Young America Capital Announces Appointment of Todd Slater, Managing Director
Chosen to Lead Newly Formed Consumer Investment Banking Group
NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Young America Capital, LLC ("YAC") announced today that it has named Todd Slater Head of Consumer Investment Banking, and Managing Director. Mr. Slater brings over 20 years of experience in Consumer Investment Banking and Sell-Side Capital Markets including senior managing roles at Threadstone Advisors, Lazard Capital Markets, and UBS Securities, in addition to nearly a decade as a senior executive and women's apparel merchant at Macy's. Among his many accomplishments Todd was a top-ranked consumer analyst across multiple industry segments, and was ranked by Institutional Investor as "#1 Up and Comer" in the Textile and Apparel space, and the winner of the "Forbes "Love Only One" competition in 2007, beating the annual return of 16 buy-side Portfolio Managers by an average of 5x.
Mr. Slater, newly appointed Head of Young America's Consumer Group, commented: "I am excited to join such a dynamic organization and help broaden the firm's expertise and coverage in the diversified Retail and Branded Consumer space. With the Consumer sector at a critical inflection-point, this is a particularly opportune moment for YAC to extend into this industry vertical. We are well positioned to provide strategic M&A and capital raising capabilities to early and middle stage companies seeking to enhance their operating and competitive positions, as they acquire new brands, divest old ones, exploit incremental channels and extend internationally."
Young America will offer a full range of tailored investment banking services to consumer clients across the various sectors of the industry including: Consumer Products & Services, Apparel & Accessories, Footware, Retail, Restaurants, Healthy Lifestyles, and Consumer Tech & Media.
Peter Formanek, Managing Partner of Young America Capital said: "We are pleased to welcome Todd to lead our Consumer activities. This is an exciting way to kick-off 2015 given that adding core verticals has been a key strategic focus of ours. Todd's many years of Consumer expertise complements Young America's legacy activities in the Consumer sector and provides wider opportunities for our clients."
About Young America Capital
Founded in 2000, the company is a New York based FINRA/SEC licensed independent investment banking and advisory firm which provides capital raising, M&A advisory and fund marketing services for companies and alternative investment fund managers. The company is comprised of a diverse group of investment banking professionals with particularly deep experience in Telecommunications, Media, and Technology; Lifesciences & Healthcare; Consumer; Maritime & Infrastructure; Cleantech; Real Estate and Latin America.
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