Michael Casabona
Vice President
Role
Michael Casabona is a Vice President in Financial Services & FinTech. He joined Solomon Partners in 2021.
Experience
Prior to joining Solomon Partners, Michael worked in BMO Capital Markets’ financial institutions group for over four years. His experience includes providing advisory services to financial institutions clients on sell- and buy-side M&A, equity, and debt financings.
Education
Michael holds a BA in Finance and Accounting, summa cum laude, from Villanova University.
Transactions
Serving as financial advisor to Saks Fifth Avenue on its agreement to move its credit card program and portfolio to Bread Financial from Capital One
June 2024
Served as sole financial advisor to CURO on its sale of Flexiti to Questrade
August 2023
Served as financial advisor to ECN Capital Corp. on its sale of the Kessler Group to Stone Point Capital
August 2022
Served as valuation advisor to Bank of America with respect to the sale of its AAA cobrand credit card portfolio to Bread Financial
July 2022
Served as sole financial advisor to On the Barrelhead on its sale to NerdWallet
July 2022
Served as financial advisor to CIBC on its acquisition of the Costco Canada credit card portfolio from Capital One
March 2022
Served as sole financial advisor to StoicLane on its capital raise anchored by Oaktree Capital Management in conjunction with its acquisition of Interfirst Mortgage Company
April 2021