Kids2 Acquires Baby Dream Machine from Baby Dream Company

HALO Dream Inc. (Transom-backed) Acquires Child Craft

September 16, 2025

Consumer Products

HALO Dream Inc., a Transom Capital Group portfolio company, has acquired Child Craft, a legacy brand of wood nursery furniture and decor. The deal expands HALO's premium nursery product portfolio and brings Child Craft's cribs, beds and dressers into the HALO brand; financing was supported by Wingspire Capital and Blue Torch Capital.

Beyond Inc. Acquires Buy Buy Baby Brand Rights for $5M

February 7, 2025

Retail

Beyond Inc. (the Bed Bath & Beyond/Overstock owner) agreed to acquire the global rights to the Buy Buy Baby brand for $5 million, buying assets including domains, databases, IP, vendor relationships and related content. The deal reunites Buy Buy Baby with Bed Bath & Beyond under Beyond’s ownership and positions the company to relaunch the brand online, explore tokenization of IP with tZero, and leverage partnerships (including Kirkland’s) for potential brick-and-mortar integration.

Crown Crafts Acquires Baby Boom Consumer Products

July 22, 2024

Consumer Products

Crown Crafts, Inc. acquired substantially all of the assets of Baby Boom Consumer Products, Inc., expanding Crown Crafts' presence in the toddler bedding category and adding diaper bags and licensed-product offerings. The transaction was financed via an $8 million term loan and additional borrowings under Crown Crafts' revolving credit facility; Crown Crafts paid $18 million subject to customary working capital adjustments.

HALO Dream (Transom-backed) Acquires BreathableBaby LLC

May 7, 2024

Consumer Products

HALO Dream Inc., a Transom Capital-backed portfolio company, has acquired BreathableBaby LLC, a designer and manufacturer of patented breathable mesh juvenile sleep products. BreathableBaby will be integrated into HALO’s juvenile sleep portfolio to expand product offerings, safety innovation and e-commerce reach; the deal was financed with a senior secured facility from MidCap.

Kids2 Acquires SUMR Brands (Summer Infant)

March 16, 2022

Consumer Products

Kids2, Inc. will acquire all outstanding common stock of SUMR Brands (Summer Infant, Inc.) for $12.00 per share in an all-cash transaction, implying a 41.2% premium to the March 15, 2022 closing price. The transaction, unanimously approved by SUMR's board and supported by significant stockholders Wynnefield Capital and Jason Macari, is expected to close in Q2 2022 and is subject to shareholder approval and Kids2 securing debt financing; SUMR will become privately held and delisted from Nasdaq upon closing.

IHS Inc. Acquires Invention Machine

July 11, 2012

Software

IHS Inc. acquired Invention Machine for approximately $40 million. The Boston-based provider of the Goldfire semantic search and decision-engine software will be integrated into IHS’s Product Design business to enhance knowledge management and accelerate engineering and product innovation.