L Catterton
Private Equity Est. 1989
Also known as LC.
USD 37B
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Private Equity
- HQ
- Greenwich, CT, United States
- Founded
- 1989
- Focus
- Consumer Products
About
L Catterton is one of the world's leading consumer products focused private equity firms. L Catterton has deep expertise in consumer products, having made more than 200 investments since 1989, and being co-owned by LVMH (which owns brands including Louis Vuitton). We are able to provide our portfolio companies with access to substantial in-house and external resources to drive operational improvements and further growth. L Catterton has five current consumer brand investing platforms: a Flagship Buyout fund focused on $50-400m investments in North American and European companies, a North American Growth fund focused on $10-50m investments, a Latin American Fund focused on $40-75m investments, a Western Europe fund focused on EUR 25-75m investments, and an Asia fund focused on $50-150m investments. L Catterton also has a real estate fund that invests as a co-developer in large scale, mixed-use projects anchored by luxury retail. L Catterton was formed in 2016 through the merger of L Capital (the PE arm of LVMH) and Catterton, a US Private Equity firm.
Strategies
Buyout
Growth Equity
Firm-wide scale
Fund-family lower bound · Dec 31, 2026 $37BSource
Firm-wide figures are not presented as strategy-specific AUM.
Investment Focus
Across the firm
Sources
- lcatterton.com — Consumer Brands, Consumer, Fund-family lower bound
Investment Criteria
Investment size
USD 10M - USD 400M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Investment Stages
Stages
Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States France Luxembourg Singapore
Coverage
Global Regions
North America Europe Asia
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Headquarters
Greenwich, CT, United States
Office Presence
4 countries
United States France Luxembourg Singapore
5 known offices
Greenwich, CT, United States (HQ)
Paris, Þle-de-france, France
Luxembourg, District De Luxembourg
Singapore
New York, NY, United States
Fundraising
Latest fundraise
Latest tracked fund close or raise.
USD 50M
Jun 16, 2026
L Catterton
Jun 16, 2026
USD 50M
Deals & Activity
Tracked Deals
5
Most common deal types
Series A (3) Growth (1) Unknown (1)
Recent tracked deals
Genius AI
Series D - 2026
$44M
REMEDY
Series A - 2026
Rhoback
2026
$50M
Mars Men
Series A - 2026
$27.5M
YSE Beauty
Series A - 2025
$15M
Related M&A transactions
Transactions where this investor is a matched buyer or seller.
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