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Front Row Group Announces Strategic Investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners
New funding will enhance Front Row Group’s ability to execute strategic growth initiatives and deliver hyper-personalized service at scale
NEW YORK and BOSTON, Sept. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Front Row Group (or the “Company”), an e-commerce agency and accelerator providing fully outsourced marketplace management to beauty, health & wellness, and CPG brands, today announced a strategic investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private equity firm with more than $18 billion of capital raised since inception. The investment will help the Company accelerate innovation and growth of the business, while maintaining its focus on high-quality, personalized service at scale.
With a global presence in New York, San Diego, Hamburg and Bratislava, Front Row Group leverages proprietary technology to design, market, distribute and scale leading brands around the globe. The Company tailors its diverse set of specialized services to a business’s unique needs with expertise across strategic brand-building, omnichannel marketing, international market expansion, content production, and business intelligence through its proprietary Catapult platform and innovative design and branding. This investment follows the 2023 brand consolidation that united Fortress Brand, School House, Taylor & Pond, Bizmut and Finc3 under the Front Row Group brand, providing the Company with differentiated global capabilities to better support clients across North America and Europe.
Charlesbank’s investment will enable Front Row Group to continue scaling in the fast growing and dynamic e-commerce space. The Company will be well-positioned to deliver faster, more impactful results in the operationally complex Amazon channel, helping clients optimize content, power data-driven decisions via Catapult, and manage the complicated logistics of the competitive marketplace. Through its partnership with Charlesbank, Front Row Group can further build on its track record of organic growth and accretive acquisitions, allowing the Company to accelerate its growth trajectory.
“As demand for Front Row Group’s services increases with more brands looking to unlock e-commerce growth, Charlesbank’s partnership will enable us to fully capitalize on the market opportunity in front of us,” said Yuriy Boykiv, CEO at Front Row Group. “With Charlesbank’s deep industry expertise and long track record of driving value, Front Row Group is better equipped to extend its position as a leading partner to top brands globally. We are excited to have Charlesbank’s support for this next phase of growth.”
“Front Row Group is at the intersection of a couple of powerful long-term trends: the movement of the $300 billion beauty, health and wellness industries, particularly the premium segment, into e-commerce, and the increasing personalization of brand preference,” said Michael Choe, Managing Director & CEO at Charlesbank. “These tectonic shifts have created a significant market opportunity for leading service providers that can enable brands to reach their full potential online faster and more efficiently. Front Row Group is a clear leader in helping their brand partners achieve this. We are thrilled to partner with Yuriy, cofounders and current Presidents Alex and Matt Beer, and their team, to build on their already impressive growth.”
Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Jefferies LLC served as financial advisor to Front Row Group on the transaction and Akerman LLP provided legal counsel to Front Row Group. Lincoln International LLC served as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP provided legal counsel to Charlesbank.
About Front Row Group:
Front Row Group is a leading e-commerce agency and accelerator specializing in beauty, health, wellness, and consumer brands. With a global presence in New York City, San Diego, Hamburg, and Bratislava, the company partners with top brands to drive holistic commerce growth. Leveraging proprietary technology called Catapult and robust capabilities, they design, market, distribute, and scale brands worldwide.
Front Row Group’s expertise encompasses strategic brand-building, omnichannel excellence, international market expansion, compelling content creation, and innovative design and branding. Front Row Group ensures robust marketplace growth, seamless e-commerce management, targeted digital marketing, and actionable business intelligence.
Trusted by industry leaders like OUAI, Summer Fridays, Glow Recipe, Designs For Health, Scrub Daddy, Unilever, Bosch, and Wella, Front Row Group empowers brands to achieve their full potential in a competitive marketplace. For more, visit https://www.frontrowgroup.com/.
About Charlesbank:
Based in Boston and New York, Charlesbank Capital Partners is a middle-market private investment firm with more than $18 billion of capital raised since inception. Charlesbank focuses on management-led buyouts, growth capital financings, opportunistic credit, and technology investments. The firm seeks to invest in companies with sustainable competitive advantage and excellent prospects for growth. For more information, please visit www.charlesbank.com
Contacts for Front Row Group:
[email protected]
Contacts for Charlesbank:
Ryan FitzGibbon / Alexa Ottenstein / Peter Gavaris
Prosek Partners
[email protected]
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Exclusive collaboration enhances wealth management services with cutting-edge data aggregation and performance reporting tools
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Itaú Private, a leading provider of private banking services, has announced an exclusive partnership with Addepar, a global leader in technology and data solutions for investment professionals. This strategic collaboration grants Itaú Private exclusive access to Addepar’s comprehensive data aggregation and performance reporting platform in Brazil, enhancing the bank’s ability to deliver superior service and investment solutions to its advisors and clients.
