Us was loaded with $5.3B in debt and went bankrupt. What is an LBO and how does it affect brand ownership? Discover how leveraged buyouts change the brands you buy. Explore our database.

Olipop went from $200M to $1.85B valuation in 3 years. Skims reached $5B. Discover how venture capital shapes brand ownership and why the brands you buy are increasingly VC-owned. Explore our database.

Private equity firms like KKR, Blackstone, and Carlyle own hundreds of consumer brands. Our complete guide explains how PE acquisitions work, what changes after the buyout, and which brands they own. Explore our database.

When a private equity firm buys a consumer brand or a conglomerate acquires a rival, do prices go up? The relationship between brand ownership and retail pricing is more complex than it appears.

Reebok. Forever 21. Brooks Brothers. Sports Illustrated. Elvis Presley. How did one company acquire them all? Here is how Authentic Brands Group built its licensing empire.

Authentic Brands Group controls Reebok, Forever 21, Sports Illustrated, Marilyn Monroe, and nearly 30 other major names. Here is the full portfolio of one of the most powerful brand management companies in the world.

Rihanna owns a lingerie empire valued at over $1 billion. Ryan Reynolds built a gin brand and sold it for $610 million. Celebrity brand ownership has evolved far beyond endorsement deals into serious corporate stakes.

Reebok is owned by a private equity-backed brand licensor. Puma is majority-owned by a luxury fashion group. Converse was rescued from bankruptcy. Here are 15 sports brands and exactly who controls them.

KKR owns PetSmart. Apollo owns ADT. Blackstone owned Hilton for 11 years before taking it public at a $14 billion IPO. Here are 20 major consumer brands currently owned by private equity firms and what that means for each one.

Private equity firms buy brands, restructure them, and sell for multiples of the original price. Here is exactly how the playbook works, with real examples from Reebok to Bumble Bee Foods.

Private equity firms now own thousands of consumer brands. Learn how PE reshapes the products you buy, from beauty to food to retail, and what it means.