B. Riley Financial - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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B. Riley Financial M&A Summary

B. Riley Financial has acquired 12 companies, including 9 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

B. Riley Financial’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired Targus Group International for $250M. B. Riley Financial has acquired in 8 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include business services (37%) and financial services (19%).

B. Riley Financial Business Overview

Where is B. Riley Financial headquartered?

B. Riley Financial is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

What is B. Riley Financial’s revenue?

B. Riley Financial disclosed revenue of 1,741M USD for 2021 and 903M USD for 2020.

How many employees does B. Riley Financial have?

B. Riley Financial has 1,406 employees.

What sector is B. Riley Financial in?

B. Riley Financial is a financial services company.

When was B. Riley Financial founded?

B. Riley Financial was founded in 1973.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity11
    • M&A Buy Activity11
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 4

B. Riley Financial

B. Riley Financial, Inc.

11100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 800,
Los Angeles, California 90025
United States,
(310) 966-1444
www.brileyfin.com

B. Riley Financial is a provider of financial and business advisory services. B. Riley Financial was incorporated in 1973 and is based in Los Angeles, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.6/yr) # 3 1 2 1 4 - 11
vol $380M $250M $630M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  11

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Bebe Stores, Inc. 2023-09-25 - Stake Purchase
Brisbane, California · www.bebe.com
Crawford Financial Consulting LLC 2023-07-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Detroit, Michigan · www.candwfinancial.com
ABTV 2023-05-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Charlotte, North Carolina · www.abtv.com
Farber Group 2023-02-22 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.farbergroup.com
Targus Group International, Inc. 2022-10-19 250M USD Add-on Acquisition
Anaheim, California · www.targus.com
272 Capital LP - Investment Advisory Business 2021-08-04 - Divestiture
Dallas, Texas
National Holdings Corp. 2021-01-11 - Add-on Acquisition
New York, New York · www.yournational.com
Franchise Group, Inc. 2020-02-14 - Stake Purchase
Virginia Beach, Virginia · www.franchisegrp.com
magicJack 2017-11-09 143M USD Add-on Acquisition
West Palm Beach, Florida · www.magicJack.com
Wunderlich Securities, Inc. 2017-05-18 67M USD Add-on Acquisition
Memphis, Tennessee · www.wunderlichonline.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Business Services 4 (36%) - - -
Financial Services 2 (18%) 67M (11%) - -
Communications 1 (9%) 143M (23%) - -
Consumer Products 1 (9%) 250M (40%) - -
Consumer Services 1 (9%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (9%) 170M (27%) - -
Retail 1 (9%) - - -
Total 11 $630M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 10 630M - -
  California 3 420M - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  Florida 1 143M - -
  Virginia 1 - - -
  Texas 1 - - -
  Tennessee 1 67M - -
  North Carolina 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Domestic 10 (91%) 630M (100%) - -
Cross-border 1 (9%) - - -
Total 11 $630M - -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Sullivan & Cromwell
 3
Gross & Co.
 1
Wilkinson Barker Knauer
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 3 $563M
< $100M 1 $67M
TOTAL $630M
Largest Targus Group International, Inc.
$250M (2022-10-19)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
18%
2 (18%)
Strategic(s)
9%
1 (9%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Financial Services

Revenue

1,741   93% 2021
903   39% 2020
652   55% 2019
423   32% 2018
322   70% 2017
190   69% 2016
113   47% 2015
77   2% 2014
76   2013
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Employees

1,406

Established

1973

Public

NASDAQ: RILY

Former Name

Great American Group, Inc.

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