WWD: Brandon Yoshimura explains how product focus and operational rigor are differentiating the next generation of digitally native brands
Experience
Brandon Yoshimura is a Managing Director in Consumer Retail. He joined Solomon Partners in 2015 as an associate.
Brandon advises iconic and disruptive retail brands on M&A and capital-raising activities, representing clients including Walmart, Guess, Moose Knuckles, Psycho Bunny, and PVH.
Select publicly announced advisory transactions include:
- Stance on its sale of assets to Marquee Brands
- Special Committee of Guess? Inc. on its sale to Authentic Brands Group and Rolling Stockholders
- HBC on its acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group
- Bonobos, a subsidiary of Walmart, on its sale to WHP Global and Express
- Eloquii, a subsidiary of Walmart, on its sale to Full Beauty Brands
- Moosejaw, a subsidiary of Walmart, on its sale to Dick’s Sporting Goods
- CUUP on its sale to Full Beauty Brands
- Ariela & Associates International on its acquisition of Parade
- Bare Necessities on its sale to Walmart
- Tailored Brands on its sale of the Joseph Abboud brand to WHP Global
- Psycho Bunny on its minority sale to undisclosed
- Moose Knuckles on its sale to Cathay Capital
- Marsh Supermarkets on its sale to Kroger and Fresh Encounter
- ModCloth on its sale to Walmart
Prior to joining Solomon Partners, Brandon worked as an associate at Glenmede.
Education
Brandon holds an MBA in Finance and Management from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Political Science with a concentration in Political Theory from Brown University.
