White Paper | M&A in Online Specialty Retail
The McLean Group | Jones Day
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Mergers & Acquisitions in Online Specialty Retail
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Burt Yarkin
, Managing Director of The McLean Group’s San Francisco, CA office, has more than 25 years’
experience in the retail and franchising businesses and a history of growing strong businesses. Burt leads The
McLean Group’s specialty retail, franchise and consumer practices, advising global companies on mergers &
acquisitions and capital formation. Previously, Burt has held senior management positions with such
well
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known international brands as Cartridge World, Gymboree and 1
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800
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Flowers and spearheaded efforts to
grow those brands globally. Burt is a popular speaker at finance and other business conferences and has been
featured in articles in The
Wall Street Journal, Business Week
,
The New York Times
and
Entrepreneur
Magazine
, as well as other newspapers, magazines and news programs.
Tim Curry
is a Partner, and head of the Corporate Practice, in the Silicon Valley office of Jones Day, a law
firm with more than 2,500 attorneys worldwide. Tim focuses on the representation of emerging growth and
public companies in mergers and acquisitions, venture capital financings, public offerings and licensing and
partnering transactions. He also represents investment banks in public equity and debt offerings and companies
and venture capitalists in venture financings. Tim regularly speaks at business and legal conferences on IPOs,
venture capital, M&A, and corporate governance.
Jordan Zamir
is a Partner in the Silicon Valley office of Jones Day. Jordan represents public and private
corporations in domestic, international, and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and a broad array of other
corporate matters. He has represented acquirers in the acquisition of a number of retail and multi-channel
commerce businesses including: Eddie Bauer, Spiegel Brands, Newport News, Carabella and Sheplers and
regularly represents other retail and consumer product companies including Minted, Plum Organics and Baby
Jogger. He also focuses on the representation of emerging growth companies regarding corporate governance,
venture capital financings, and licensing and partnering transactions, as well as private equity funds in all
aspects of their business, including acquisitions, divestitures, and portfolio company management.
The McLean Group
The McLean Group is a leading independent investment bank that provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A),
business valuation and strategic consulting services to middle market businesses. Our M&A advisory and
valuation services reflect our comprehensive industry knowledge, extensive transactional successes,
commitment to provide senior-level attention to every client engagement, and real-time understanding of
industry-specific valuation drivers. Through our commitment to partnering with clients and providing strategic
advice throughout every phase of a company’s development, The McLean Group is uniquely positioned to build
lasting relationships and contribute measurable value to each client’s long-term success.
Jones Day
Jones Day, a legal institution with more than 2,500 lawyers on four continents, is based on a set of core
principles
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the most critical of which is a relentless focus on client service that transcends individual interests.
We are One Firm Worldwide. Our commitment to client service has repeatedly earned the Firm first
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place
ratings from The BTI Consulting Group, an organization that monitors client satisfaction with legal services.
