M&A Consulting
With extensive M&A experience across several decades, our best-in-class team of fine beverage professionals provides a comprehensive perspective on strategic transactions. By combining deep operating experience in senior roles across the fine beverage industry with in-house business intelligence capabilities, we deliver a unique depth and quality in all our advisory services.
Core Transaction Services
- Pre-acquisition business intelligence and due diligence
- Buy-side advisory
- Sell-side advisory
- Post-acquisition business intelligence and due diligence services
Operational Expertise
Our team has decades of experience making, marketing, and selling wine across all key channels — wholesale, export, and direct-to-consumer (“DTC”). Combined with our data and insights capabilities, we help clients build successful brands and businesses with services including:
- Wholesale and DTC structure optimization
- Market, channel, and account-based business intelligence
- Sales training and coaching
- Portfolio and pricing strategy evaluation and development
- Interim sales/marketing/DTC management
- Brand messaging and positioning
- New product costing and development
- Packaging efficiency and optimization
Contact
For M&A and advisory engagements:
Mark Clinard — markauthenticwine@gmail.com — +1 (560) 529‑0200
Ryan Carlson — ryanauthenticwine@gmail.com — +1 (202) 913‑4652