Intrepid Investment Bankers

With the magic of the holiday season upon us, we donned our festive best to celebrate a transformative year for Intrepid. From our family to yours, we thank you and wish you good health and prosperity in 2020!

Thank you to our dear friend June Mizuki for taking the time out this holiday season to bake, decorate, and surprise the Intrepid team with delicious home-made cookies.

Today’s healthcare patients are acting more like consumers and informed customers than at any time in the history of healthcare. We are seeing buyers place more priority on healthcare targets’ customer service differentiators, such that we are witnessing the emergence of patientcentered dealmaking. To learn more about the key value attributes that distinguish premiumpriced healthcare companies read our Healthcare M&A CheckUp industry report. http://web.intrepidib.com/healthcaremacheckupq119

Intrepid recently acted as the exclusive financial advisor to Classic Brands, a leading manufacturer and wholesaler of bird feeders and a portfolio company of FrontRange Capital Partners and Brass Ring Capital, on its sale to Merit Capital Partners and Aiglon Capital Management. Nature and bird enthusiasts enjoy Classic Brands which are sold primarily through major retailers and online under its four distinct brands More Birds, Stokes Select, Squirrel X, and Droll Yankees. https://lnkd.in/g8ejiCY

JD Beauty is a fast-growing, innovative beauty platform and the company behind the popular and market leading Wet Brush, Bio Ionic and Ouidad hair care brands. Intrepid’s Beauty & Personal Care team recently advised JD Beauty, a portfolio company of Topspin Partners, in a highly-competitive sale process culminating in its acquisition by private equity firm ACON Investments, the owners of the iconic hair styling tools and accessories brand Goody Products. JD Beauty will merge with Goody, creating a hair care powerhouse. https://lnkd.in/g-hXzyw

"This transaction brings two highly respected organizations together to deliver best-of-class services throughout the lifecycle of the business enterprise," said Ed Bagdasarian, CEO of Intrepid. "As it grows, every successful business needs to access capital, make strategic acquisitions, use sophisticated financial and treasury management services, and ultimately deliver liquidity to its shareholders with expert wealth and generational transfer planning. Imagine one institution that can do all that with its customers' best interests as its guiding objective." https://www.prnewswire.com//mufg-union-bank-completes-the-

Happy Holidays from Your Friends at Intrepid! https://lnkd.in/gmQT9Dw

M&A SoundcheckBuyers Feasting on Technology Hardware Distributors and Integrators; Other Sectors Remain Active http://web.intrepidib.com/landing-page-industry-report-comm

Intrepid’s Technology & Digital Media Group Expands Its Focus With Two Senior Banker Promotions http://intrepidib.com/intrepids-technology-digital-media-g/