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Brunswick Group handles media for Weber Inc., an outdoor grill maker that expects to raise $800M via an initial public offering valued at more than $8B.
Founded nearly 70 years ago by George Stephen, inventor of the outdoor grill, Weber controls 23 percent of the US market and 24 percent of the global business, according to Frost & Sullivan.
It is the No. 1 player in the US, Germany, Australia, Canada and France.
The Palatine, IL-based company, reported a 212.6 percent net income surge to $73.8M during the six-month period ended March 31 on a 61.4 percent sales jump.
In its S-1 filing, Weber notes the “COVID-19 environment has encouraged consumers to cook at home and enjoy the benefits of outdoor grilling, creating increased demand for our grills and accessories, and we expect to continue to benefit from these trends even after the pandemic recedes."
Brunswick Group’s Ash Spiegelberg and Patricia Graue handle Weber.
Prosek Partners handles New York’s Tilray Brands, craft beer & cannabis operation, as it acquires BrewDog, a leading British independent beer producer in the UK, for $45M.
Brunswick Group handles Zurich Insurance as it agrees to buy UK-based Beazley specialty insurer in a deal valued at $11B.
FGS Global represents Brink’s as it agrees to acquire NCR Atleos, which relies on Collected Strategies, in a $6.6B cash & stock deal to create a leading fintech infrastructure company. (Updated)
A January article in O’Dwyer’s proposes that in 2026, the strongest financial brands will not simply tell compelling stories—they will “signal readiness.”
C Street Advisory Group is working the Chapter 11 filing of Axip Energy Services as it unloads its nearly all of its assets to deal with a heavy debt load.
