Gart Capital Partners Acquires Work World
January 9, 2020
Gart Capital Partners, a Denver-based private equity partnership, has acquired Work World, a Vacaville, California specialty retailer of workwear, footwear and PPE that operates 23 stores across California and northern Nevada and an online channel. Work World co-owner Dan Meyer will remain in leadership and as an investor post-transaction; Gart Capital intends to grow the business through new stores and strategic acquisitions.
- Buyers
- Gart Capital Partners
- Targets
- Work World
- Sellers
- Existing owners of Work World (management/co-owners including Dan Meyer)
- Industry
- Retail
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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