Investment Summary

L Catterton Partners Invests In Rapsodia

On February 22, 2017, growth capital firm L Catterton Partners invested in apparel/textiles company Rapsodia

Investment Highlights
  • This is L Catterton Partners’ 13th transaction in the Apparel/Textiles sector.
  • This is L Catterton Partners’ 1st transaction in Argentina.

Investment Summary
Date 2017-02-22
Target Rapsodia
Sector Apparel/Textiles
Investor(s) L Catterton Partners
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Rapsodia

Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rapsodia is a major lifestyle and women's apparel brand in Latin America. Rapsodia is a premium hippie-chic inspired womenswear label. With the vast majority of its nearly 1,000 employees women, Rapsodia is a beloved and growing women's lifestyle brand. Rapsodia currently operates 90 stores across six Latin American countries—Argentina, Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, Colombia, and Paraguay. The brand goes beyond apparel, with accessories, footwear and girls, home and lingerie products. With a broad and loyal customer base, Rapsodia has a significant opportunity for growth. Rapsodia was founded in 1999 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

L Catterton Partners

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 30.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

L Catterton is a private equity firm that targets investments in consumer-related companies located throughout North America. L Catterton looks for businesses with identifiable brands and operating in 'defensible and extensible' positions within growth industry segments. Specific sectors of interest include branded consumables, food/beverages, consumer services, restaurants, media and marketing, household durables, specialty retail, mass merchant retail, and luxury/apparel. Prospective transactions include management buyouts, recapitalizations, turnarounds, and growth financings. L Catterton was formed in 1990 and is based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 122 of 221
Sector (Apparel/Textiles) 13 of 25
Type (Growth Capital) 44 of 91
Country (Argentina) 1 of 4
Year (2017) 4 of 18
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