Posts by Marvin Padilla:
Consumer Sentiment Continues to be Challenged
After showing potential signs of stabilization, the end of Q3 experienced a decline in consumer sentiment, dropping to 63.8 from 67.9 in September. The third quarter also experienced a continued… Read more »
Signs of Slight Optimism Lurking Back into the Consumer M&A Markets
Since Q1 2023, middle-market investors have demonstrated to still have an appetite for M&A activity. While interestrates and inflation continue to prompt industry concerns, according to recent surveys, business owners’… Read more »
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 »
Lifestyle Brands and Apparel Companies Benefit from Revenge Shopping as Consumers Ease Back Into Retail Shopping
Over the past several months, the apparel and lifestyle brands landscape has experienced an increase in merger and in-store shopping activity. In the first half of 2021, M&A continued with… Read more »
Uncertain Environment Provides Unique Growth Opportunity for Direct-to-Consumer Brands
First, we hope our network is all staying safe and healthy! At Intrepid, our Lifestyle Brands team is thinking about what the world might look like post-pandemic. To provide our… Read more »