Ben Zinder

Managing Director

EMAIL

ben.zinder@solomonpartners.com

PHONE

(212) 508-1621

Ben Zinder is a Managing Director in Business Services. He joined the firm in 2008.

Ben has advised clients on mergers, acquisitions, restructurings, capital structure alternatives and debt financings across the retail, media and telecommunications, and consumer goods sectors.

His assignments include advising CityBridge on its $200,000,000+ investment from ZenFi Networks, Kenneth Cole on its go-private transaction, PVH Corp. on its acquisition of the Warnaco Group, Walgreen Co. on its acquisition of Duane Reade Inc. and BioScrip Inc. assets, the sale of Thomas Nelson to HarperCollins, the sale of De Novo Legal LLC to Epiq Systems Inc., the sale of Gymboree Corporation to Bain Capital, Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. on its sale to Advent International Corp. and Zale Corp. on its debt financing with Golden Gate Capital.

Ben holds a BBA with High Distinction from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Select Recent Transactions

Served as financial advisor to GSTV on its sale to MidOcean Partners
April 2025
Served as financial advisor to the Transaction Committee of VOXX's Board of Directors on its sale to Gentex Corporation
April 2025
Served as financial advisor to OUTFRONT Media on the sale of its Canadian business to Bell Media
June 2024
Served as financial advisor to New Tradition Media on its majority investment from Blackstone
June 2023
Dividend recapitalization financed by new senior secured credit facility- served as financial advisor to AMI Entertainment
June 2022
Advised Ares on its Convertible Preferred Investment into OUTFRONT Media
April 2020
Served as strategic and financial advisor to Total Outdoor on the sale of its Chicago out of home media assets to OUTFRONT
September 2019
Served as strategic and financial advisor to AMI Entertainment in connection with its sale to The Gores Group
July 2017

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