BGL’s Consumer Group is a leader in eCommerce investment banking for the middle market. Our team has market-leading technical expertise, positioning strategies and growth-oriented projection models to ensure branded and managed marketplace eCommerce DTC & B2B platforms are optimally positioned to achieve outlier valuations. Whether through mergers & acquisitions, capital markets advisory, financial restructuring, valuations & opinions, real estate investment advisory, or other advisory services for the middle market, we help our clients meet their strategic goals.
Areas of Expertise
Amazon has one of the most advanced fulfillment networks in the world, and BGL’s eCommerce investment banking team has valuable experience working with the FBA business model. Our team’s knowledge and insight at every stage of the eCommerce M&A deal process is leveraged to help our clients to find the partner they need to become dominant players in the Amazon ecosystem.
Featured Transaction: BGL Announces the Acquisition of Upper Echelon Products by Guardian Capital Partners
BGL served as the exclusive financial advisor to Upper Echelon Products; learn more about this Amazon-centric M&A transaction.
BGL has established a market-leading position as a trusted advisor to both B2B and DTC eCommerce companies. The team focuses on providing market participants with expert insights into the eCommerce trends influencing their business and helping them identify and harvest strategic opportunities in an increasingly complex marketplace.
Featured Transaction: BGL Announces the Sale of StickerGiant.com, Inc.
BGL furthered its expertise in eCommerce by acting as sell-side advisor to StickerGiant; learn more about this eCommerce M&A transaction.
The pandemic has affected nearly all industries in some way, and digitally native brands are certainly no exception. BGL’s eCommerce investment banking team recently explored how eCommerce is Thriving Amid a COVID-Induced “New World.”
The report highlights how market experts project the online channel will penetrate 16 percent of U.S. retail sales by 2023, an increase from 10 percent in 2018. U.S. B2B eCommerce share is projected to reach 17 percent by 2021, up from 12 percent in 2018. Read more about these eCommerce industry trends here.
Pacesetters in the eCommerce channel understand their target audiences and lead in digital strategies using a true omnichannel approach, striking the right balance between insourcing and outsourcing of key tactical positions. BGL’s eCommerce investment banking team dug into the retail omnichannel strategy in our Consumer Insider, “eCommerce Winners Speak.”
Contact our eCommerce Investment Banking Team
Led by John R. Tilson, BGL’s eCommerce team has the deep sector knowledge and extensive transaction experience that companies in the Consumer sector have relied on for decades. Please reach out via our contact form to learn more.