Jonathan Berger is Chief Financial Officer. In this role, he is responsible for the firm’s finance function, including financial planning and analysis, accounting operations, audit, tax, and strategic planning.
Jonathan joined Solomon Partners in 2013 as analyst and most recently serving as a Director in the Technology group. Prior to becoming Chief Financial Officer, he advised clients on mergers and acquisitions, corporate divestitures, restructurings, capital structure alternatives, and debt financings across the media, technology, and retail sectors.
Jonathan’s advisory experience includes work for clients such as Netflix, OUTFRONT Media, SiriusXM, Steve Madden, HSN, and Kering.
Jonathan holds a dual BBA and BA, with high distinction, from the University of Michigan.
Select Recent Transactions
Served as financial advisor to Valpak on its sale to AmatoMartin
November 2023
Served as financial advisor to H.I.G. Capital on its acquisition of Watchfire Signs
July 2022
Served as financial advisor to Onera on its sale to ToolsGroup
June 2022
Served as exclusive financial advisor to Ruby Has LLC on its sale to ShipMonk Inc.
November 2021
Served as exclusive financial advisor to CityBridge on its $200,000,000+ investment from ZenFi Networks
June 2021
Served as financial advisor to Foris on its sale to Alight Media
May 2021
Advised Accel-KKR on its sale of TrueCommerce to Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS)
December 2020
Served as financial advisor to Rand McNally on its sale to Teleo Capital
October 2020
Advised Ares on its Convertible Preferred Investment into OUTFRONT Media
April 2020
Served as financial advisor to consortium of iSubscribed, WndrCo and General Catalyst on the acquisition of Intersections
February 2019
Served as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Netflix on the acquisition of out of home media assets of Regency Outdoor
August 2018
Advised Nutraceutical International Corp. in connection with its sale to private equity firm HGGC LLC
May 2017
Served as financial advisor to Altran on the divestiture of its U.S. Power & Industrial Engineering Services Division to CriticalPoint Capital
January 2017
Advised HSNi in the divestiture of its TravelSmith and Chasing Fireflies businesses to Distinctive Apparel, Inc., a Blackstreet Capital portfolio company.
October 2016
Advised the company on its recapitalization and sale of a majority stake to private equity
July 2016
Advised the Australian company on its restructuring, including its sale of the teleports business to Speedcast.
July 2015
Advised Searchlight Capital Partners on its acquisition of TouchTunes Interactive Networks, the world's largest in-venue and out-of-home interactive music and entertainment platform
April 2015
Served as financial adviser to CBS Outdoor on its acquisition of certain outdoor advertising businesses from Van Wagner Communications
July 2014
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