As Managing Director, Eric Gul focuses on Tiger’s intellectual property undertakings for consumer-facing brands, including verifying brand value as lending collateral, as well as working on projects involving licensing, M&A and new IP investment opportunities. Gul brings 22 years of experience in advising both public and private companies on IP, licensing, M&A, divestitures, financings, and other matters involving consumer-facing brands. Most recently, Gul served as General Counsel at Sequential Brands Group, a brand management company.
In his past experience, he has served as lead negotiator for hundreds of strategic partnerships, JVs and license agreements, touching the likes of Calvin Klein, Michael Kors, Coach, Gaiam, Ellen Tracy, Joe’s Jeans, Martha Stewart, Tommy Hilfiger, Kate Spade, Sean John, Nautica, and more. In addition, Gul has overseen global IP portfolios for numerous consumer brands and has been heavily involved in M&A deals, including on the disposition side.
Gul received his law degree from New York University, and his bachelor’s from UCLA.