Brynwood Partners

Brynwood Partners

Industry	Private equity
Founded	1984
Headquarters	Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Key people	Hendrik (Henk) J. Hartong, Jr.
Products	Leveraged buyout, Growth capital
Total assets	$250 million
Website	Brynwood Partners

Brynwood Partners is an American private equity investment firm focused on leveraged buyout and other control investments.

Since its founding in 1984, the firm, headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, has raised five investment funds, including a $250 million fund in 2005. Through these funds, the company owns firms and brands including Balance Bar,Richelieu Foods (Turtles, etc.), and Pearson's Candy Company (Nut Goodie, Salted Nut Roll, Mint Patties, Bun Bars and Bit-O-Honey).

The company's managing partners include Hendrik (Henk) J. Hartong, Jr. (Co-founder), who had managed Air Express International in the mid-1980s until its $1.15 billion acquisition by Deutsche Post in 1999. Other managing partners include Hendrik J. Hartong III, Ian B MacTaggart, Dario U. Margve, Kevin C. Hartnett, Joan Y. Mccabe and Nicholas DiCarlo (CFO).

In 1988, Brynwood Partners purchased Richelieu Foods, a supplier of private-label food products and frozen pizzas. The company produces over 50 million frozen pizzas and more than 20 million finished crusts annually, reporting more than $200 million in yearly sales, and producing private label products for companies including Aldi, Save-A-Lot,Shaw's Supermarkets,Hannaford Brothers Co.,BJ's Wholesale Club and Sam's Club.

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