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May 1, 2013
Sports Chalet taps Financial Profiles to be investor relations firm

Sport Chalet announced it has retained Financial Profiles as its investor relations firm.

March 15, 2013
The Retail M&A Market: Trends for 2013

Mergers and acquisitions transaction activity in the U.S. retail sector jumped 39% in 2012 for deals greater than $50 million, while total deal value more than doubled. These gains point to an industry undergoing major changes, one that is attracting considerable interest from a wide range of players.

February 26, 2013
BDO survey: Retail CFOs bullish about M&A, IPO activity in 2013

The retail industry is poised for another year of heavy deal flow.

August 21, 2012
Collective Brands shareholders approve sale of company

Collective Brands stockholders voted at a special meeting to approve the sale of the company for about $1.32 billion.

July 20, 2012
Five Below completes IPO

Five Below successfully completed its initial public offering of 9.6 million shares this week in a move that could see the company eventually grow from its current 200 locations to 2,000.

July 9, 2012
Coldwater Creek announces new financing with Golden Gate Capital

Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital has provided Coldwater Creek with a five-year, $65 million senior secured term loan.

July 6, 2012
Christopher & Banks rejects buyout offer from Aria Partners; adopts poison pill

Christopher & Banks Corp. has rejected Aria Partners’ unsolicited $64 million takeover offer, saying it was not in the best interest of stockholders.

July 2, 2012
Bed, Bath & Beyond tender offer for Cost Plus shares is successful

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. announced that its tender offer for the outstanding shares of common stock of Cost Plus was successful.

July 2, 2012
Report: No buyout offer by Best Buy founder coming soon

Best Buy’s founder and former chairman Richard Schulze is not expected to present a buyout or other proposal to the company's board anytime soon, Reuters reported, citing a person familiar to the situation.

June 5, 2012
Private equity firm buys majority stake in Party City in $2.7 billion deal

The Boston-based private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Party City Holdings Inc., Rockaway, N.J., in a deal valued at $2.69 billion.

May 16, 2012
Talbots, Sycamore extend exclusivity agreement

The Talbots and Sycamore Partners extended the exclusivity period for the private equity firm's non-binding $214.6 million takeover offer to May 22.

March 30, 2012
Michaels Stores files IPO

Michaels Stores Friday confirmed that it is has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock.

February 22, 2012
Growth Strategy: Mergers & Acquisitions

By Stephen Wyss

As retailers eye avenues for growth in 2012, mergers and acquisitions (M&A) will be a key area of interest and activity.

December 20, 2011
Talbots rejects buyout offer from Sycamore Partners

Talbots Inc. has rejected a buyout offer from private-equity firm Sycamore Partners its biggest shareholder, saying the bid “substantially” undervalues the company.

December 6, 2011
TD Bank Survey: CFOs plan to increase capital expenditures in 2012

Middle market CFOs, buoyed by increasing optimism fueled by sales growth, are prepared to increase capital expenditures by dipping into their stockpile of cash reserves, according to a survey by TD Bank.

December 2, 2011
Michael Kors looks to go public

Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. is looking to raise as much as $792.3 million in an initial public offering that could value the company at $3.63 billion.

November 18, 2011
Mattress Firm raises $105.6 million in IPO

Mattress Firm Holding Corp. raised about $105.6 million after pricing its initial public offering at the top of its expected range.

October 14, 2011
FacilitySource, receives $10 million in financing

Facility Source, a global provider of facility maintenance and management solutions to retailers, has received an investment of $10 million from BMO Capital Markets’ Mezzanine Fund.

September 12, 2011
Restoration Hardware files plans for IPO

Restoration Hardware Holdings filed plans to return to the public stock market.

July 15, 2011
Francesca’s prices IPO

Francesca's Holdings Corp. will price its initial public offering of 10 million shares between $14 and $16 a share, the Houston Business Journal reported.

July 11, 2011
Dunkin’ sets IPO price range

Dunkin’ Brands Group is seeking to raise as much as $460.6 million in its initial public offering, 15% more than the company planned in May, Bloomberg reported.

June 21, 2011
Best Buy to buy back $5 billion of its shares

Best Buy Co. said Tuesday that it will buy back $5 billion of its common stock and raise its quarterly dividend by 7%.

June 17, 2011
Ackman considers I.P.O. for new fund

A Thursday report in the New York Times said that activist investor William A. Ackman is pondering whether or not to raise capital for a new fund through an initial public offering.

June 17, 2011
BJ's receives buyout offer

Leonard Green & Partners and CVC Capital Partners said Friday they are making a joint buyout bid worth an undisclosed amount for BJ's Wholesale Club.

June 2, 2011
Report: Buyout firm in talks with Borders

Private equity firm Gores Group is in talks to buy more than half of Borders Group's remaining stores, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.

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