Walgreens Boots Alliance should be a private company before the end of the year after jumping the potential hurdle of a shareholder vote on the proposed takeover.

Sycamore Partners was founded in 2011 by Stefan Kaluzny, one of the new Aeropostale board members. Kaluzny had been a principal at Golden Gate Capital before he left to form his own band.

Sycamore took a controlling stake in MGF in 2011. Elsewhere, Sycamore has focused on distressed retailers, having scooped up brands like Anne Klein, Nine West, Lane Bryant, Torrid and Staples.

Sycamore Partners has acquired Digital Room from H.I.G. Capital. No financial terms were disclosed. Based in Sherman Oaks, California, Digital Room is a provider of customized marketing products ...

Sycamore Partners has been involved in more than a dozen retail industry buyouts since it was founded in 2011. It has acquired, and later exited, several major names in footwear, including Stuart ...

Sycamore Partners declined to comment. Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond plunged 12% in midday trading amid weakness in the broader market.

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is eyeing department store chain Macy's Inc. (NYSE:M) for a potential bid. Sycamore has raised debt and could be in a position to make an all-cash offer for ...

New York City-based Sycamore Partners has acquired Jersey Shore-born superfruit bowl franchise Playa Bowls from Tamarix Equity Partners for an undisclosed sum. In a Sept. 3 press release ...

Evercore ISI notes that The Wall Street Journal reported that Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) is in talks with Sycamore Partners to potentially be acquired. The WSJ report suggested Sycamore would ...

Sycamore Turns Heads With Its Retail Shopping Spree Stefan Kaluzny, who started the buyout firm Sycamore Partners just two years ago, has made a couple of splashy purchases, including the $600 ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sycamore Partners, a leading private equity firm, today announced plans for Azamara, the upmarket, boutique cruise line dedicated to Destination Immersion ...

Private equity firm Sycamore Partners is leading a bidding war to acquire bankrupt J.C. Penney Company, Inc. JCPNQ, the New York Post reported Monday. The New York-based firm has made an offer of ...