Sycamore Partners

Sycamore Partners Leads Bid to Acquire Bankrupt JCPenney for $1.75B
M&A

Sycamore Partners Leads Bid to Acquire Bankrupt JCPenney for $1.75B

The New York-based firm wants to buy the company and merge it with department store chain Belks.
By Lauren Muskett | July 28, 2020
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Wexner Sells 55% of Victoria’s Secret for $525M
M&A

Wexner Sells 55% of Victoria’s Secret for $525M

The sale of Leslie Wexner's controlling stake to Sycamore Partners is "an admission that [he] couldn’t revive the fortunes" of the troubled lingerie brand.
By Matthew Heller | February 20, 2020
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Newell Continues ‘Accelerated Transformation’
Turnarounds

Newell Continues ‘Accelerated Transformation’

The struggling consumer products firm agrees to sell its Pure Fishing and Jostens units as part of its turnaround effort.
By Matthew Heller | November 7, 2018
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Staples Prevails in Bidding War for Essendant
M&A

Staples Prevails in Bidding War for Essendant

The office supply company outbids Genuine Parts with a $487 million offer as it seeks to push further into business-to-business services.
By Matthew Heller | September 14, 2018
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Staples to Go Private for Nearly $7B
Mergers & Acquisitions

Staples to Go Private for Nearly $7B

The office supply chain company is seeking to pivot after its failed bid for Office Depot.
By William Sprouse | June 30, 2017
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Aéropostale Files Chapter 11, Blames PE Firm
Turnarounds

Aéropostale Files Chapter 11, Blames PE Firm

CFO David Dick says Sycamore Partners "used its leverage" over one of the retailer's suppliers to precipitate the bankruptcy.
By Matthew Heller | May 4, 2016
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Department Store Belk Sells Itself to PE Firm
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Department Store Belk Sells Itself to PE Firm

Sycamore Partners to take Charlotte, N.C.-based department store private in $3 billion deal.
By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | August 24, 2015
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