25th August 2022 | 12:00 EST / 16:00 GMT / 17:00 BST

Valuations Deep-Dive

Panel Discussion of Valuations for 2022 – 2023

Hear from six experts in M&A with backgrounds in corporate finance, private equity and FBA/DTC buying firms as they discuss:

Current state of valuations for omnichannel eCommerce companies (FBA & Shopify DTC)
Forecasting valuation trends for 2023
The anatomy of high multiple exits: strategy and execution
How can brands price above the average valuation range?
Top tips to maximize the value of your eCommerce business

If you are an eCommerce entrepreneur seeking to better understand current valuations, how to better position your business for buyers, and timing in the market – this webinar is for you.

Valuations Deep-Dive (25th August 2022)

Confirmed Speakers

Sean Lee, President and Co-founder, Cincy Brands
Emmett Kilduff, Co-Founder & CEO, The Fortia Group
Kenneth Ott, Co-founder, Metacake and Dough Capital
Tommy Dai, Investments Director, Olsam
Thomas Wright, Private Equity Advisor
Eric Satler, President, Win Brands Group

All attendees received exclusive content, including decks, webinar video, poll results, and more.

We’re proud to bring you this Digital Event with our title sponsor Clearco.

Speakers

Emmett Kilduff

Co-founder and CEO at The Fortia Group

Emmett has had a strong interest in eCommerce since he completed a Masters in eCommerce in 1999. With over a decade in leading investment banks Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse, Emmett has billions of dollars of corporate finance expertise across equity, credit, and M&A. Emmett overseas all the deals that The Fortia Group advises on.

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Tommy Dai

Investment Director at Olsam

Previously at Discovery (now Warner Discovery) and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, both focused on Investments and Strategic Acquisitions.

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Sean Lee

President and Co-founder at Cincy Brands

Sean is the Co-founder and President of Cincy Brands, where he leads acquisitions and commercial functions. Sean spent a decade at Procter and Gamble in Brand Management. He previously founded the Zevo brand out of the P&G Ventures group. Sean left P&G to build out the Digital Marketing and eCommerce business unit as an executive for a privately owned $100MM personal care company. Sean then joined Amify, a full-service Amazon Agency, as its CMO. Sean opened the Cincinnati office for Amify and helped grow it to 40 clients and $150MM in Amazon revenue under management. He has successfully helped VC-backed startups and Fortune 500 companies launch direct-to-consumer and on Amazon.

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Eric Satler

President at Win Brands Group

With an MBA from Michigan State, Eric Satler gained years of experience in management, investment banking, and corporate business development – cutting his teeth with UBS investment bank. Following UBS, he moved into cable, tv and digital media which segued nicely into Win Brands Group where he leads M&A, valuations, and strategic partnerships.

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Thomas Wright

Private Equity Advisor

An experienced cross border attorney, he began his career at Sullivan & Cromwell in New York, focusing on billion-dollar insurance M&A, before joining Linklaters developing a practice representing private equity investments in the fashion and luxury space in London and Paris. He joined the global beauty conglomerate Coty where among various M&A, licensing and distribution deals, he led the divestiture of Coty’s professional division, Wella, with an equity value of $4bn, to KKR. He has since assisted in the start-up of a DTC streetwear fund and advises brands in investments in the creative space.

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Kenneth Ott

Co-founder of Metacake and Dough Capital

Kenneth Ott is an author, speaker, and DTC entrepreneur. Kenneth is the Co-Founder of Metacake, a world-class ecommerce growth team, and Dough Capital, an ecommerce-focused investment firm.

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