July 2013

Portfolio Company News: Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, the popular West Coast restaurant concept known for its eclectic menu of memorable family favorites reinterpreted with bold new flavors, announced that Brentwood Associates, a leading consumer-focused private equity firm, has made a significant investment in the family-run company. CEO and founder…

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Featured Partner: Eric Reiter Eric Reiter, a partner at Brentwood Associates, has beenselected by The M&A Advisor as a winner in the 4th Annual 40 Under 40 Recognition Awards in the Dealmaker category. “In 2010 we initiated the 40 UNDER 40 Awards to recognize the emerging leaders of the M&A, Financing and Turnaround industries” said David Fergusson, President…

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Portfolio Company News: Veggie Grill Veggie Grill, a Brentwood Associates portfolio company, is the first Los Angeles-area vegan restaurant chain to go national, with plans to double its total restaurant count from 19 to 40 by the end of 2014. Outlets up and down the West Coast will be first, followed by Texas and New York,…

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Featured Partner: Steven Moore Crocs has done an impressive job growing beyond their core product while not straying too far from what made them successful, says Steven Moore, a partner at Brentwood Associates, in the latest Entrepreneur magazine. “Given how fast it was growing on a single look, you could see the boom and bust,” Moore says in the…

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