The Spartan Group has a long track record of advisory experience in the consumer product industry, including for retailers. We believe the expertise in both the retail and consumer sectors enables us to better understand industry distribution trends including e-commerce. Senior bankers have represented such notable names as Federated Department Stores (now Macy’s), Hallmark Cards, Cost Plus World Markets, Fender Musical Instruments, and Markwins International (with cosmetic brands such as Physician’s Formula and Wet ‘n Wild).
Consumer Product & Retail
Consumer Product
- Branded Products
- Personal Care Products
- Recreation / Leisure Products
- Apparel
Specialty Retail / E-Commerce
- Specialty Retail
- E-Commerce
- Restaurants & Food Service
- Media & Entertainment
- Alternative Financial Services
Contacts:
Peter D. Morgan
Founding Partner
Managing Director
Select Transactions
Graham Tire Company
Lignetics, Inc.
National RV Holdings, Inc.
Markwins International Corporation
Graham Tire Company
Markwins International Corporation
Sport Chalet, Inc.
Quick Lend, Inc.
National RV Holdings, Inc.
The Montecito Picture Company
Neopets, Inc.
Select Prior Relationships
Prior to joining The Spartan Group, our bankers worked on many notable transactions such as these:
| Client name | Service |
|---|---|
| AAA CashFast LLC | Sale to Quick Lend Inc. |
| Century Theatres Inc. | Buy-Side Advisory |
| Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. (NASDAQ:CHIC) | Financing / IPO |
| The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated (NASDAQ: CAKE) | Public Offering |
| Federated Department Stores Inc. (NYSE: FD) | Financial Restructuring & Public Offering of Common Stock |
| Fender Musical Instruments Corporation | Recapitalization by Weston Presidio |
| Hallmark Cards Inc. | Expert Witness Testimony in IRS Valuation Dispute |
| Hallmark Cards Inc. | Debt Financing |
| Hallmark Cards Inc. | Purchase of RHI Entertainment Inc. |
| Natrol Inc. (NASDAQ: NTOL) | Strategic Advisory / Financing |
| QIP Holder LLC (Quiznos) | Go Private and Recapitalization by Levine Leichtman Capital Partners |
| Red Robin International | Fairness Opinion on Merger with Franchisee |
| RockShox Inc. | Recapitalization by The Jordan Company |
| VANS Inc. | Strategic Advisory & Financing |
| Westinghouse Financial / Cost Plus Inc. | Sale and Recapitalization |
| Wizards of the Coast LLC | Recapitalization |