
Episode # 111. On today's episode we spend time with Nick McCoy- Cofounder and Managing Director at Whipstitch Capital. Nick and the Whipstitch Capital team have completed over 170 transactions since 2004 and have worked with both long-established brands as well as becoming a 'go to' investment bank for emerging brands looking to grow or transact. Nick shares his views on emerging brand transactions from the perspective of both the buyer and the seller. Please follow the Road 2 Retail podcast at Apple podcasts-https://lnkd.in/gs3BfXbd or Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ewWcnYpY or our YouTube channel- https://www.youtube.com/@road2retail327 . Plus- give us a follow on LinkedIn. Learn more at www.road2retail.com. Discussion points today with Nick include: - The dry spell for transactions in the consumer space that may be resolving now and the conditions that drove that environment- A brand that wants to sell needs to demonstrate they have the "head room" to keep growing. If you are a smaller brand- strong profitability is vital- Post covid, unit level economics and profitability are now looked at closely versus simply history of sales growth- What are the steps and approximate timing of a transaction when a brand enters a sell process?- Advice on what profile to look for in an investor when an emerging brand looks to take on outside capital Enjoy the show! Please follow the Road 2 Retail podcast on Apple podcasts, Spotify or our YouTube channel. You can also follow us on LinkedIn. Please share the show with a colleague and leave us a review. Learn more at www.road2retail.com. Want to be on the show? DM us on LinkedIn!