Through this partnership, Itaú Private clients will gain access to powerful tools and detailed reports that provide insights into their global wealth—both onshore and offshore—including returns, transactions, historical data, and balances. These capabilities will enable a fully automated and personalized evaluation of each client’s unique financial interests and needs.
“The partnership with Addepar brings a new level of sophistication to the services we offer, allowing us to better align our solutions with each client’s distinct goals,” said Fernando Beyruti, Global Head of Itaú Private Bank. “This initiative also enables us to introduce an advisory model that evaluates clients’ total assets, deepening our relationships and reinforcing our commitment to client-centric services.”
Addepar serves a global client base, providing advanced financial technology solutions to investment professionals across more than 45 countries. The platform currently supports over $6 trillion in assets under management, offering robust data aggregation and performance reporting tools that empower clients to make better decisions and deliver more informed advice.
“We are excited to collaborate with a market leader like Itaú Private, enabling us to bring our advanced financial technology solutions to one of the most dynamic and innovative private banks in the world,” said Peter O’Brien, Global Head of Sales and Partnerships at Addepar. “Together, we are committed to empowering Itaú Private’s advisors with state-of-the-art tools that drive efficiency and deliver exceptional value to clients.”
About Addepar
Addepar is a global technology and data company that empowers investment professionals to deliver precise and informed guidance to their clients. Trusted by hundreds of thousands of users worldwide, Addepar’s platform aggregates portfolio, market, and client data for over $6 trillion in assets. The platform integrates with more than 100 software, data, and service partners, providing a comprehensive solution for a diverse range of firms and use cases. Addepar has a global presence, with offices in Silicon Valley, New York City, Salt Lake City, Chicago, London, Dublin, Edinburgh, and Pune.
About Itaú Private
Itaú Private is a market leader with approximately R$ 880 billion in allocated capital—R$660 billion onshore and R$162 billion offshore (as of March 2024)—and holds around 30% market share in its segment in Brazil, according to data from Anbima. With a team of around 800 employees, including 350 professionals across its international offices in the United States, Portugal, Switzerland, and the Bahamas. Miami is Itaú Private’s international hub that provides clients with wealth management and banking products and services, including portfolio management and personalized advice by experienced investment professionals. In Switzerland, the conglomerate has a bank, and in the Bahamas, a trust management company, which helps to serve clients who have to set up investment structures abroad.
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Kroll expands Relativity partnership to deliver advanced data-led insights for compliance, investigations and across the litigation lifecycle
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Kroll, the leading independent provider of global risk and financial advisory solutions, announced today that it has become a Relativity Gold Provider Partner for delivering exceptional client service to its RelativityOne user base.
This recognition underscores Kroll’s commitment to leveraging the capabilities of RelativityOne, Relativity’s SaaS product that manages large volumes of data and quickly identifies key issues during litigation and internal investigations. Kroll’s integrated approach and proficient use of RelativityOne globally provides clients improved accuracy and efficiency on complex investigations and data breaches, and as part of the diligence process for large corporate transactions.
“Reaching the Relativity Gold Partner status demonstrates our commitment to enhancing the discovery market and underlines the quality of service that we offer our clients on highly sensitive critical matters at a global scale,” said Dave Rogers, Managing Director, Cyber Risk at Kroll. “As we continue to invest and upskill our team, our clients will benefit from even deeper expertise, insights and speed.”
A Relativity partner for over a decade with more than 40 Relativity certifications, Kroll notably achieved Contract Review and Cybersecurity competencies as part of its transition to Relativity Gold Provider Partner status.
The Relativity Gold Provider Partner tier is part of the Relativity Partner Program and recognizes organizations that have reached a high bar for experience, customer satisfaction, training and certifications. Provider Partners deliver tailored solutions to clients through partner-licensed deployment of Relativity software and support customers in their use of Relativity solutions.
“Kroll’s new status as a Relativity Gold Provider Partner is a clear reflection of their dedication to fulfilling the vast litigation, privacy and investigation needs of their clients,” said Laurie Usewicz, Chief Partner Officer at Relativity. “The Kroll team has earned this distinction for delivering high-quality, customized support through their use of Relativity solutions.”
For more information on Kroll’s Cyber Risk business, please click here.
About Kroll
As the leading independent provider of risk and financial advisory solutions, Kroll leverages our unique insights, data and technology to help clients stay ahead of complex demands. Kroll’s team of more than 6,500 professionals worldwide continues the firm’s nearly 100-year history of trusted expertise spanning risk, governance, transactions and valuation. Our advanced solutions and intelligence provide clients the foresight they need to create an enduring competitive advantage. At Kroll, our values define who we are and how we partner with clients and communities. Learn more at kroll.com.
