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Brentwood Associates Partners with Hissho Sushi

Significant growth planned as company seeks to expand its offering of healthy, affordable and sustainably sourced sushi May 24, 2022 – Brentwood Associates (“Brentwood”), a leading growth-oriented private equity firm, has acquired a majority interest in Hissho Sushi (“Hissho” or the “Company”). Founded in 1998, Hissho is the second-largest franchisor of turnkey sushi solutions and…

Dental AI Startup Wins Second FDA Clearance To Detect Top Oral Diseases

The FDA has awarded dental AI startup Overjet with landmark clearance to use its software to detect and outline cavities in patients’ X-rays. It’s the second FDA clearance for the company, co-founded in 2018 by CEO Wardah Inam almost a decade after she moved to the United States from Pakistan. Overjet last year received FDA clearance for…

Pacifica Beauty Receives Strategic Investment from Brentwood Associates, Appoints New CEO

LOS ANGELES (JANUARY 28, 2022) — Pacifica Beauty, the pioneer of 100% vegan, cruelty-free, clean beauty, today announced that it has received a strategic investment from Brentwood Associates, a growth-oriented middle market private equity investment firm. Brentwood’s investment coincides with the appointment of new Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Nathalie Kristo, a longtime L’Oréal…

Brentwood Associates Announces Promotions

We are pleased to announce the 2021 promotions of Jon Ang, Ryan Foltz, Chris Reekie, and Toros Yeremyan to Managing Director, Rachel Presser to Principal, and Peter Edelson and Chris Scherer to Vice President. Their talents, contributions and teamwork have been instrumental to the continued growth and value creation at the firm, our portfolio companies, and…