Allen Edmonds to be sold to private equity firm

MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- The Business Journal reports that Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles private equity firm, has reached a deal to buy Allen Edmonds, the high-end shoemaker, from fellow private equity firm Goldner Hawn Johnson & Morrison.

Goldner Hawn had been looking for a buyer after owning Allen Edmonds for seven years. The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Men’s Wearhouse was a possible buyer.

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