September, 2019. Michael Taylor has joined Peakstone as a Managing Director focusing on the Consumer and Retail sectors. Michael brings substantial depth to Peakstone’s Consumer and Retail practice, having completed over 100 transactions totaling over $28 billion in value for leading consumer and retail clients globally.

Prior to joining Peakstone, Michael was with KeyBanc Capital Markets’ Consumer and Retail Group, where he ran the Hardgoods Consumer Products and Hardlines Retail Investment Banking practice. Michael began his investment banking career with Bank of America’s Global Corporate and Investment Banking business. Michael spent 14 years with Bank of America, including as a founding member of the firm’s Consumer and Retail Corporate and Investment Banking Group, eventually working as a Managing Director responsible for origination and execution of transactions in the Consumer Products sector. Michael later joined BMO Capital Markets in the Consumer and Retail Investment Banking Group where he was a Managing Director responsible for the Consumer Products sector.

Michael has an MBA from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Colorado.

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Peakstone is a leading investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory and capital raising for middle market clients. The team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals who have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars. For additional information, visit www.peakstone.com.