Ben Zinder
Director
Role
Ben Zinder is a Director in Media. He joined the firm in 2008.
Experience
Ben has advised clients on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, capital structure alternatives and debt financings across the retail, media and telecommunications, and consumer goods sectors.
His assignments include advising CityBridge on its $200,000,000+ investment from ZenFi Networks, Kenneth Cole on its go-private transaction, PVH Corp. on its acquisition of the Warnaco Group, Walgreen Co. on its acquisition of Duane Reade Inc. and BioScrip Inc. assets, the sale of Thomas Nelson to HarperCollins, the sale of De Novo Legal LLC to Epiq Systems Inc., the sale of Gymboree Corporation to Bain Capital, Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. on its sale to Advent International Corp. and Zale Corp. on its debt financing with Golden Gate Capital.
Education
Ben holds a BBA with High Distinction from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Transactions
Served as financial advisor to OUTFRONT Media on the sale of its Canadian business to Bell Media
June 2024
Served as financial advisor to New Tradition Media on its majority investment from Blackstone
June 2023
Served as financial advisor to Universal Branding Group on its sale of a multi-decade lease of Times Square signage to Providence Equity Partners
January 2023
Served as financial advisor to AMI Entertainment Network on its sale to Coral Tree Partners
December 2022
Dividend recapitalization financed by new senior secured credit facility- served as financial advisor to AMI Entertainment
June 2022
Served as financial advisor to The Save Mart Companies on its sale to Kingswood Capital Management
March 2022
Served as sole financial advisor to BJ’s Wholesale Club on its agreement to move its credit card program and portfolio to Capital One from Bread Financial
January 2022
Served as exclusive financial advisor to Adams Outdoor Advertising on its strategic investment by Searchlight and BCI
November 2021
