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Atlantic Street Capital Brings More Women into Private Equity

Since Atlantic Street Capital became the first private equity firm to launch an institutional effort to recruit women for its portfolio company boards and other top positions, the firm has taken significant steps in advancing gender diversity across key areas of leadership.

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Atlantic Street Capital Announces Majority Recapitalization Of All Star Auto Lights

Atlantic Street Capital, a private equity firm targeting entrepreneurial businesses poised for the next level of growth, announced today the majority recapitalization of All Star Auto Lights, a specialty distributor of alternative automotive lighting parts. Atlantic Street is partnering with the company's CEO, Matt Immerfall, and other investors.

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Atlantic Street Capital Announces Completion of Fund IV Fundraise At $500 Million Hard Cap

Atlantic Street Capital, a private equity firm targeting entrepreneurial businesses poised for the next level of growth, announced today the closing of Atlantic Street Capital IV, LP (the "Fund") at its hard cap with $500 million of capital commitments, above its $450 million target.

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Advancing Eyecare Announces Acquisition of Ophthalmic Instruments Inc.

Acquisition of Ophthalmic Instruments Distributor Further Strengthens Advancing Eyecare's West Coast Presence.

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Advancing Eyecare Announces Acquisition of Ophthalmic Instruments & Consulting Company

Advancing Eyecare, a leading U.S. distributor of ophthalmic instruments and high-tech instrumentation to ophthalmologists and optometrists, today announced the acquisition of Ophthalmic Instruments & Consulting Company (OIC), the leading expert and supplier of classical and diagnostic equipment in the Pacific Northwest.

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Atlantic Street Capital Announces Sale of Alex Apparel Group, Inc. to Versa Capital

Atlantic Street Capital, a private equity firm targeting entrepreneurial businesses poised for the next level of growth, announced today the sale of Alex Apparel Group, Inc. (the "Company"), a leading branded designer of better priced social dresses and separates under the brand name ALEX EVENINGS, to Versa Capital Management, LLC.

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Is Multi Unit, Multi Brand Ownership The Future Of Restaurant Franchising?

by Gary Occhiogrosso, Contributor - Forbes.com

Restaurant franchising has undergone a fantastic evolution in the last few decades. The present-day franchised restaurant business now attracts a variety of investors for a variety of different reasons. Beginning in the early years of the 1960s owning a single unit franchised restaurant was an entry point for everyday individuals to get into the restaurant business. This "First Wave" in restaurant franchising was the growth tool of choice for many entrepreneurs and first-time business owners.

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Uniguest Acquires Touchtown

PITTSBURGH and NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Touchtown, the leading senior living community engagement provider agrees to be acquired by Uniguest, the global provider of secure public-space technology solutions, to offer next generation technology to the senior living and hospitality industry.

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Atlantic Street Capital Forms Advancing Eyecare Holdings With Partnership of Portfolio Company Lombart Instrument and Marco Ophthalmic Inc.

STAMFORD, CT, January 11, 2019 – Atlantic Street Capital, a private equity firm targeting entrepreneurial businesses poised for the next level of growth, announced today that it will form Advancing Eyecare Holdings with the partnership of its portfolio company Lombart Instrument (Lombart), the leading U.S. distributor of ophthalmic instruments to ophthalmologists and optometrists, and Marco Ophthalmic Inc (Marco), a market leading, high-tech instrumentation supplier.

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