About Relativity
Relativity makes software to help users organize data, discover the truth and act on it. Its SaaS product, RelativityOne, manages large volumes of data and quickly identifies key issues during litigation and internal investigations. Relativity has more than 300,000 users in approximately 40 countries serving thousands of organizations globally primarily in legal, financial services and government sectors, including the U.S. Department of Justice and 198 of the Am Law 200. Please contact Relativity at [email protected] or visit www.relativity.com for more information.
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The Official Opening of Nobu Bangkok at ‘EA’ Rooftop at The Empire, the Announcement of Nobu Residences Bangkok, and the Groundbreaking of The Plaza Athénée Nobu Hotel and Spa Bangkok Were Celebrated with a Special Sake Ceremony
NEW YORK, Sept. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Nobu Bangkok together with Thailand’s leading integrated lifestyle real-estate group Asset World Corporation (AWC), celebrated its grand opening with a sake ceremony, symbolizing good fortune and the beginning of this exciting new chapter. Located on the 57th and 58th floors and rooftop of The Empire at the heart of Bangkok’s CBD, Nobu Bangkok delivers an extraordinary dining experience, blending the luxurious aesthetics of Thai and Japanese design. Conceptualized by the world-renowned Rockwell Group, the restaurant’s design incorporates intricate carvings and golden hues inspired by Thai temples, juxtaposed with the minimalist elegance of Japanese design, creating a truly unique culinary setting
In an ongoing collaboration with Asset World Corporation, luxury lifestyle brand Nobu Hospitality is proud to announce its first service residential project in Thailand—Nobu Residences Bangkok. This exciting development follows the announcements of Nobu Hotel Bangkok and The Plaza Athénée Nobu Hotel and Spa Bangkok, as well as the official opening of Nobu Bangkok at The Empire. Together, these ventures reinforce Nobu’s expanding presence in the city. Nobu Residences Bangkok will feature 60 exclusive units, available as part of the hotel’s inventory, rather than for individual sale.
Strategically located near the Chao Phraya River, Nobu Residences Bangkok offers unparalleled access to the best the city has to offer. Available for both short and long-term stays, residents will enjoy world-class amenities, including 24/7 concierge service. Residents can also access the hotel’s premium facilities, such as the Nobu Restaurant, a rooftop bar lounge boasting panoramic views of Bangkok’s skyline, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and an exclusive residents’ lounge. The residences are designed with Nobu’s signature attention to detail, blending purposeful design with elevated living.
Adding to the significance of the day, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for The Plaza Athénée Nobu Hotel and Spa Bangkok at its future location, the East Asiatic Heritage Site. This iconic development will be situated in the historic East Asiatic Company (EAC) building, located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. The building, dating back to 1884, was founded by Danish mariner and entrepreneur Captain Hans Niels Andersen. The Plaza Athénée Nobu Hotel and Spa Bangkok will be twinned with the Plaza Athénée Nobu Hotel & Spa New York, which is currently undergoing renovations to its 145 rooms. Located on 64th Street and Park Avenue in the Upper East Side, New York, this area is renowned for its proximity to Central Park, museums, consulates, and luxury shopping.
Wallapa Traisorat, CEO and President of Asset World Corporation (AWC) commented, “We really appreciate the friendship and partnership we share with the Nobu family and AWC. The celebration of the grand opening of Nobu Bangkok at ‘EA’ Rooftop at The Empire, the new landmark destination of Thailand, brings great happiness to both Thai and international guests to enjoy contemporary Japanese cuisine crafted by legendary Chef Nobu in a spectacular three-story venue, including the rooftop level with breathtaking views of Bangkok. It reinforces our commitment to making Bangkok a sustainable global destination for world-class food, beverage, and lifestyle experiences.
Additionally, AWC is thrilled to deepen our long-term partnership with Nobu Hospitality through the launch of Nobu Hotel Bangkok, the first Nobu hotel with a residential concept in Thailand. Located near the Chao Phraya River, this development offers guests unparalleled luxury, featuring world-class amenities and services. The groundbreaking ceremony for The Plaza Athénée Nobu Hotel and Spa Bangkok at the historic East Asiatic Company building also marks a momentous occasion in our shared journey to create iconic properties that redefine luxury living and enhance Bangkok’s reputation as a premier global destination.”
Trevor Horwell, CEO of Nobu Hospitality, commented, “We are thrilled to expand our partnership with Asset World Corporation and introduce Nobu Residences to Bangkok. With its prime location near the Chao Phraya River, this development offers residents an exceptional lifestyle experience in one of the world’s most dynamic cities. We are excited to operate all elements of the Nobu brand—residences, hotels, and restaurants—in this vibrant market.”
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