Larry Hayward

Leslie's Poolmart announced its entered into a definitive agreement to acquire certain business assets of Jasper's Clear Pool Wholesale. The acquisition is expected to significantly expand Jasper's and Leslie's commercial business segments in Arizona. Closing of the transaction, anticipated in August 2011, is subject to certain closing conditions.

/PRNewswire/ -- Leslie's Poolmart, Inc. (Leslie's), the nation's leading retailer of swimming pool supplies and related products, announced their plans to grand open stores in Cary, North Carolina and Wilmington, North Carolina. Leslie's opened the doors of its Cary store at 223 Crossroads Blvd., on Thursday, March 17, 2011 and opened the Wilmington store at 324 S. College Road on Thursday, March 3, 2011. The stores will celebrate their grand opening April 8 - 11, 2011, with specials and festivities throughout the weekend, including 20% off everything in the store! (Logo: https://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110325/MM71827LOGO ) "Leslie's is proud to be opening

NEW YORK and PHOENIX, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- CVC Capital Partners ("CVC") and Leslie's Holdings, Inc. ("Leslie's") announced today that they have reached a definitive agreement for funds advised by CVC to invest in Leslie's, the leading specialty retailer of swimming pool supplies and related products in the United States. Existing equity holders, including affiliates of Leonard Green & Partners and management, will maintain large ongoing ownership stakes in the business. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Leslie's operates 645 company-owned retail stores in 35 states throughout North America, and also markets its products through mail-order catalogs and