Ken Wasik has put in more than 25 years advising consumer companies on deals, and he has now landed at Bridgepoint Investment Banking. The boutique bank announced on June 29, 2026 that he joins as Managing Director, Consumer, based in its New York office.
Wasik most recently served as co-head of investment banking and head of consumer investment banking at Capstone Partners. Before that his career ran through UBS, Houlihan Lokey, Jefferies and Stephens Investment Bank. All of it, the announcement says, was exclusively in the consumer sector at the middle market level.
The deal record is long. Bridgepoint says Wasik has executed transactions for consumer brands worth well over $10 billion. His sell-side work includes the beauty brands Philosophy, SkinCeuticals and Physician Formula, and the apparel and lifestyle names Kate Spade, Mashburn and London Fog. In outdoor goods he advised on Bennington Marine, described as the largest independent boat manufacturer in the U.S., and Bad Boy Mowers. He also worked on Mahaffey Tent & Event and Pink Jeep Tours, the e-commerce firms Netrada, Build.com and Purchasing Power, and the household brand Viking Range.
On the public markets side, he has advised on offerings for Party City, Yoga Works, PepsiPR, Michaels Companies, ClubCorp and Intrawest Resorts. He has also built consumer practices from the ground up at Houlihan Lokey and at Capstone.
Founder and CEO Matt Plooster called Wasik “one of the most accomplished consumer investment bankers in the middle market.” He said the firm has been “intentional about building out this practice with senior talent who have genuinely differentiated track records.” Plooster added that Wasik’s career, spent serving private company owners, founders and family businesses, lines up with the clients Bridgepoint was built to serve.
Wasik will work alongside an established consumer team and expand its origination and client coverage. “Bridgepoint’s culture, client focus, and growing national platform make it a compelling place to build the next chapter of my career,” he said. “The firm has built real credibility in the middle market.” He said he sees “a significant opportunity to deepen the Consumer practice.”
Bridgepoint advises owners and senior executives on M&A and capital raising across industrials, transportation, consumer and retail, healthcare, business and IT services, and technology. Its principals have completed more than 411 transactions representing over $358 billion of capital.
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- Bridgepoint Investment Banking Welcomes Ken Wasik as Managing Director, Deepening Consumer Practice and New York Presence
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