L Catterton Acquires Kisshokichi, the World's Largest Kobe Beef Restaurant Chain

L Catterton Invests in Seki Furniture

September 18, 2025

Consumer Products

L Catterton has made a strategic growth investment in Seki Furniture, a leading Japanese furniture manufacturer and retailer, to support the company’s next phase of expansion. The transaction will leverage L Catterton’s consumer industry experience while Seki’s founding family and CEO Hideki Haruta continue to lead the business.

L Catterton Acquires Majority Stake in KIKO Milano from Percassi Family

April 26, 2024

Consumer Products

L Catterton has acquired a majority stake in Italian cosmetics brand KIKO Milano from the Percassi Family, who will retain a significant ownership position. The partnership is intended to accelerate KIKO's global expansion—notably into the U.S.—and scale the brand's omnichannel retail and e-commerce capabilities.

Carlyle Acquires KFC Holdings Japan

July 10, 2024

Restaurants & Hospitality

Global investment firm Carlyle has completed a tender offer to acquire 100% of KFC Holdings Japan, taking the company private by late September 2024. Carlyle plans to partner with Yum! Brands and KFC Japan management to accelerate store openings, pursue menu enhancements, and invest in digital innovation to drive growth.

L Catterton Asia Invests in Ci FLAVORS

December 21, 2021

Consumer Products

L Catterton Asia, the Asia fund of consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton, has made a strategic growth investment in Ci FLAVORS, the Tokyo-based holding company that owns Cosme Company. The partnership will support new brand development and accelerate Ci FLAVORS' international expansion (notably into China and other markets), with LVMH Japan president Norbert Leuret joining as a senior advisor.

Individual Investor Acquires Cattlemen's Steakhouse, Inc.

January 29, 2025

Restaurants & Hospitality

Generational Group advised the sale of Cattlemen's Steakhouse, Inc., a historic Oklahoma City steakhouse, to an unnamed individual investor, with the transaction closing on January 29, 2025. The buyer acquired both the business and its real estate and intends to preserve the restaurant's long-standing atmosphere and operations.

L Catterton Acquires Kodiak Cakes

May 25, 2021

Food & Beverage

L Catterton, the global consumer-focused private equity firm, has acquired Kodiak Cakes, a Park City, Utah–based better-for-you food brand known for whole-grain pancake/waffle mixes, frozen breakfast products, oatmeal and snacks. Existing shareholders — including Sunrise Strategic Partners, Trilantic North America, and the company's founders and management — retain a meaningful minority stake; terms were not disclosed.