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Aquiring non-tech in the West Coast

Firm News: Cover Story In Special Report “From West Coast springs far more than tech deals,” Bill Barnum, a partner at Brentwood Associates tells Buyouts: “There’s a ton of non-tech out here. … We expected coming out of the recession to have some really busy years, but it took longer than we thought. We’re in a nice upswing now.”…

Brentwood acquires Marshall Retail Group

Portfolio Company: Marshall Retail Group Brentwood Associates announced it has acquired Marshall Retail Group, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marshall Retail Group is a leading specialty retailer for high-foot-traffic marketplaces with locations in major casino-hotels and airports across the United States. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Michael C. Wilkins, who will continue to…

Making Stars Out of University Professors

Portfolio Company: The Great Courses The Great Courses, a Brentwood Associates portfolio company, is the nation’s leading developer and marketer of premium-quality media for lifelong learning and personal enrichment, but its television-quality studios in Chantilly, Va., also are a learning ground for the university professors that get behind the camera, reports the New York Times. The professors,…

Making stars out of university professors

Portfolio Company: The Great Courses The Great Courses, a Brentwood Associates portfolio company, is the nation’s leading developer and marketer of premium-quality media for lifelong learning and personal enrichment, but its television-quality studios in Chantilly, Va., also are a learning ground for the university professors that get behind the camera, reports the New York Times. The professors,…