The Fresh Market
Carlyle Group took The Fresh Market private for $1.36B in 2016. The upscale grocer struggled with debt and competition from Whole Foods and Trader Joe's. Carlyle sold it in 2020 to a consortium led by Apollo after years of store closures and leadership turnover.
- VERTICAL
- Grocery & Food Retail
- RECORD
- Imported record
Who owns it?
No verified current owner published
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Recorded ownership
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- Status
- Unknown
- Control
- Unknown
- Start
- No recorded start date
- End
- No recorded end date
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