Consumer & Retail
Stifel Consumer & Retail Group
Advisory and capital-raising services for leading public and private companies across all key consumer verticals.
The Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group provides a range of advisory and capital-raising services to leading public and private companies (Financial Sponsor and closely held) and Board of Director advisory services across all key consumer verticals. The Consumer & Retail Group offers its domestic and international clients advice and execution on public offerings, private capital, leveraged finance, mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, and other financial advisory services, including fairness opinions.
Areas of Expertise
Apparel, Footwear & Accessories
Stifel provides full-service investment banking for apparel, footwear, and accessories brands and retailers, including those in the luxury, lifestyle, sports and technical, and jewelry markets. Through deep industry relationships and years of experience, Stifel is able to offer creative solutions and sound advice to companies at every stage of growth.
Automotive Aftermarket
Stifel works with companies at every point of the automotive aftermarket supply chain, including repair and maintenance, collision services, tires, enthusiast products, car wash, dealerships, and technology. Extensive sector experience and intimate industry knowledge enable Stifel bankers to provide consistently sound advice and solutions for public offerings, restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, and more.
Cannabis
Stifel’s Cannabis investment banking group is a leading franchise in the sector. We are active across cannabis ancillary verticals and transaction types, including public equity, SPACs, M&A, and other advisory and capital markets assignments. Stifel’s Cannabis team advises companies globally – from the U.S. to Europe, Canada, and Latin America. We have deep connectivity across every cannabis category and are part of the conversation with virtually all leading industry participants. Cannabis is among the fastest-growing industries and the Stifel Cannabis group is an experienced partner with a proven track record of success.
Consumer Products
The Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group works with companies that distribute a range of hardgood products, including: household and kitchen products, pet and garden, outdoor recreation, audio and instruments, toys and juvenile, health and wellness, and home furnishing products. Our track record of success in assisting ownership and management of Consumer Products businesses across a diverse size range is based on a senior, hands-on approach, that is tailored to each situation.
Entertainment
Stifel’s Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group offers full-service investment banking solutions to leading public and private companies in the entertainment sector, including those in sports, leisure, experiential, eSports gaming, and travel. Stifel offers both domestic and international clients advice and execution on public offerings, private capital, leveraged finance, mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, and more.
Food & Beverage
The Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group serves as a trusted advisor for domestic and international companies at every stage of growth in the Food & Beverage sector, including those in agribusiness, baking, beverages, coffee & tea, distribution, dairy, food safety, foodservice, grains & milling, grocery & other retail, ingredients & flavors, produce, protein producers, seafood & aquaculture, other food products, and snacks & confectionary.
Household & Personal Care
The Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group works with numerous organizations in the household, beauty and personal care sector, including those in haircare, skincare, color cosmetics, OTC, health and wellness and household consumables (HPC). Stifel offers both domestic and international clients advice and execution on public offerings, private capital raises, leveraged finance, mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, and more. With deep expertise and a track record of success in the HPC sector, Stifel is the partner of choice for mid-sized HPC organizations.
Restaurants
From quick service and fast casual restaurants to upscale and fine dining establishments, Stifel’s Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group is a trusted partner and advisor to restaurants of every type. With deep industry relationships and proven expertise, Stifel is an invaluable partner to restaurants at every stage of growth.
Retail
The Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group provides a range of advisory and capital-raising services to leading public and private retail companies in the following subsectors: Specialty, E-Commerce, Marketplaces, Broadlines, Hardlines, Softlines. Stifel offers both domestic and international clients advice and execution on public offerings, private capital, leveraged finance, mergers & acquisitions, restructurings, and more.
Tobacco
Stifel’s Consumer & Retail Investment Banking Group has extensive experience working with companies in both the traditional tobacco and next-generation tobacco spaces. In such a rapidly evolving market, a trusted partner like Stifel is invaluable for smooth and fair mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, and more.
Best-in-class M&A, capital raising, restructuring, and advisory services for leading consumer and retail organizations.
Get in touch with StifelNotable Transactions
Advisor to Buyer
Advisor to Seller
$ 900,000,000
Joint Bookrunner
$ 610,000,000
Joint Lead Arranger
Advisor to Buyers
Sole Placement Agent
Advisor to Seller
Advisor to Seller
Financial Advisor
Advisor to Seller
Joint Lead Arranger
Advisor to Buyer
Advisor to Seller
Financial Advisor
Advisor to Seller
$ 300,000,000
Joint Bookrunner
Advisor to Seller
C$ 165,000,000
Advisor to Seller
$ 365,444,420
Joint Bookrunner
$ 315,000,000
Investment Banker for Checkers
$ 90,000,000
Joint Bookrunner
Advisor to Seller
Advisor to Seller
$ 1,220,000,000
Capital Markets Advisor
Sole Placement Agent
Advisor to Seller
Advisor to Seller
Advisor to Seller
$ 69,750,000
Joint Bookrunner
$ 1,085,600,000
Lead Financial & Capital Markets Advisor
$ 550,000,000
Advisor to Seller
C$ 7,287,000
Sole Bookrunner
$ 100,500,000
Fairness Opinion
$ 350,000,000
Joint Bookrunner
$ 1,025,000,000
Advisor to Seller
C$ 32,343,743
Joint Bookrunner
Advisor to Seller
Advisor to Seller
$ 325,000,000
Advisor to Seller
$ 85,000,000
Joint Bookrunner
£ 30,000,000
Financial Advisor, Sponsor & Nomad
Advisor to Seller
Advisor to Seller
$ 200,000,000
Sole Bookrunner
Advisor to Seller
Advisor to Seller
$ 74,250,000
Joint Bookrunner
C$ 17,307,500
Joint Bookrunner
$ 165,000,000
Left Bookrunner
$ 250,000,000
Joint Bookrunner
$ 195,801,300
Joint Bookrunner
Advisor to Seller
$ 424,000,000
Joint Bookrunner
$ 150,000,000
Sole Bookrunner
$ 249,700,000
Joint Bookrunner
C$ 46,004,990
Sole Bookrunner
$ 723,000,000
Advisor to BVH
Advisor to The Collected Group
Advisor to Seller
£ 30,000,000
Advisor to Seller
Advisor to Curls
$ 102,100,000
Advisor to Seller
$ 300,300,000
Joint Bookrunner
$ 262,500,000
Joint Bookrunner
$ 240,000,000
Sole Bookrunner
$ 2,000,000,000
Financial Advisor
$ 152,500,000
Sole Lead Arranger
Advisor to Seller
Financial Advisor
$ 91,000,000
Advisor to Tuesday Morning Company
Advisor to Seller
Financial Advisor
Joint Bookrunner
$ 172,500,000
Joint Bookrunner
Advisor to Seller
Financial Advisor
C$ 30,000,000
Financial Advisor
$ 100,000,000
Investment Banker for Corner Bakery
$ 32,000,000
Sole Placement Agent
$ 151,250,000
Joint Bookrunner
$ 250,000,000
Joint Bookrunner
$ 238,000,000
Joint Bookrunner
Advisor to Seller
$ 33,000,000
Sole Placement Agent
$ 204,700,000
Joint Bookrunner
Financial Advisor
Co-Lead Manager
$ 40,000,000
Financial Advisor
Advisor to Seller
Financial Advisor
Co-Advisor