Wood deal toy marking the sale of Burt’s Bees, a provider of natural skin care products based in Durham, North Carolina, by AEA Investors (New York) to Clorox (headquartered in Oakland, California). Goldman Sachs (New York) served as the advisor to AEA.
Financial tombstone celebrating the successful re-organization of Orchard Brands, an apparel marketer based in Beverly, Massachusetts. Orchard Brands was advised by Kirkland & Ellis (headquartered in Chicago), Alvarez & Marsal (New York), and Moelis & Company (New York).
Custom Lucite commemorating the restructuring of Interstate Bakeries Corp., based in Kansas City.
Resin and Lucite dealtoy recognizing the acquisition by Montreal-based Gildan Activewear of Goldtoe Moretz, a supplier of athletic, casual, and dress socks. Gildan was advised by Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Lucite tombstone marking the acquisition by Hong Kong-based Li & Fung of Lornamead. Lornamead owned and marketed personal care brands in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
Lucite tombstone celebrating a credit facility in the consumer and household goods sector arranged by New York-based Sawaya Segalas.
Deal toy related to a financing of Toys “R” Us, the Wayne, New Jersey-based retailer. Participating banks included Deutsche Bank and Bank of America.
Tombstone embedment marking the acquisition of G4 Analytics, a Redmond, Washington-based provider intelligence software for the consumer goods and retail industries. The acquirer, global information and measurement firm Nielsen, is based in New York City. G4 was advised by AGC Partners, also based in New York.
Deal toy commemorating the sale of French home decorations and furniture retailer Maisons du Monde. Paris-based Messier Maris & Associes advised the sellers, Apax Partners, LBO France, and Nixen. Bain Capital, the private equity firm headquarted in Boston, was the buyer.
