Top 10 Financial Advisors in the Retail & Wholesale Industry in the World in 2021 by Deal Value

The Goldman Sachs Group Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co, Morgan Stanley, Jefferies International Ltd, and Shore Capital Group Ltd is among the top 5 financial advisors in the retail & wholesale industry in 2021 by deal value. In terms of the geographic split, 6 out of 10 of the world’s top 10 financial advisors in the retail & wholesale industry are headquartered in Europe and whereas the remaining 4 are based in North America. They employed a total of 1,077,994 people in 2021. The Bodega Latina Corporation -Smart & Final Stores LLC deal was one of the major deals in the retail & wholesale sector in 2021. RBC Capital Markets, LLC acted as the exclusive financial advisor, while Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank acted as financial advisors and Morgan. Grupo Comercial Chedraui, S.A.B. de C.V. (GCC), through its subsidiary Bodega Latina Corporation (BLC), has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Smart & Final Holdings, Inc., a grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, from funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. for approximately $620 million. The deal was closed in Q3 2021. The Foot Locker Inc -Eurostar, Inc. Materials deal was another major deal in the retail & wholesale sector in 2021. Evercore served as financial advisor to Foot Locker, while RW Baird served as financial advisor to WSS, Manatt, Phelpselps, and Phillips. Foot Locker Inc, a specialty retailer of athletic footwear and apparel, has completed its acquisition of Eurostar, Inc. (doing business as Warehouse Shoe Sale) (WSS), a retailer of athletic, fashion, and work-related footwear and accessories, for consideration of $750 million. The deal was closed in Q3 2021.