AmeriMark Direct is a leading direct marketer of women's apparel, name brand cosmetics and fragrances, jewelry, watches and accessories, and health related merchandise. In business for over 35 years, AmeriMark sells its merchandise through several distinctive catalogs and ships millions of packages to its satisfied customers each year. AmeriMark also offers memberships in the Passport to Savings and Passport to Health discount buying programs.
Initial Investment - March 2005
Completed Recapitalization - June 2006
Today, Bell is a well-recognized consumer brand known not only within auto racing and motorcycle circles, but also by the countless millions of cyclists and parents who purchase Bell bicycle helmets and accessories for themselves and their children every year. Now Bell is back to its automotive roots, offering an array of automotive accessories designed to provide convenience and fun to your everyday driving experience.
Initial Investment - December 2004
Acquired Victor Products - October 2005
For 25 years, CHEF'S has been a leading resource - first in catalogs and now also online - for home chefs and culinary professionals seeking the best for their kitchens. CHEF'S selection is constantly expanding to include the most advanced electrics, finest cookware and cutlery, and state-of-the-art tools from the best brands in the kitchen: All-Clad, Calphalon, Cuisinart, KitchenAid, Microplane, Wusthof, and many more.
Initial Investment - October 2004
Country Home Products is a designer, assembler, and marketer of professional grade outdoor power equipment for homeowners under the DR and Neuton brand names. The Company was founded in 1985 by former members of the Garden Way executive team and is located in Vergennes, Vermont.
Initial Investment - March 2006
Dr. Leonard's Healthcare Corporation is a direct marketer of value-priced healthcare and convenience products through two catalogue titles, Dr. Leonard's and Carol Wright Gifts. Dr. Leonard's, in business for 28 years, is America's leading healthcare catalog. Over the years, Dr. Leonard's has broadened its product line to include housewares, apparel, shoes and other relevant product categories. Carol Wright Gifts was founded in 1972, and is a leading direct marketer of unique gifts, health, beauty and home products.
Initial Investment - December 2007
Founded in 1860 and based in Milan, Frette markets and sells its high-end Italian bed and bath linens and homewear to individual customers and the top hotels and resorts around the world. The company has a rich history supplying the finest linens to aristocratic families throughout Europe, as well as to The Vatican, and Frette sheets have adorned the beds of the world's most prestigious trains and ocean liners, including the Orient Express and the Titanic. Today, the products are available in over 100 exclusive boutiques throughout the world, in cities including Beverly Hills, New York, London, Paris, Dubai and Tokyo. Top hospitality establishments, such as the Paris Ritz, London Savoy, Singapore Raffles and all of Ritz-Carlton's US properties outfit their hotels with Frette sheets. The products can also be found in select high-end department stores and online at www.frette.com.
Initial Investment - December 2004
GoSMILE, Inc. is a producer and multi-channel marketer of advanced tooth-whitening and oral care products designed to promote health and beauty on the go. The products have been proven through clinical study to be more effective than competing products on the market. GoSMILE is currently sold through specialty retailers and high-end department stores in both the U.S. and Europe.
Initial Investment - June 2005
Jurlique International is an Australian-based manufacturer and multi-channel global marketer of natural skin care products. The products are derived from herbs and plant extracts biodynamically grown on the Company's organic farms in South Australia. Jurlique distributes its products primarily in Asia, Australia and the United States, through a network of Company-owned stores, distributors, high-end department stores, pharmacies, spas and via duty free . The Company was founded by a horticulturist and scientist in 1983.
Initial Investment - April 2006
Kate Somerville Skin Health Experts is dedicated to offering clients
real solutions to skin concerns through comprehensive, result-driven
products and services. With an emphasis on clinical skincare and
advanced technologies, Kate Somerville has garnered a devoted
celebrity following and has been widely featured in the media. Kate
Somerville products can be purchased through the internet, luxury
spas, direct-response television, prestige retail locations, as well
as at the flagship Kate Somerville clinic on Melrose Place in West
Hollywood.
Initial Investment -
La Perla S.r.l. is an Italian-based designer and multi-channel global marketer of luxury intimate apparel and beachwear. La Perla's elegant and sophisticated lingerie is sold through an international network of company-owned boutiques, prestige department stores, high-end shops and online at www.laperla.com.
Initial Investment - August 2007
Lussori is a luxury retailer and etailer of timepieces and jewelry. The Company provides discerning consumers with the finest in luxury timepiece and designer jewelry brands, such as Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Bulgari, Carl F. Bucherer, Chopard, Corum, Girard Perregaux, Glashutte Original, Harry Winston, Hearts of Fire, IWC, Michael Beaudry, Montblanc, Omega, Piaget, Ulysse Nardin, Tag Heuer and many others. Lussori services it's customers through its flagship retail store located on Ocean Avenue in Carmel, California, its website, Lussori.com, as well as through its concierge call center.
Initial Investment - November 2006
NapaStyle is a multi-channel lifestyle company founded by Michael Chiarello, acclaimed Napa Valley chef, author and host of the popular cooking shows Easy Entertaining with Michael Chiarello on the Food Network and NapaStyle on the Fine Living Network. The Company expresses a unique style of living, inspired by Napa Valley, through its original, lifestyle-based content and specialty products designed for kitchen, home, garden and entertaining. NapaStyle's content is distributed across a wide range of media and its products are available through multiple distribution channels, including catalog, company-owned boutiques and online at www.napastyle.com.
Initial Investment - August 2000
Ouidad pioneered the curly haircare category over 20 years ago when
she opened the first hair salon dedicated to clients with wavy and
curly hair. One of NYC's top salons, it attracts a global clientele
that includes celebrities, socialites, members of the press and other
NYC influentials. It is here that stylists practice Ouidad's
signature Carving & Slicing(r) cutting technique that is also taught
to accredited affiliate stylists across the nation. Ouidad is also
the creator of an award-winning, signature haircare line that meets
the many needs of women, men and children with a variety of curly hair
types. The comprehensive Ouidad collection is currently sold in the
Ouidad Salon on 57th Street in Manhattan, select salons with Ouidad
Certified Stylists and online at www.ouidad.com.
TerraCycle manufactures and sells effective and natural plant fertilizers made from waste (worm poop) and packaged in waste (used soda bottles). The company launched its revolutionary worm poop plant food line at Canadian Wal*Mart and Home Depot stores in 2005 and was honored with Home Depot Canada's Environmental Stewardship Award that same year. In July 2006, an Inc. magazine cover story crowned TerraCycle "The Coolest Little Startup in America." TerraCycle worm poop plant foods are now available in home and garden product retailers, such as Home Depot and Wal*Mart stores, nationwide.
Initial Investment - March 2007
