Authentic Brands Group to Acquire the IP of Care Bears

Pacific Avenue Capital Partners Affiliate to Acquire Care.com From IAC

March 2, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

An affiliate of Pacific Avenue Capital Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire Care.com from IAC Inc. Care.com operates an online network that connects families with background-checked child, senior, pet, and housekeeping caregivers, as well as an enterprise benefits platform for employers.

Creative Artists Agency Acquires Brand Licensing Firm Beanstalk

February 9, 2026

Marketing & Advertising

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has acquired Beanstalk, a global brand licensing and management agency, and will integrate it into CAA Brand Management to expand its licensing and consumer-products capabilities. Sellers include JPE Capital, Beach Point Capital Management and the family offices of Lance Hirt and Brian Cooper; financial terms were not disclosed.

IVEST Consumer Partners Acquires Cloudco Entertainment (Care Bears Owner)

August 25, 2023

Consumer Products

IVEST Consumer Partners has acquired Cloudco Entertainment, the owner of IP including Care Bears, Holly Hobbie and Madballs, for a reported $100 million. The purchase expands IVEST’s portfolio of licensing and consumer products businesses and brings a long-established children’s-IP owner into the firm’s licensing platform.

Overstock Acquires Bed Bath & Beyond Brand and Intellectual Property

June 28, 2023

Retail

Overstock.com, Inc. acquired certain intellectual property assets of the Bed Bath & Beyond banner from Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court‑supervised sale for $21.5 million in cash. The purchase (which excludes store leases, inventory, warehousing and logistics) gives Overstock the Bed Bath & Beyond domains, trademarks, customer database and loyalty data and will be integrated into Overstock’s online business and loyalty program to expand its consumer reach and brand presence.

Creative Artists Agency Acquires Full Ownership of CAA-GBG Global Brand Management Group

April 7, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has acquired full ownership of the business of CAA-GBG Global Brand Management Group (previously a 2016 JV with Global Brands Group), launching an integrated CAA Brand Management division. The unit — led by Perry Wolfman and Noah Gelbart and employing more than 160 people across 17 countries — will be folded into CAA's operations; financial terms were not disclosed.

Authentic Brands Group & SPARC Group Acquire Eddie Bauer

May 7, 2021

Retail

Authentic Brands Group (ABG) and SPARC Group have agreed to purchase Eddie Bauer from PSEB Group, an operating company owned by Golden Gate Capital. ABG will own Eddie Bauer's intellectual property while the brand's core operating business will be integrated into SPARC's portfolio; Eddie Bauer will remain headquartered in the Seattle area under current President Damien Huang. The deal (expected to close by June 1, 2021) is intended to expand the brand's global reach and accelerate omnichannel and e‑commerce growth; no financial terms were disclosed.