List of 27 PE Backed Retail Companies in California

Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	M&A Activity			Last 5 Years
Name	Sector	Revenue $mlns	Total	Buy	Sell	Last 5 Years
Excelligence Learning PE Backed Brentwood Associates 2015-01-07 Monterey, California, United States website	Retail	-	5	4	1
Work World America PE Backed Gart Capital Partners 2020-01-09 Vacaville, California, United States website	Retail	-	3	3	-
Cycle Gear PE Backed Prospect Hill Growth Partners 2015-01-08 Benicia, California, United States website	Retail	-	3	3	-
Cardenas Markets PE Backed Apollo Global Management 2022-06-14 Ontario, California, United States website	Retail	-	2	2	-
Hot Topic PE Backed Sycamore Partners 2013-06-12 $600M City of Industry, California, United States website	Retail	-	1	1	-
Lolli & Pops PE Backed TerraMar Capital 2020-02-06 San Francisco, California, United States website	Retail	-	1	1	-
Howard's Appliance PE Backed S5 Equity 2025-04-07 La Habra, California, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Cos Bar PE Backed Tengram Capital Partners 2015-12-09 Los Angeles, California, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Buscemi PE Backed Lion Capital 2016-01-01 Hollywood, California, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Robbins Brothers PE Backed Main Street Capital 2022-01-13 Azusa, California, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Daniel's Jewelers PE Backed Palladium Equity Partners 2014-11-24 Culver City, California, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
cabi PE Backed Sentinel Capital Partners NMP Capital 2017-03-02 Compton, California, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Lime Crime PE Backed Tengram Capital Partners Seawall Capital 2018-06-18 Woodland Hills, California, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Event Network PE Backed Promus Equity Partners 2018-01-19 San Diego, California, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Pet Food Express PE Backed Rainier Partners 2022-06-08 Concord, California, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-
Erewhon PE Backed Stripes 2019-01-01 Vernon, California, United States website	Retail	-	-	-	-

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