B. Riley Financial, Inc. Description
B. Riley Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company, provides corporate finance, research, sales, and trading services to corporate, institutional, and high net worth clients. The company's Capital Markets Services segment offers equity and debt capital raising, merger and acquisition, and financial advisory services; proprietary research products; and equity research on in-depth analysis of earnings, cash flow trends, balance sheet strength, industry outlook, and strength of management. Its Auction and Liquidation Solutions segment enables disposition of under-performing assets, including multi-location retail inventory, wholesale inventory, trade fixtures, machinery and equipment, intellectual property, and real property. This segment also provides merger and acquisition due diligence services; and wholesale and industrial disposition strategies, such as orderly liquidations, live auctions, Webcast and online auctions, wind down services, reverse logistics, and private and sealed bid sales. In addition, it offers capital advisory services to clients in need of secured loans for growth capital, working capital, and turnaround financing. The company's Valuation and Appraisal Services segment provides independent appraisals for estimated liquidation values of assets to financial institutions, lenders and other providers of capital, and other professional service firms. This segment provides services for consumer and retail inventory, wholesale and industrial inventory, machinery and equipment, intangible assets, and real estate. The company also offers wealth and asset management services. It serves retail, wholesale, and industrial clients; and lenders, capital providers, private equity investors, and professional service firms. The company was formerly known as Great American Group, Inc. and changed its name to B. Riley Financial, Inc. in November 2014. B. Riley Financial, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Woodland Hills, California.
