Founded in 1996, Urban Decay established itself as a trend-setting cosmetic company that revolutionized the way make-up companies name, package and market their products.
"We felt an immediate connection with the Castanea team; they truly understand who we are and appreciate what it takes to cultivate a successful brand. Their track record of building and supporting growing organizations differentiated them when selecting our preferred partner."
Founded in 1999, Ippolita is a premier designer, marketer, and retailer of luxury fashion jewelry under the Ippolita brand.
"We specifically choose to work with Castanea because they really understand our business, have great operational and financial insight, and are willing to roll up their sleeves."
Integrity Interactive is the leading provider of web-based corporate ethics and compliance services to the Global 2000. The company offers a wide range of training and communication services designed to deliver a best practice solution to today’s rapidly evolving ethics and compliance challenges.
"It is important to me to partner with a firm that has first hand operating experience and shares our vision to invest in new products for long-term value creation."
Founded in 1978, Betsey Johnson is a premier designer, marketer, retailer and wholesaler of women’s contemporary apparel, accessories and related products under the Betsey Johnson brand.
"We devoted significant resources to finding the right partner and we’re delighted to team up with Castanea given their operating experience in premium consumer brands. Working with them has been a pleasure and their involvement has been invaluable as we seek to refine our growth strategy and build our team."
FEB 2012 - Castanea Partners announced today that it has purchased a minority interest in Drybar, a leading blow-dry bar retailer concept.
JAN 2012 - A year after private-equity firm Castanea Partners took a majority stake in the company, the new team is moving ahead with a segmentation plan that includes launching a diffusion line this fall called DMSX and re-launching Donald J Pliner Signature with higher-end price points.
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