Alberto Solana Email and Phone Number

Business partner to product led growth, marketing, and international teams

Meriggi is a men's resortwear brand inspired by the Mediterranean. Led the conceptualization, launch and growth of Meriggi. Raised pre-seed capital and scaled brand to $XXXK in 2 years.Oversaw all facets of the business with core focus on branding & creative, product strategy and development and growth marketing. Implemented a unique sourcing strategy to achieve unit economics on par with large fashion houses.We received coverage from publications including Forbes, Men's Health, Valet Mag and Cool Hunting.

Supply Chain Lead at Levity, Ruggable's furniture brand. Oversaw supply chain model and day-to-day purchasing decisions while the business was in hyper growth mode.

Led and commercialized new product launches including Ruggable's Cushioned Rug Pad and Re-Jute Rug Cover (~$xxM products)Executed core product responsibilities (strategy & insights, pricing & merchandising, supply chain) and served as cross-functional lead for Marketing, Operations, Graphic Design and CX teams

Consumer & Retail: Beauty & Personal Care focusNotable deals include:- Sale of Elemis to The L'Occitane Group- Sale of Morphe to General Atlantic

Consumer & Retail: Food & Beverage focusBuilt detailed financial and quantitative models to facilitate a broad range of M&A and capital raising assignments. Performed company valuation, competitor benchmarking, total addressable market and credit analyses. Developed board-level presentations and liased with C-level executives on a regular basis. Selected for 3-month assignment in Sydney to establish Jefferies' Australia Investment Banking Practice. Notable deals include:- Sale of Amplify Snack Brands to Hershey- Merger of Nine Entertainment with Fairfax Media- IPO of PetIQ- Amplify Snack Brands' Acquisition of Tyrrells