Industry | Private equity |
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Founded | 1984 |
Founder | Hendrik J. Hartong, Jr. |
Headquarters | Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Key people | Hendrik J. Hartong III Chairman &CEO Ian B. MacTaggart President & COO Nicholas DiCarlo CFO Guy Einav CCO |
Products | Leveraged buyout, Growth capital |
Total assets | $250 million |
Website | Brynwood Partners |
Footnotes / references [1] |
Brynwood Partners is an American private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyout and other control investments.
Since its founding in 1984, the firm, headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut,[2] has raised five investment funds, including a $250 million fund in 2005. Through these funds, the company owns firms and brands including Juicy Juice, Balance Bar,[3] and Pearson's Candy Company (Nut Goodie, Salted Nut Roll, Mint Patties, Bun Bars and Bit-O-Honey).
The company's managing partners include Hendrik "Henk" J. Hartong, Jr. (co-founder),[4] who managed Air Express International in the mid-1980s until its 1.15-billion-dollar acquisition by Deutsche Post in 1999. Other managing partners include Hendrik J. Hartong III, Ian B MacTaggart, Dario U. Margve, Kevin C. Hartnett, Joan Y. Mccabe and Nicholas DiCarlo (CFO).[citation needed]