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Sycamore Partners
“Staples, Walgreens, Hot Topic. Collecting struggling retailers like they're going out of style. Because they are.”
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The youngest major firm on this list, Sycamore Partners has specialized in consumer and retail “investments” since 2011 — which usually means buying struggling brands and trying to squeeze out whatever money they can before the music stops. Their portfolio reads like a suburban strip mall from 2005. Their blockbuster move: acquiring Walgreens for $10 billion in 2025 and promptly splitting it into five separate companies, with plans to sell off pieces like the money-losing VillageMD primary care chain.
Founded 2011 · New York, NY