Portage Point Partners Expands Consumer, Food & Retail Expertise with Addition of Tosh Dhanalal as Managing Director and Head of Consumer Investment Banking

CHICAGO, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Portage Point Partners, LLC (Portage Point), a blue chip advisory, consulting, interim management and financial services firm focused on the middle market, is pleased to announce the addition of Tosh Dhanalal as Managing Director and Head of Consumer Investment Banking. Based in the firm's Los Angeles office, Tosh brings nearly 25 years of investment banking experience and deep, broad expertise across the consumer, food and retail (Consumer) sectors.

Tosh has advised founder-led, private equity-backed and public companies on more than 100 sell-side and buy-side mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions, equity and debt capital raises and other strategic advisory services. He maintains active relationships with entrepreneurs, corporate executives, financial investors, lenders and stakeholders across the Consumer sector, bolstering the Portage Point network and ability to deliver tailored, seamlessly integrated solutions to its clients. Across Consumer, Tosh has cultivated unmatched experience in apparel and lifestyle brands, consumer products, home improvement, residential and commercial furnishings, pet, specialty and category-dominant retail and services subsectors.

"The addition of Tosh marks an exciting expansion of our Consumer Investment Banking team," said Jason Cohen, Managing Director and Head of Investment Banking at Portage Point. "His depth of experience advising preeminent Consumer companies is invaluable as we continue to build momentum within the sector. Following the recent joining of Peter Mangan, Tosh further strengthens our ability to provide strategic, high-impact solutions, both from an investment banking perspective and across our other practice lines."

Tosh expressed his enthusiasm about joining Portage Point, stating, "Portage Point has a reputation for strong execution, deep industry insights and an unparalleled offering of client-centric solutions. This makes it an exciting platform to build bespoke solutions for Consumer businesses and stakeholders. I look forward to collaborating with the talented team and leveraging my experience to drive outstanding results for clients across the entire business and investment lifecycle."

"The Consumer industry continues to evolve rapidly, requiring highly specialized expertise and innovative solutions," said Matt Ray, Founder and CEO of Portage Point. "The extensive sector knowledge and depth of relationships with industry leaders that Tosh possesses, coupled with his ability to drive exceptional outcomes for clients align with the Portage Point commitment to delivering impactful results. We are thrilled to welcome Tosh to the team as the firm continues its rapid pace of growth and expansion."

Prior to joining Portage Point, Tosh was a Managing Director at Lincoln International and previously spent nearly two decades at Piper Sandler. He also co-founded a fintech company after beginning his career as an Analyst at Merrill Lynch and Wessels, Arnold & Henderson.

About Portage Point Partners
Portage Point Partners is a business advisory, interim management and investment banking firm intensely focused on the middle market. Our blue chip team leverages bulge bracket experience in consulting, operations, finance, accounting, investment banking and investing to provide unmatched transactional, operational and financial perspectives to middle market stakeholders. The Portage Point cross-functional platform is uniquely architected to offer fully integrated capabilities and solutions that identify value capture, mitigate risk and positively impact outcomes at every stage of the ever-changing middle market business lifecycle. From ideation to monetization, Portage Point delivers excellence across transaction advisory services, transaction execution services, office of the CFO, performance improvement, interim management, investment banking, operational turnaround and financial restructuring.

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