MARISSA LEPOR
Vice President
The Sage Group, LLC
Marissa Lepor has put an entrepreneurial spin on her career in investment banking, an approach that has led her to thrive as a vice president at The Sage Group and has quickly catapulted her into a leadership position in the broader finance community as well. Sage is an investment bank with a focus on mergers & acquisitions and capital raises for the branded consumer sector, specifically fashion & retail, beauty & personal care, and digitally native brands
The deals Lepor has worked on, such as the sales of Frankies Bikinis to Victoria’s Secret, Blenders Eyewear to Safilo, Pura Vida Bracelets to Vera Bradley, Oribe to Kao, and GLD to H.I.G. Growth, among many others, have significantly impacted the branded consumer sector, especially when it comes to setting new standards for selling founder-owned businesses and ensuring these founders are protected and incentivized for each businesses’ next phase of growth.
