Appleseed’s/Blair Corp., Musician’s Friend/The Woodwind and Brasswind, Moosejaw Mountaineering and Backcountry Travel, Miles Kimball, Eddie Bauer, Charming Shoppes & Lillian Vernon

Catalogers’ Updates

Acquisitions

Multichannel apparel and home products merchant Appleseed’s, a portfolio company of private equity firm Golden Gate capital, acquired in January apparel and home goods cataloger Blair Corp. The deal, expected to close later this spring, is valued at $173.6 million.

Musician’s Friend catalog, a subsidiary of Guitar Center, in February acquired multititle musical instrument merchant The Woodwind and Brasswind. The $29.9 million transaction has been approved following a stalled purchase attempt in November.