Lifestyle Brands M&A Slows Amidst Economic Uncertainty
After a blockbuster 2021 and strong 2022, the Q4 2022 slowdown of M&A activity in the consumer products sector has carried over into the first quarter of 2023. While overall… Read more »
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Beauty Care M&A Off to a Rocky Start in 2023
The Beauty Care industry witnessed a significant reduction in M&A volume in Q1’23, down 45% from Q1’22 and 47% from Q4’22. With only 16 transactions, Q1’23 fell short of pandemic-impacted… Read more »
Carl Comstock Joins Intrepid Investment Bankers as Vice President to Expand its Capital Advisory and Special Situations Practice
Intrepid Investment Bankers announced today the addition of Carl Comstock as Vice President to its Special Situations team. Carl will join the firm’s New York office, and his hire represents… Read more »
Warning Signs Your Business’s Liquidity Needs Attention
Mixed signals dominate economic headlines as concerns persist about a recession beginning in 2023, if it has not already begun. The M&A markets became significantly more challenged in the second… Read more »
Key Takeaways from Expo West 2023
The Natural Products Expo West trade show in Anaheim, CA was back in full force in 2023, its second year in-person since the 2020 – 2021 pandemic hiatus. The show… Read more »
Testing… Testing… Is Anyone There? – Deal Activity Slows Dramatically as Investors Look to 2023 for Clarity on Economic Outlook
Historically, annual M&A activity peaks at year-end as buyers and sellers rush to close before the end of the tax year. However, in 2022, the market took an extended intermission… Read more »
Intrepid Advises Wine Warehouse, One of the Largest Wholesale Distributors of Fine Wine, Craft Beer, and Artisanal Spirits, on its Pending Sale to Breakthru Beverage Group
Intrepid Investment Bankers, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that Wine Warehouse has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Breakthru Beverage Group, one of the largest distributors… Read more »
Intrepid Advises S&S Activewear on its Sale of Ouray Sportswear to L2 Brands
Intrepid Investment Bankers (“Intrepid”), a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that it acted as the exclusive financial advisor to S&S Activewear (“S&S”), a portfolio company of private equity group… Read more »
Reaching Equilibrium: Software Market Valuations Reset
2022 was a turbulent year. The year ended with public equity markets leveling off after falling from 2021 highs, interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve nearing an end, inflation… Read more »