Sponsor Spotlight: Designer Brands  The Best Retailers Don’t Just Follow Consumer Trends. They Anticipate Them. By Doug Howe, Chief Executive Officer, Designer Brands  One question has guided much of my career in retail: Where is the ball going to bounce next? In today’s marketplace, success requires more than responding to consumer behavior. It requires curiosity, […]

CGBS Sponsor Spotlight: Choate One Firm Across the Whole Brand Lifecycle How Choate supports consumer brands, their founders, and the capital behind them Most consumer brands meet their lawyers three times: when a sponsor comes to the table, when the capital structure needs to grow, and when the founder finally asks what it all means […]

Story of the Week Hain Celestial to sell international business for $323M The Hain Celestial Group has agreed to sell its international business to private equity firm Aurelius for roughly $323 million in cash as part of an ongoing strategic review aimed at streamlining the company and cutting debt. Net proceeds are expected to land […]

Story of the Week Nestlé sells its VMS brands to Yellow Wood Partners for $1bn Nestlé has announced it will divest its vitamins, minerals and supplements (VMS) brands to the private equity firm Yellow Wood Partners for $1bn. The deal covers seven established brands: Nature’s Bounty, Osteo Bi-Flex, Ester-C, Gard, Nuun, Puritan’s Pride and Sisu, […]

Story of the Week Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion Meta and a coalition of state attorneys general have settled a major federal case centering on allegations that the social media giant misrepresented the extent of child mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram. The […]