George K Baum Advisors' investment banking professionals have assisted numerous consumer-oriented businesses, including firms that provide products and services within specialty and diversified retail, direct marketing, household products, financial services and many other markets.

  • We advised Asurion Corporation, the leading provider of enhanced services to the wireless telecommunications industry, in its purchase of lock\line, a subsidiary of DST Systems, Inc. (NYSE:DST) which provided administrative services for the extended warranty and handset replacement programs of wireless telecommunications carriers.

  • We advised Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc. (NASDAQ:RAWL) in its merger with K2 Inc.(NYSE:KTO). Rawlings, which is one of the most recognizable and authentic brands in American sports, has long held a leading position in sporting goods equipment for baseball and other team sports. K2 is a sizeable manufacturer and marketer of many leading brand name sporting goods and recreational products.

  • We advised H&R Block, Inc. (NYSE:HRB), the world's largest tax services company serving over 23 million clients annually, in its acquisition of Thrifttax, Inc., a provider of tax preparation services with offices predominantly in the southern United States.

  • We represented the interest of a major shareholder in the sale of Heartland Corporation, a leading marketer of distinctive brand name carpet and fabric spot removers and cleaners, including its well-known Spot Shot Carpet Stain Remover, to WD-40 Company (NASDAQ:WDFC), a global consumer products company dedicated to building brand equities in the household products market.

  • We advised House of Lloyd, Inc., a leading direct sales organization of Christmas décor, gifts and cookware through over 35,000 independent contractors, in its sale to Kier Group Holdings, LLC, a private investment firm specializing in the giftware and collectibles industry.

For additional information regarding our expertise within the Consumer sector, please contact Chris Hanson.