Managing Director, Consumer Group - New York
Office
Mr. Wasik brings over 15 years of investment
banking experience covering branded consumer companies and high
growth sectors within household goods, health & beauty, sports
& leisure, consumer services, specialty retailing and direct
marketing. He has advised domestic and international clients
on a wide range of strategic and transactional services including
M&A advisory, public and private equity offerings, debt
placements, management buyouts and financial restructurings.
Mr. Wasik specializes in advising high growth, dynamic companies in
emerging sectors and channels. Recent transactions have
included advisory roles for an all-natural household goods company,
a personal care brand sold through home shopping channels, an
e-commerce retailer of consumer products, an experiential marketing
firm, an in-store marketing services provider, an internet seller
of large-ticket consumer goods, an international luxury goods
company and a marketer of personalized consumer electronic
accessories.
Mr. Wasik speaks regularly at industry
conferences and has testified on numerous occasions as an expert
witness in branded consumer products. Prior to joining
Stephens, Mr. Wasik was the head of Consumer Products Group at
Houlihan Lokey in New York. Prior to that, Mr. Wasik worked
in the Consumer Products and Retail Group at UBS. Mr. Wasik
holds an MBA from Columbia University with Honors and a BS from St.
Joseph’s University.
Expertise: Consumer: Sector Focus; Consumer Products &
Services, and Retail
Phone: (212) 891-1777
Email: ken.wasik@stephens.com