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Brentwood Associates

Logo: Brentwood Associates, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

American private equity firm

Brentwood Associates is a private equity firm in the US with groups focusing on leveraged buyout. The firm, which is based in Los Angeles, was founded in 1972. Their most recent fund was a $1.15bn fund raised in 2017.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1972Founded1
  • HeadquartersLos Angeles1
  • Websitewww.brentwood.com
  • Legal formASSOCIATION3
  • Kind of organizationAssociation1
  • LEI549300G9TGFXQKZBCE043
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered address1728 General George Patton Dr, 37027 Brentwood, United States3

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Brentwood Associates is a private equity firm in the US with groups focusing on leveraged buyout.2

Corporate structure

Brentwood Associates sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Brentwood Associates Brentwood, Tennessee, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Brentwood Associates reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Brentwood was founded by Frederick Warren, Timothy M. Pennington III and B. Kipling Hagopian.

In 1999, the partners from Brentwood joined with partners from Institutional Venture Partners (IVP) and Crosspoint Ventures and created two separate industry-focused firms with the relevant firm making new investments in each of the respective industries:

Redpoint Ventures, focusing on early stage information technology investments

Versant Ventures, focused on health care venture investments

In 1999, Redpoint raised a $600 million venture fund Ventures I, at the time the largest first-time fund for a new firm.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brentwood Associates, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

  • leveraged buyout

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

The firm's leveraged buyout practice has completed more than 50 investments. Among the most notable companies in which Brentwood has invested include: Ariat, Oriental Trading Company, Bell Sports, Bell Automotive, Prince Sports, C.C. Filson, Graphic Controls Corporation, The Teaching Company, Stanley Works, and Zumiez.

In 2007, Brentwood Associates bought a controlling stake in Zoës Kitchen. In April 2014, Zoës Kitchen's IPO offering raised $87.5 million.

In July 2013, Brentwood Associates acquired Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar. In 2014, Brentwood acquired Marshall Retail Group in August and Z Gallerie in October.

In November 2019, Brentwood acquired the southern-style chicken salad chain, Chicken Salad Chick, for an undisclosed amount.

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In 2021, Brentwood Associates recapitalized MedBridge, a healthcare SAAS platform.

From Wikipedia’s article on Brentwood Associates, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1972Founded Founded1

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