Behind the Buyouts: Solomon's Cathy Leonhardt
Solomon co-head of consumer + retail Cathy Leonhardt discusses the choppy consumer M&A market and the busy subsectors still catching investor attention.
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Solomon co-head of consumer + retail Cathy Leonhardt discusses the choppy consumer M&A market and the busy subsectors still catching investor attention.
High-end mergers and acquisitions seem to be heating back up after a spate of dealmaking.
Gap Inc. is among the buyers, snatching up AI tools, 3D avatars and more.
Predictive analytics, virtual fitting rooms, self-checkout shopping carts and omnichannel strategies attract buyers.
Retail M&A Grew in 2020, With More Deals Expected in 2021 Total value of 2020 deals outstripped 2019, and there's plenty of liquidity among major players Home Depot's $8.7 billion purchase of HD Supply was among the largest retail deals in 2020. Getty Images January 12, 2021 Despite the pandemic—or perhaps in part because of it—the total value of U.S. retail deals transacted in 2020 was about $36 billion, nearly triple the $13.9 billion tallied in 2019. Don't miss The Business of Marketing, a new series featuring leading c-suite executives sharing insights on the importance of leveragi...