BRS Completes Sale of Il Fornaio and Corner Bakery Cafe to Roark Capital Group
NEW YORK, June 13, 2011 -- Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (“BRS”), a New York-based private equity firm, announced today that it has completed the sale of Il Fornaio (America) Corporation (“Il Fornaio Corp.”) to Roark Capital Group. Il Fornaio Corp. is a leading operator of upscale Italian restaurants under the Il Fornaio brand and fast casual bakery cafes under the Corner Bakery Cafe brand. Il Fornaio Corp. also operates a state-of-the art bakery that...
BRS Completes Sale of Wilson Farms to 7-Eleven
NEW YORK, June 1, 2011 -- Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (“BRS”), a leading New York-based private equity firm, announced today that it has completed the sale of portfolio company Wilson Farms, Inc. to 7-Eleven, Inc. BRS acquired Wilson Farms, an operator of convenience stores, in 2005 from Tops Markets, LLC, an operating division of Ahold, and, under BRS’s ownership, Wilson Farms’ net revenues and EBITDA grew significantly. The proceeds from the sale of Wilson Farms...
BRS Completes Refinancing and Equity Investment in Airxcel, Inc.
NEW YORK, March 2, 2011 - Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS), a New York-based private equity firm, announced today that it has completed the refinancing of Airxcel, Inc. (“Airxcel” or the “Company”). In conjunction with the refinancing, BRS’s third institutional fund (“BRS Fund III”) also made an equity investment in the Company. The transaction closed on February 23, 2011. Airxcel, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, is the leading designer, manufacturer and marketer of air conditioners, furnaces,...
BRS Announces Sale of Wilson Farms to 7-Eleven
NEW YORK, April 27, 2011 - Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (“BRS”), a New York-based private equity firm, announced today that WFI Acquisition Inc. has signed an agreement to sell Wilson Farms, Inc. to 7-Eleven, Inc. Wilson Farms, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, operates approximately 188 convenience stores under the Wilson Farms, Sugarcreek and Wilson Farms Xpress brands. The company’s stores are located in Central and Western New York State in established metropolitan areas and surrounding...
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. Completes Sale of Seroyal to Atrium Innovations Inc.
NEW YORK, January 4, 2011 - Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS), a New York-based private equity firm, announced today that it successfully sold the assets of Seroyal Holdings L.P. (“Seroyal” or the “Company”) to Atrium Innovations Inc. (“Atrium”). Seroyal, headquartered in Richmond Hill, Ontario, sells branded nutritional supplements and homeopathic remedies to health care practitioners in Canada and the U.S. The Company sells nutritional supplements under its proprietary Genestra and Pharmax brands and homeopathic...
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. Announces Organizational Changes
NEW YORK, January 3, 2011 -- Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS), a New York-based private equity firm, today announced that one of its founding partners, Harold (Hal) Rosser, has decided to leave the firm. Mr. Rosser plans to start his own investment firm with two other BRS employees, Jacob Organek and Luke Rosser. Mr. Rosser, Stephen Sherrill and Bruce Bruckmann formed BRS in 1995 after working together for many years at Citicorp Venture Capital....
BRS Realizes Distribution through Recapitalization of DTLR
NEW YORK, December 7, 2010 -- Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (“BRS”), a New York-based private equity firm, announces a distribution to its limited partners resulting from the recapitalization of DTLR (“DTLR” or the “Company”). DTLR, based in Hanover, Maryland, is a leading specialty retailer targeting the young urban male. The Company operates over 70 stores in six regions: Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, North Carolina, Virginia and Washington, D.C. DTLR is committed to the urban lifestyle...
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. Announces Pricing of Its Initial Public Offering
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 21, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:BBRG) ("BBRG") today announced that it has priced an initial public offering of 10,000,000 shares of BBRG's common stock at $14.00 per share. BBRG will offer 5,000,000 shares and certain selling shareholders will offer 5,000,000 shares. BBRG will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling shareholders. The shares are expected to be listed today, October 21, 2010,...
Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. and Black Canyon Capital Complete Successful Sale of Logan’s Roadhouse Inc.
NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES -- October 06, 2010 -- Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Co. (BRS), a New York-based private equity firm with extensive experience in the restaurant sector, and Black Canyon Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, announced today that they have successfully completed the sale of their portfolio company Logan’s Roadhouse Inc. to an affiliate of New York based private equity firm Kelso & Company. “Logan’s performed well during the entire period of...