Brand Velocity Partners Acquires Original Footwear Inc.
January 20, 2020
Brand Velocity Partners (BVP), a newly formed private equity firm with an integrated marketing capability, has acquired Original Footwear Inc., owner of the Altama and Original S.W.A.T. brands. BVP is investing alongside Boston-based private equity firm BPEA, with financing participation from Pinnacle Financial Partners and Invision Capital, to expand Original Footwear's consumer and global footwear business through enhanced marketing and product launches.
- Buyers
- Brand Velocity Partners, BPEA, Pinnacle Financial Partners, Invision Capital
- Targets
- Original Footwear Inc.
- Industry
- Consumer Products
- Location
- Tennessee, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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