Brighton Partners Invests in Read's Uniforms

DENNIS Uniform Partners with Mills Uniform Company

March 24, 2022

Retail

DENNIS Uniform has joined forces with Mills Uniform Company to combine their school-uniform businesses, bringing together over 175 years of experience and expanded coast-to-coast coverage. All Mills employees were retained and owner Suzette Mills will remain a board member, shareholder and executive in the combined business to support continued service to schools and families in-store and online.

Brighton Partners Acquires Ray Allen Manufacturing from Benford Capital Partners

May 24, 2024

Manufacturing

Brighton Partners, an Atlanta-based private equity firm, has acquired Ray Allen Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer and direct marketer of professional K9 training products, from Benford Capital Partners. The transaction closed on May 24, 2024, with Ray Allen President JD Snowden remaining in place; Benford Capital noted it completed two add-on acquisitions and grew Ray Allen's e-commerce business during its ownership.

Stride Consumer Partners Invests in Truewerk

April 5, 2022

Consumer Products

Denver-based performance workwear brand Truewerk received a minority Series B investment from Stride Consumer Partners. The capital will be used to amplify brand awareness, grow Truewerk's direct-to-consumer e-commerce business and expand its enterprise uniform offerings.

Summit Partners Invests $50M Growth Equity in Brooklinen

March 3, 2020

E-Commerce

Summit Partners has made a $50 million growth equity investment in Brooklinen to support the DTC home brand’s omni-channel expansion, deepen customer touchpoints and accelerate domestic and international growth. Brooklinen, founded and headquartered in Brooklyn by Rich and Vicki Fulop, will continue to be led by its founders; Citibank acted as an advisor to Brooklinen on the transaction.

Graham Partners Invests in BrightSign, LLC

October 15, 2021

Manufacturing

Graham Partners, a private investment firm focused on technology-driven advanced manufacturing, has made a growth investment in BrightSign, LLC, a Los Gatos-based leader in digital signage media players and cloud networking solutions. BrightSign's founders will remain significant investors as the firm looks to leverage Graham Partners' resources to expand into high-growth end markets and deepen technology partnerships.

Comvest Partners Recapitalizes Renovation Brands

December 2, 2021

E-Commerce

Comvest Partners led a strategic recapitalization of Renovation Brands, a multi-brand direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform for home improvement products. Digital Fuel Capital, founder Rick Morse and Renovation Brands' management remain significant investors as Comvest provides capital and operational support to drive organic growth and further add-on acquisitions.