Latest Deals
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Foot LockerMergers & Acquisitions $750M
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GobblyCapital Raising $977,040
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ShopperPlusCapital Raising $13M
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CazooMergers & Acquisitions $34.5M
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Foot LockerMergers & Acquisitions $750M
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GobblyCapital Raising $977,040
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ShopperPlusCapital Raising $13M
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CazooMergers & Acquisitions $34.5M
Retail Sector All Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Retail Sector Overall Deal Activity by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Deals in Retail Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoorDash | Maplebear | 11 Aug 2021 | 50,000.0 |
| Kanye West | Universal Music Group | 25 Oct 2020 | 33,000.0 |
| 7-Eleven | Marathon Petroleum - 3800 Speedway Stores | 14 May 2021 | 21,000.0 |
| Alimentation Couche-Tard | Carrefour | 16 Jan 2021 | 19,313.0 |
| Market Bidco | Wm Morrison Supermarkets | 19 Aug 2021 | 13,339.6 |
| Oppidum Bidco | Wm Morrison Supermarkets | 03 Jul 2021 | 13,051.6 |
| Apollo Global Management | J Sainsbury | 22 Aug 2021 | 9,530.2 |
| Prosus | Naspers | 12 May 2021 | 9,033.0 |
| TDR Capital , Zuber Issa, Mohsin Issa | ASDA Group | 02 Oct 2020 | 8,772.8 |
| Alibaba Group Holding | Unisplendour | 13 Jul 2021 | 7,700.0 |
Top Retail Sector Advisors (2020 Vs. 2019)
Top Financial Advisors – All Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America Corp | 1 | 8 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 2 | 17 |
| Barclays Plc | 3 | 18 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 4 | 2 |
| Morgan Stanley | 5 | 10 |
| HSBC Holdings Plc | 6 | 16 |
| UBS Group AG | 7 | 12 |
| Greenhill & Co | 8 | 37 |
| Lazard | 9 | 6 |
| Rothschild & Co SCA | 10 | 3 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 9 |
| Bank of America Corp | 2 | 14 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 3 | 3 |
| Lazard | 4 | 2 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 5 | 7 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 6 | 5 |
| Rothschild & Co SCA | 7 | 1 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 8 | 11 |
| KPMG International Coop | 9 | 6 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 10 | 10 |
Top Legal Advisors – All Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 3 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 2 | 6 |
| Allen & Overy | 3 | 15 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 4 | 16 |
| Latham & Watkins | 5 | 5 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 6 | 10 |
| Slaughter and May | 7 | 20 |
| Linklaters | 8 | 14 |
| Clifford Chance | 9 | 34 |
| Charles Russell Speechlys | 10 | N/A |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 2 | 20 |
| Latham & Watkins | 3 | 3 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 4 | 13 |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | 5 | 31 |
| Goodwin Procter | 6 | 26 |
| CMS Legal Services EEIG | 7 | 5 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 8 | 9 |
| Jones Day | 9 | 2 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 10 | 4 |
Retail Sector Mergers & Acquisitions Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Retail Sector Mergers & Acquisitions by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Mergers & Acquisitions in Retail Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) | DoorDash | Maplebear | 11 Aug 2021 | 50,000.0 | Kanye West | Universal Music Group | 25 Oct 2020 | 33,000.0 | 7-Eleven | Marathon Petroleum - 3800 Speedway Stores | 14 May 2021 | 21,000.0 | Alimentation Couche-Tard | Carrefour | 16 Jan 2021 | 19,313.0 | Prosus | Naspers | 12 May 2021 | 9,033.0 | Alibaba Group Holding | Unisplendour | 13 Jul 2021 | 7,700.0 | AmerisourceBergen | Walgreens Boots Alliance - Pharmaceutical Wholesale Business | 06 Jan 2021 | 6,470.5 | Undisclosed Bidder | Selfridges Retail | 10 Jun 2021 | 5,657.4 | Undisclosed Bidder | de Bijenkorf | 27 Jul 2021 | 5,542.1 | SK Telecom , MBK Partners , Ssg.Com | eBay Korea | 19 Jan 2021 | 4,400.0 |
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Top Retail Sector Advisors (2020 Vs. 2019)
Top Financial Advisors - Mergers & Acquisitions Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1 | 15 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 2 | 1 |
| HSBC Holdings Plc | 3 | 17 |
| UBS Group AG | 4 | 13 |
| Bank of America Corp | 5 | 6 |
| Greenhill & Co | 6 | 31 |
| Barclays Plc | 7 | 16 |
| Quant Group Pvt | 8 | N/A |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | 9 | 9 |
| Centerview Partners | 10 | 11 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| UBS Group AG | 1 | 15 |
| Lazard | 2 | 2 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 3 | 12 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 4 | 8 |
| Rothschild & Co SCA | 5 | 1 |
| Kerrigan Advisors | 6 | N/A |
| Bank of America Corp | 7 | 11 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 8 | 13 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 9 | 7 |
| Canaccord Genuity Group | 10 | 132 |
Top Legal Advisors - Mergers & Acquisitions Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Allen & Overy | 1 | 13 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 2 | 15 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 3 | 6 |
| Linklaters | 4 | 16 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 5 | 3 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 6 | 14 |
| Chiomenti Studio Legale | 7 | N/A |
| Hengeler Mueller Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwalten mbB | 8 | 26 |
| Sullivan & Cromwell | 9 | 1 |
