PHILADELPHIA \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Mealey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Furniture and Mattress, which operates three stores and a
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The new owners, Parallel Investment Partners, said they plan to grow the business in metro Philadelphia, and already have identified several potential locations for new stores.<\/p>\n
Brothers Dan and Kevin Mealey, who have run the company since the mid-1980s, will remain in top management posts.<\/p>\n
\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Together with the Mealey brothers and the management team, our goal is to build on Mealey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s strong foundation and grow our core Philadelphia metropolitan market during the next several years,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Barron Fletcher, managing director of Parallel.<\/p>\n
The retailer was founded in 1970 by Dan and Kevin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s father, Jerry Mealey.<\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We feel confident that our new relationship with Parallel will allow the company to execute on its longterm growth plans without compromising the dependability and quality of the Mealey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s concept,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Dan Mealey.<\/p>\n
The deal is Parallel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s first venture in home furnishings, although it has made investments in retailers, including Hat World and Dollar Tree.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
The firm, which says it specializes in privately held, lower-middle-market growth companies, currently has about a dozen companies in its portfolio and manages approximately $400 million in institutional capital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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