Adam Taetle, Senior Managing Director, Corporate Advisory at Evercore

Adam Taetle is a Senior Managing Director within the Corporate Advisory practice. His focus lies within consumer retail sector clients. Adam has advised on numerous notable transactions including Energizer’s acquisition of Spectrum Battery Business from Proctor & Gamble; Lorillard’s sale to Reynolds American; Post’s purchase of Michael Foods from Wm Wrigley Jr;s sale to Mars; Ralcorp Holdings sale to ConAgra; Smithfield sale to Shanghui International and Kellogg’s acquisition of Pringles from Proctor and Gamble among others.

Early Life and Education

Adam Taetle hails from Wisconsin where he earned a Bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Madison before attending Penn’s Wharton School for Business to earn an MBA. He joined Evercore in April as head of its consumer retail group and is currently based out of New York. He has more than two decades of experience advising clients in high profile transactions such as the pending acquisition by Energizer of Spectrum Battery Business, Lorillard’s sale to Reynolds American and Post Holdings’ acquisition of Michael Foods from Wm. Smucker Co. Evercore served as lead advisor on Wrigley Jr.’s sale to Mars, Ralcorp Holdings’ sale to ConAgra Foods and Smithfield Foods’ sale to Shanghui International Holdings among many others. Prior to Evercore he co-headed Barclays’ global consumer retail group.

Professional Career

Adam Taetle, Senior Managing Director at Evercore and expert advisor in Consumer Retail sector. With over two decades of experience and numerous transactions including: Energizer’s planned acquisition of Spectrum Battery Business from Proctor & Gamble; Lorillard’s sale to Reynolds American; Post’s acquisition of Michael Foods by Post; Wrigley’s sale to Mars; Ralcorp Holdings’ sale to ConAgra; Smithfield sale to Shanghui International and Kellogg’s acquisition of Pringles from Proctor & Gamble among many more notable transactions. Adam most recently served as Co-Head of Global Consumer Retail Group at Barclays as well as being Managing Director at Goldman Sachs & Company respectively.

Achievement and Honors

Adam Taetle has distinguished himself throughout his career with exceptional leadership qualities and has received several honors as an industry expert. Now serving as Senior Managing Director in Evercore’s Advisory practice after coming from Barclays where he co-headed their Global Consumer Retail Group, Taetle continues to excel as an outstanding leader. He provides advice to clients across the consumer retail sector, and has advised on numerous notable transactions including Energizer’s pending acquisition of Spectrum Battery Business; Lorillard’s sale to Reynolds American; Post’s acquisition of Michael Foods by Post; Wrigley’s sale to Mars; Ralcorp’s sale to ConAgra; Smithfield’s sale to Shanghui and Kellogg’s acquisition of Pringles from Procter and Gamble. He graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison and obtained an MBA from Wharton School respectively. He graduated from both institutions;

Due to his dedication and excellence in finance, The Wall Street Journal recognized him as one of the top young professionals worldwide.

Personal Life

Adam Taetle is an expert in consumer retail, having advised on numerous notable transactions throughout his career. Most recently he co-headed Barclays Global Consumer Retail Group; prior to that he worked at Goldman Sachs & Company. Adam joined Evercore in April 2018 based out of New York as senior managing director overseeing their consumer retail practice.

He graduated with his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Masters of Business Administration from Penn’s Wharton School, while serving in the United States Army Reserves as a military officer.