Latest Deals
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NextCapital Raising $75M
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Reliance Retail VenturesMergers & Acquisitions $3.38BN
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Couche-TardMergers & Acquisitions $39M
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A-MarkMergers & Acquisitions $138.3M
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NextCapital Raising $75M
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Reliance Retail VenturesMergers & Acquisitions $3.38BN
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Couche-TardMergers & Acquisitions $39M
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A-MarkMergers & Acquisitions $138.3M
Retail Sector All Deal Activity by Value and Volume (Last 12 months)
Retail Sector Overall Deal Activity by Region (Last 12 months)
Top Deals in Retail Sector (Last 12 months)
| Acquirer/Investor | Issuer / Partner / Target | Deal Date | Value (US$m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanye West | Universal Music Group | 25 Oct 2020 | 33,000.0 |
| Tata Group | Tata Sons | 22 Sep 2020 | 23,782.5 |
| Amazon.com | Reliance Retail | 23 Jul 2020 | 20,000.0 |
| Alimentation Couche-Tard | Carrefour | 16 Jan 2021 | 19,313.0 |
| The Blackstone Group , Pemira, Adevinta ASA, Prosus NV, Hellman & Friedman | eBay | 16 Jul 2020 | 10,000.0 |
| Prosus | Naspers | 12 May 2021 | 9,033.0 |
| TDR Capital Limited, Zuber Issa, Mohsin Issa | ASDA Group | 02 Oct 2020 | 8,772.8 |
| AmerisourceBergen | Walgreens Boots Alliance - Pharmaceutical Wholesale Business | 06 Jan 2021 | 6,500.0 |
| EP Global Commerce | Metro | 13 Sep 2020 | 5,847.9 |
| Apollo Global Management | The Michaels Companies | 03 Mar 2021 | 5,530.0 |
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 |
| Morgan Stanley | 3 | 10 |
| Barclays Plc | 4 | 18 |
| The Goldman Sachs Group | 5 | 2 |
| 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 | 33 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 8 | 9 |
| Jones Day | 9 | 2 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 10 | 5 |
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) | Kanye West | Universal Music Group | 25 Oct 2020 | 33,000.0 | Tata Group | Tata Sons | 22 Sep 2020 | 23,782.5 | Amazon.com | Reliance Retail | 23 Jul 2020 | 20,000.0 | Alimentation Couche-Tard | Carrefour | 16 Jan 2021 | 19,313.0 | Prosus | Naspers | 12 May 2021 | 9,033.0 | AmerisourceBergen | Walgreens Boots Alliance - Pharmaceutical Wholesale Business | 06 Jan 2021 | 6,500.0 | EP Global Commerce | Metro | 13 Sep 2020 | 5,847.9 | SK Telecom , MBK Partners , Ssg.Com | eBay Korea | 19 Jan 2021 | 4,400.0 | Pershing Square Tontine Holdings | Universal Music Group | 04 Jun 2021 | 4,000.0 | Frasers Group | Hugo Boss | 27 May 2021 | 3,904.6 |
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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 | 7 |
| Rothschild & Co SCA | 5 | 1 |
| Kerrigan Advisors | 6 | N/A |
| Bank of America Corp | 7 | 11 |
| Ernst & Young Global | 8 | 13 |
| Morgan Stanley | 9 | 9 |
| Houlihan Lokey | 10 | 8 |
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 | 8 |
| Morgan, Lewis & Bockius | 3 | 27 |
| CMS Legal Services EEIG | 4 | 3 |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | 5 | 14 |
| Latham & Watkins | 6 | 4 |
| Dentons UK and Middle East | 7 | 22 |
| Baker & McKenzie | 8 | 10 |
| Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer | 9 | 9 |
| 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) | The Blackstone Group , Pemira, Adevinta ASA, Prosus NV, Hellman & Friedman | eBay | 16 Jul 2020 | 10,000.0 | TDR Capital Limited, Zuber Issa, Mohsin Issa | ASDA Group | 02 Oct 2020 | 8,772.8 | Apollo Global Management | The Michaels Companies | 03 Mar 2021 | 5,530.0 | KKR & | 1-800 Contacts | 23 Sep 2020 | 3,000.0 | Hellman & Friedman | At Home Group | 06 May 2021 | 2,800.0 | Primavera Capital Group, Tencent Holdings , Temasek Holdings (HK) Limited, Sequoia Capital China Fund, KKR & , China Evergrande Group, FountainVest Partners | 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 | DCP Capital, KKR & | Xingshen Preference Electronic Business | 26 Feb 2021 | 2,000.0 | The Carlyle Group . | Reliance Retail Ventures | 14 Sep 2020 | 2,000.0 | Apax Partners | Rodenstock | 24 Mar 2021 | 1,800.0 |
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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 |
| KPMG International Coop | 8 | 7 |
| PricewaterhouseCoopers International | 9 | 1 |
| 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) | 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 | The Carlyle Group ., Government of Singapore, Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Qatar Investment Authority | Flipkart Internet | 11 May 2021 | 1,000.0 | Oaktree Capital Management , Advent International | Thras.io | 09 Feb 2021 | 750.0 | Dragoneer Growth Opportunities Corp, Franchise Capital Advisors, Alibaba Group Holding , CDH Investments Fund Management Co., Anatole Investment Management Limited, Cygnus Equity, Kunlun Capital, DST Global, DE Shaw & Co, Jeneration Capital, GGV Capital | Nice Tuan | 31 Mar 2021 | 750.0 | Coatue Management , Ocean Link, MassAve Global, Tiger Global Management , CMC Capital Group, APlus Partners Management , Capital Today, 3W Fund Management Limited, Hony Capital , Aspex Management, Sequoia Capital, General Atlantic , DST Global, Cygnus Equity | Dingdong Maicai | 06 Apr 2021 | 700.0 | Mirae Asset Venture Investment ., Luxor Capital Group, , D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Kora, Tiger Global Management , Steadview Capital Management , Baillie Giffordt | Zomato Media | 18 Dec 2020 | 660.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | Gorillas Technologies | 07 May 2021 | 500.0 | Founders Fund, Ribbit Capital, L.P., D1 Capital , Bond Capital Management | Uvi Tech Sapi De Cv | 07 Apr 2021 | 485.0 | Undisclosed Bidder | Dalian Wanda Group | 30 Mar 2021 | 457.3 | Futian Capital, Hengan International Group , Chengtong Fund Management ., Lenovo Ventures Group, Industrial Bank | Beijing DMall E-commerce | 30 Oct 2020 | 412.8 |
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