Investcorp buys Sur La Table

HTT Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 9/23/2011 12:11:08 PM

Seattle - Upscale cooking and kitchenwares chain Sur La Table, was acquired by Investcorp, a Bahrain-based investment group. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Investcorp acquired the 86-store retailer from the Behnke family and investment firm Freeman Spogli & Co., who both will remain investors. The Behnke family purchased the first Sur La Table store in 1995 and started the retailer's expansion.

Kevin Nickelberry, a managing director at Investcorp, said the company "has multiple opportunities for growth including new store expansion and e-commerce."