Managing Director
Peter Diamond is a Managing Director in Consumer Retail. He joined Solomon Partners in 2019.
Prior to joining Solomon Partners, Peter worked in J.P. Morgan’s consumer and retail group for nearly three years. His experience includes providing advisory services to public and private consumer and retail clients on sell- and buy-side M&A, equity and debt financings, activism defense and strategic alternatives. Peter began his career as a mechanical engineer with the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Peter holds an MBA from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan and a BS in mechanical engineering from Villanova University.
Served as financial advisor to Righteous Felon on its minority investment from GroundForce Capital
Served as financial advisor to FATTY Smoked Meat Sticks on its sale to Conagra Brands
Served as financial advisor to DCP on its China joint venture with and investment in Jamieson
Served as financial advisor to Sound United on its sale to Masimo
Served as financial advisor to Conair Corporation on its sale to American Securities
A Stabilizing Landscape Sets the Stage for 2026 As we begin a new year, the consumer and retail sector is on materially stronger footing than it was last spring. While tariff uncertainty and signs of weakening US consumer health remain pressure points, the overall operating environment is more stable. Against this backdrop, we expect meaningful…
Our 2025 Outlook: Trends Impacting Consumer and Retail M&A As the macroeconomic backdrop improves and positive sentiment takes hold across boardrooms, we are optimistic for an acceleration of M&A and capital markets activity in 2025, shaped by these key themes: Retail giants continue to take share and drive overall growth Next-generation brands emerging across categories…
Branded Consumer Products Market Update Our Consumer Retail team’s Branded Consumer Products Market Update covers key industry trends, macroeconomic insights, and the M&A landscape.
Our Consumer Retail team is pleased to provide you with our latest market update and overview of the Sporting Goods & Outdoor Recreation sector. Inside this quarterly update, we cover: Key industry themes for the sector SGOR market update Trading and operating analysis Macroeconomic updates
Our Consumer Retail team is pleased to provide you with our latest market update and overview of the Sporting Goods & Outdoor Recreation sector. Inside this quarterly update, we cover: Key industry themes for the sector SGOR market update Trading and operating analysis Macroeconomic updates
Our Consumer Retail team is pleased to provide you with our latest market update and overview of the Sporting Goods & Outdoor Recreation sector. Inside this quarterly update, we cover: Key industry themes for the sector SGOR market update Trading and operating analysis Macroeconomic updates
2020 was an exceptional year of transformation for the Sporting Goods & Outdoor Recreation (SGOR) category. Our Consumer Retail team shares its latest thoughts on how the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic led to a broad shift in consumer behavior and reversed the course of many of the established secular trends which defined the previous 20+ years. For…
