Appel Associates, founded in 1991, provides performance improvement, strategic advisory, turnaround management and restructuring consulting services to retail, manufacturing and consumer goods companies.

The firm has deep expertise in women’s apparel, accessories, jewelry, menswear, childrenswear and all categories of home furnishings across department store, specialty store, offprice, and direct response channels of distribution. Our client roster ranges from discount to high end luxury.

All our professionals have deep industry operating experience, which we believe is indispensable in providing our clients superior results in these industry sectors.

The firm advises private equity funds, hedge funds and financial institutions with due diligence consulting on acquisitions, and our professionals will assume interim management roles during management transitions.

If requested, we will serve on Boards of Directors for our clients’ portfolio companies, and provide expert witness testimony in restructuring and litigation assignments.