| King & Spalding | 10 | N/A |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 2 | 7 |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | 3 | 27 |
| CMS Legal Services EEIG | 4 | 4 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 5 | 14 |
| Latham & Watkins | 6 | 3 |
| Dentons UK and Middle East | 7 | 22 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 8 | 9 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 9 | 8 |
| Jones Day | 10 | 2 |
Retail Sector Private Equity Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Retail Sector Private Equity Deals by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Private Equity Deals in Retail Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) | Market Bidco | Wm Morrison Supermarkets | 19 Aug 2021 | 13,339.6 | Oppidum Bidco | Wm Morrison Supermarkets | 03 Jul 2021 | 13,051.6 | Apollo Global Management | J Sainsbury | 22 Aug 2021 | 9,530.2 | TDR Capital , Zuber Issa, Mohsin Issa | ASDA Group | 02 Oct 2020 | 8,772.8 | Thoma Bravo | Stamps.com | 09 Jul 2021 | 6,600.0 | Magic MergeCo, | The Michaels Companies | 03 Mar 2021 | 4,603.0 | Hellman & Friedman | zooplus | 13 Aug 2021 | 3,521.0 | Hellman & Friedman | At Home Group | 06 May 2021 | 2,800.0 | Tencent Holdings , KKR & , FountainVest Partners, China Evergrande Group, Temasek Holdings (HK) Limited, Primavera Capital Group, Sequoia Capital China Fund | Hunan Xingsheng Optimal E-Commerce | 19 Feb 2021 | 2,000.0 | Spectrum Brands Holdings , CVC Capital Partners SICAV-FIS | Conair | 07 Dec 2020 | 2,000.0 |
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Top Retail Sector Advisors (2020 Vs. 2019)
Top Financial Advisors – Private Equity Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 6 |
| Bank of America Corp | 2 | 27 |
| Barclays Plc | 3 | 18 |
| Lazard | 4 | 4 |
| Rothschild & Co SCA | 5 | 2 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 6 | 3 |
| Jefferies Financial Group | 7 | 25 |
| Citigroup | 8 | 9 |
| PJT Partners | 9 | N/A |
| Moelis & Co | 10 | 7 |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley | 1 | 12 |
| Bank of America Corp | 2 | 24 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 3 | 3 |
| Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu | 4 | 4 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 5 | 6 |
| Rothschild & Co SCA | 6 | 2 |
| GCA Corp | 7 | 28 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 8 | 1 |
| KPMG International Coop | 9 | 7 |
| Barclays Plc | 10 | 61 |
Top Legal Advisors – Private Equity Deals
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Latham & Watkins | 1 | 11 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | 2 | 1 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom & Affiliates | 3 | 29 |
| Clifford Chance | 4 | 16 |
| Charles Russell Speechlys | 5 | N/A |
| Ogier Legal Limited Partnership | 6 | N/A |
| Slaughter and May | 7 | N/A |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 8 | 122 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 9 | N/A |
| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | 10 | N/A |
| Advisor Name | 2020 Rank | 2019 Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | 1 | 1 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 2 | 140 |
| Goodwin Procter | 3 | 25 |
| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas | 4 | N/A |
| Latham & Watkins | 5 | 2 |
| Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison | 6 | 3 |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher | 7 | 11 |
| Ropes & Gray | 8 | 16 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | 9 | 66 |
| Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co | 10 | 96 |
Retail Sector Venture Financing Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Retail Sector Venture Financing Deals by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Venture Financing Deals in Retail Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) | Tencent Holdings , Walmart , Qatar Investment Authority, Tiger Global Management , The Carlyle Group ., Government of Singapore, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Khazanah Nasional Bhd, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, GIC Pvt , Franklin Templeton Investment Funds, Antara Capital Master Fund , SoftBank Vision Fund II, Willoughby Capital Management , DisruptAD | Flipkart Internet | 11 May 2021 | 3,600.0 | Eldridge Industries, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Reinvent Capital, Baillie Gifford & Co, SoftBank Vision Fund 1 | GoBrands | 23 Mar 2021 | 1,150.0 | SoftBank Vision Fund 1, Blackstone Horizon, Guggenheim Investments, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Atreides Management, , MSD Partners , Eldridge Industries , Hedosophia | GoBrands | 30 Jul 2021 | 1,000.0 | Oaktree Capital Management , Advent International | Thras.io | 09 Feb 2021 | 750.0 | Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp, Alibaba Group Holding , Franchise Capital Advisors, CDH Investments Fund Management Co., Anatole Investment Management Limited, Kunlun Capital, DE Shaw & Co, Cygnus Equity, Jeneration Capital, DST Global, GGV Capital | Nice Tuan | 31 Mar 2021 | 750.0 | Coatue Management , Tiger Global Management , Ocean Link, MassAve Global, CMC Capital Group, APlus Partners Management , Capital Today, Hony Capital , 3W Fund Management Limited, General Atlantic , Aspex Management, Sequoia Capital, Cygnus Equity, DST Global | Dingdong Maicai | 06 Apr 2021 | 700.0 | Mirae Asset Venture Investment ., Luxor Capital Group, , D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Kora Management , Tiger Global Management , Steadview Capital Management , Baillie Giffordt | Zomato | 18 Dec 2020 | 660.0 | General Atlantic , GGV Jiyuan Capital, DST Global Solutions , Ocean Link | InterFocus | 18 Jul 2021 | 510.0 | T. Rowe Price Group | Rappi | 08 Jul 2021 | 500.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | Gorillas Technologies | 07 May 2021 | 500.0 |
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