Richard Kestenbaum

Contributor Forbes

I have been doing mergers and acquisitions for over 35 years and I specialize in the apparel, retail and consumer sectors. I am a co-founder and partner at Triangle Capital LLC. Before Triangle Capital, I was Managing Director at a boutique called Financo where I handled most of that firm’s apparel industry transactions. Before that, I was a Partner and First Vice President at Drexel Burnham Lambert where I co-ran a group of 14 professionals doing middle-market mergers and acquisitions. I have coauthored three books on finance and computer programming. I was formerly an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the graduate program of the Stern School of NYU. I have a BS in Accounting from NYU and an MBA in Finance from Harvard. I’m based in New York.

Main Day One - eCommerce & Omni-Channel Growth Strategies

12:30 PM Keynote Panel: VC Perspectives—Mapping Out The Hottest Retail Investments

This is your chance to get a handle on the next big thing in retail and technology. Where are VC’s investing and why? Hear more about which trends they are bullish about and where they wish they had invested. Panelists will:

Discuss what they see as the next big trend in retail and technology
Explore the core factors they consider when investing in retail—from top line growth to retention
Examine why retail investing is less common and which retailers are getting the most VC attention in 2018 and why

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Richard.

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