Dec. 13, 2010 at 4:38 p.m.
Filed under:
M&A,
Manufacturing,
Venture capital
By Becky Yerak
Palatine-based Weber-Stephen Products Co., maker of charcoal and gas grills, said BDT Capital Partners LLC has agreed to acquire a majority interest in the Weber business through a newly formed partnership with the Stephen family.
“This partnership with BDT Capital Partners allows us to continue to invest in the business, produce innovative, high-quality products, deliver strong customer service and build upon the global strength and heritage of the Weber brand,” said James Stephen, second generation chief executive of Weber-Stephen Products Co. Get the full story »
Nov. 5, 2010 at 8:43 a.m.
Filed under:
Beverages,
Food
From Crain’s Chicago Business | Chicago-based BDT Capital LLC has purchased City Beverage, Chicago’s largest wholesaler of Budweiser, Bud Light and other Anheuser-Busch beers, for an undisclosed sum. Get the full story >>
Aug. 24, 2010 at 5:43 a.m.
Filed under:
Hotels
By Dow Jones Newswires-Wall Street Journal
Penny Pritzker, one of America’s richest and most powerful businesswomen, is no longer considered an independent director of Hyatt Hotels Corp., the publicly traded company that her family controls.
Hyatt disclosed that change in its proxy statement in late April, when the list of independent directors no longer included the 51-year-old Pritzker, who was national finance chair for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign and leads several companies that are part of her family’s business empire. Get the full story »
