Regent LP
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Michael Reinstein |
| Headquarters | Beverly Hills, California, United States |
| Products | Investments, private equity funds, leveraged buyouts |
| Website | regentlp |
Regent, L.P. is an American private equity firm based in Beverly Hills, California.[1] Many of Regent's investments have been in software, technology, consumer products, retail, and media. Its founder and chairman is Michael Reinstein.
History
[edit]Regent's first acquisition was in 2013, when the firm acquired the Rovi Entertainment Store over-the-top video platform from Rovi Corporation with an Austin, Texasâbased investor.[2] The firm later purchased the CinemaNow video business from Best Buy. Regent and its partners sold these businesses to FilmOn in 2016.[3][4][5]
- September 2013: Regent's partners acquired control of Skinit, a San Diegoâbased e-commerce company from private equity firm Ares Management.
- September 2014: Regent acquired Halco Rock Tools from Caterpillar Inc.
- October 2014: Acquired travel technology provider Pegasus Solutions in a deal that sold Pegasus' distribution-services business to HIG Capital.[6][7][8][9]
- March 2015: Acquired Silicon Valley technology company NexTag from a consortium of investors led by Deutsche Bank.
- October 2015: Bought the catalog and e-commerce company Lillian Vernon Corporation and mail order business Current, Inc. from Minnesota- based Taylor Corporation.[10][11][12] Regent's holdings also include magazine publisher HistoryNet.
- 2016: Bought from Tegna the military and defense publishing company Sightline Media Group[13][14][15], which publishes Defense News, Army Times, Navy Times, Air Force Times and Federal Times.
- IOctober 2017: Purchased the luxury salon division of Regis Corporation, whose brands included Regis, MasterCuts, Hennessey, and Carlton Hair in North America and the Regis and SuperCuts brands in Europe.
- November 30, 2017: Time Inc. announced the sale of the Sunset brand to Regent LP.[16] Sunset was founded in 1898 and has an audience of 6.5 million across its digital, print and social platforms.
- January 2019: L Brands, parent company of Victoria's Secret, sold lingerie and sleepwear retailer La Senza to Regent.
- February 2019: Regent purchased Plainville Farms food business from American food company Hain Celestial Group.[17]
- August 2019: Regent purchased the Diamondback Bicycles and Redline Bicycles brands as well as several other cycling businesses from Netherlands-based bicycle company Accell.[18]
- November 2019: Regent purchased the Escada fashion house from the Mittal family, which had Megha Mittal serving as chairperson. [19]
- May 2021: Ralph Lauren Corporation announced it would sell its Club Monaco brand to Regent LP.[20][21]
- August 2024: Regent acquired Swiss luxury leather goods and clothing label Bally from German conglomerate JAB Holding Company.[22]
- March 2025: Regent acquired Foundry, the owner of technology publications such as PC World, Macworld, and InfoWorld, from International Data Group and acquired TechCrunch from Yahoo!.[23]
References
[edit]- â "Regent Equity Partners, LLC: Private Company Information". Bloomberg L.P.
- â Spangler, Todd (September 19, 2013). "Target Ticket: Complications Launch Target's Digital Video Service?". Variety.
- â Spangler, Todd (January 27, 2016). "FilmOn Buys CinemaNow Movie, TV Download Service - Variety". Variety. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- â "FilmOn buys movie and TV store CinemaNow". digitaltveurope.net. January 28, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- â "FilmOn Reels in CinemaNow". multichannel.com. January 27, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- â "Exclusive: Pegasus Solutions Spins Off Reservations Business to Regent Equity Partners". Skift. October 22, 2014.
- â Beltran, Luisa (November 14, 2014). "H.I.G. buys Pegasus' Distribution Services unit". PE HUB.
- â "Pegasus Names Scott Gibson Chief Executive Officer". Hotel News Resource. November 21, 2014.
- â Fox, Linda (November 14, 2014). "Pegasus switches to new private equity ownership". Phocuswire.
- â "Lillian Vernon, queen of mail-order catalogs, dies at 88". Chicago Tribune. December 15, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- â "Lillian Vernon - Catalog queen, 88". philly-archives. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- â "Current sold to equity firm". Colorado Springs Gazette. December 4, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- â "Here is how much the CEO earned". www.bizjournals.com. March 22, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
- â "Bryensblog national security and technology". Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- â "Day Of Reckoning: Defense News, DoD Service Papers Sold To Venture Capitalists". Breaking Defense. March 21, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- â Severson, Kim (November 30, 2017). "Sunset Magazine Is Sold to a California Private Equity Firm". The New York Times. ISSNÂ 0362-4331. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- â "Hain Celestial sells protein business Plainville Farms". globalmeatnews.com. February 25, 2019.
- â "Regent Buys Accell Group's North America Cycling Business | Los Angeles Business Journal". labusinessjournal.com. August 8, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- â "Mittal Family Confirms Sale of Escada to Private Equity Firm Regent". wwd.com. May 5, 2024.
- â "Ralph Lauren Announces Sale of Club Monaco to Leading Private Equity Firm Regent". Business Wire. May 13, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2021.
- â Ralph Lauren Announces Sale of Club Monaco to Regent Regent LP, May 13, 2021
- â Zargani, Luisa (August 15, 2024). "EXCLUSIVE: JAB Sells Bally to Regent Affiliate". WWD. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
- â Spangler, Todd (March 21, 2025). "Yahoo Sells TechCrunch to Investment Firm Regent". Variety. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
