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Irving Place Capital, formerly known as Bear Stearns Merchant Banking (BSMB), is a private equity firm focused on leveraged buyout and growth capital investments in middle-market companies across a range of industries. The firm's predecessor Bear Stearns Merchant Banking was founded in 1997 by John D. Howard, formerly a co-founder of Vestar Capital Partners. The group completed its separation from Bear Stearns' owner JPMorgan Chase in 2008. Irving Place Capital is based in New York City its predecessor had raised approximately $4.4 billion since inception across three Bear Stearns Merchant Banking funds. ==Investments== Since inception, Irving Place Capital and its predecessor, Bear Stearns Merchant Banking has made a number of investments in notable companies in the retail, restaurants, consumer products, healthcare, energy, financial and business services, and industrial sectors. Among the firm's most notable investments are the following (separated by the private equity fund from which the investment was made: *Fund I - Aéropostale, Integrated Circuit Systems (), NRT Incorporated, Safety 1st (), Standard Hotel *Fund II - Balducci's, CamelBak Group, Churchill Financial, New York & Company, Reddy Ice, Seven for All Mankind (jeans), Stuart Weitzman〔(Bear Stearns Tries on Shoes ). Business Week, June 29, 2005〕 and Vitamin Shoppe.〔(Bear, Stearns Unit Is Said To Buy Vitamin Shoppe ). ''New York Times'', December 2, 2002.〕 *Fund III - Doral Financial Corporation, PlayCore,〔(Bear Stearns Merchant Banking Announces Acquisition of PlayCore Holdings ) Market Wire, February, 2007]〕 Caribbean Financial Group, Ironshore, MC Shipping,〔(MC Shipping Inc. Shareholders Approve Merger with Affiliate of Bear Stearns Merchant Banking ). Business Wire, September 05, 2007〕 Rimrock Energy, Universal Hospital Services,〔(Universal Hospital Services, Inc. Completes Acquisition by Bear Stearns Merchant Banking ). Business Wire, June 4, 2007〕 Dots,〔(Irving Place Capital acquires women's apparel retailer Dots ). Crain's Cleveland Business, January 4, 2011〕 Chesapeake〔(Irving Place, Oaktree Buy Chesapeake ). May 05, 2009〕 and Thermadyne Holdings.〔(Irving Place to Buy Thermadyne for $200 Million ). New York Times, October 6, 2010〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Irving Place Capital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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