What’s the recipe for success investing in the retail and consumer sectors? How does an investor decide what companies to focus on and what is ‘investable’ in the retail and consumer sector  investment landscape?

The following webinar, part of the OurCrowd Teach-In Tuesdays series, covers investment trends in the consumer and retail sectors. OurCrowd’s Principal, David Stark, and Head of Investment Community, Zack Miller, engage in a lively discussion and Q&A session with repeat retail sector investor and Mistral Equity Partners CEO Andrew Heyer, whose investment portfolio includes brands like Jamba Juice, Celestial Seasonings and XpresSpa.

In this live Q&A session:

  • Hear Andrew’s experience investing with major retail brands owned by Jamba, Worldwise, XpresSpa, Vino Volo, Hain Celestial Group, Country Pure and LoveSac
  • Learn what to look for when investing in the retail and consumer sectors
  • Understand what moves the retail ecosystem and the similarities and differences with tech startup investing

Featured experts:

Andrew Heyer - blog imageAndrew Heyer, the CEO and a Managing Director of Mistral Equity Partners. Prior to founding Mistral, Mr. Heyer served as a Founding Managing Partner of Trimaran Capital Partners. Mr. Heyer was formerly a vice chairman of CIBC World Markets Corp. and a co-head of the CIBC Argosy Merchant Banking Funds. Prior to joining CIBC World Markets Corp. in 1995, Mr. Heyer was a founder and Managing Director of The Argosy Group L.P. Before Argosy, Mr. Heyer was a Managing Director at Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated and, previous to that, he worked at Shearson/American Express.

Mr. Heyer currently serves on the Board of Directors of Jamba, Worldwise, XpresSpa, Vino Volo, Hain Celestial Group, Country Pure and LoveSac.

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