Brian Little is a managing director in the Consumer, Food, Restaurant and Retail M&A Advisory practice, based in the Los Angeles office. Brian leverages more than 16 years of experience of advising middle-market clients on mergers and acquisitions and has closed numerous transactions in the apparel, sporting goods, retail, food and restaurants sectors.
Prior to joining Kroll, Brian served as a managing director at Imperial Capital where he led the firm’s Apparel practice. Brian has also held senior positions at US Bank, Union Bank and FocalPoint Partners.
Brian received both his MBA with an emphasis in corporate finance as well as his B.S. from the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Charterholder and holds FINRA Series 7, 24, 63 and 79 licenses. Brian is a frequent lecturer on topics such as valuation and corporate finance and is an Adjunct Professor of Finance and Business Economics at the University of Southern California.
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Kroll's Consumer Investment Banking Team Advised HATCH Collection LLC on Its Minority Equity Investment from Marquee Brands LLC
Kroll's Consumer Investment Banking Practice Advised Cosabella on Its Sale to the CALIDA GROUP
Kroll's Consumer M&A Advisory Team Advised DSD Merchandisers, LLC on Its Sale to American Nuts, Inc., a Portfolio Company of Gauge Capital, LLC
Kroll's Consumer Investment Banking Team Advised Furlani on Its Sale to Entrepreneurial Equity Partners
Kroll's Industrials Investment Banking Team Advised Bison Gear on Its Sale to AMETEK, Inc.
Kroll's Industrials Investment Banking Team Advised Hultec on Its Sale to Industrial Growth Partners
Kroll's Investment Banking Team Advised PNC Riverarch Capital LLC on the Sale of Pirtek Europe to Franchise Brands plc
Kroll's Technology Investment Banking Team Advised Lineup Systems on Its Sale to Chartbeat
The Opinions Practice of Kroll Rendered a Fairness Opinion to capiton in Connection with the €248 million GP-led Secondary Transaction of Raith and AEMtec
The Opinions Practice of Kroll Rendered a Fairness Opinion to Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation
Kroll's Consumer Investment Banking Team Advised HATCH Collection LLC on Its Minority Equity Investment from Marquee Brands LLC
Kroll's Consumer Investment Banking Practice Advised Cosabella on Its Sale to the CALIDA GROUP
Kroll's Consumer M&A Advisory Team Advised DSD Merchandisers, LLC on Its Sale to American Nuts, Inc., a Portfolio Company of Gauge Capital, LLC
Kroll's Consumer Investment Banking Team Advised Furlani on Its Sale to Entrepreneurial Equity Partners
Kroll's Industrials Investment Banking Team Advised Bison Gear on Its Sale to AMETEK, Inc.
Kroll's Industrials Investment Banking Team Advised Hultec on Its Sale to Industrial Growth Partners
Kroll's Investment Banking Team Advised PNC Riverarch Capital LLC on the Sale of Pirtek Europe to Franchise Brands plc
Kroll's Technology Investment Banking Team Advised Lineup Systems on Its Sale to Chartbeat
The Opinions Practice of Kroll Rendered a Fairness Opinion to capiton in Connection with the €248 million GP-led Secondary Transaction of Raith and AEMtec
The Opinions Practice of Kroll Rendered a Fairness Opinion to Pathfinder Acquisition Corporation