NRDC Equity Partners
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| Type | Private ownership |
|---|---|
| Industry | Private equity |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Founders | Richard A Baker Robert C. Baker William L. Mack Lee S. Neibart |
| Headquarters | Purchase and New York City, New York, United States |
Key people | Richard A. Baker, CEO; Francis Casale, Brian Pall, Donald Hutchison, Donald Watros |
NRDC Equity Partners (National Retail and Development Company Equity Partners; NRDC) is an American private investment firm focused on retail, real estate, and consumer branded businesses.
History[]
NRDC was founded in 2006[1] by , owner of National Realty & Development Corp; and and , partners of .[2]
NRDC has completed five transactions since 2006, totaling almost $5 billion in enterprise values and has invested approximately $1.5 billion of equity for its transactions. NRDC targets transactions ranging from $250 million to $5 billion of enterprise value, requiring total equity investments of $50 million to $1.5 billion.[2][3]
Portfolio[]
NRDC’s current portfolio consists of two of the leading companies in their sectors, Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) and Retail Opportunity Investments Corporation (ROIC).
HBC is the holding company that owns and manages over 57,000,000 square feet (5,300,000 m2) of retail properties located in Canada and the U.S. through its portfolio subsidiaries.
- Hudson's Bay operates 90 department stores located in Canada[4]
- Saks Fifth Avenue, technically owned by Hudson's Bay, operates 42 department stores and 65 OFF 5th outlet stores in the U.S.
NRDC formed its real estate investment trust portfolio company, ROIC, through a public equity raise of $414 million completed in October 2009. ROIC focuses on acquiring and growing high quality shopping centers. It has invested over $200 million and has completed/announced 14 transactions as of September 2010.[3]
NRDC owned Lord & Taylor from 2006 to 2019, operating 50 department stores and four outlet centers located in the U.S.[4] The sale of the chain to Le Tote Inc. was announced in August 2019.[5] Home Outfitters, another subsidiary, operated 69 kitchen, bath, and bed superstores across Canada until closing in 2019.[6]
References[]
- ^ "LinkedIn company profile of NRDC Equity Partners". Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ a b "Bloomberg Businessweek company profile of NRDC Equity Partners". Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ a b http://www.nrdcequity.com Archived January 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "NRDC Equity Partners announces the acquisition of Hudson's Bay Company". Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
- ^ Reuters Hudson's Bay to sell Lord + Taylor for $100 million
- ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/hbc-home-outfitters-1.5028740, HBC shutting all 37 Home Outfitters stores across Canada
External links[]
- Financial services companies established in 2006
- Private equity firms of the United States
- Hudson's Bay Company
- Holding companies established in 2006
- 2006 establishments in New York City