Private Equity
Five years after buying the storied cleaning supply firm, Chicago-based Victory Park Capital is seeking offers for Fuller Brush. : Once upon a time Fuller Brush Company was a household name in household supplies. Your grandma bought her wet mop from "Fuller Brush Men," the company's army of charismatic door-to-door salesmen.But after more than 100 years in business, Fuller Brush experienced some hard times. The household supply firm filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2012. Eight months later, Victory Park Capital, a Chicago-based private equity firm, bought Fuller Brush for what sources say was at least $12 million.

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