Deal Momentum Entering 2026 Remains Strong Following a record-breaking 2025 — the most active year for US M&A since 2021 — deal momentum has carried into early 2026. US M&A activity totaled approximately $682B through Q1 2026 , up 39% YoY , marking the second-highest first-quarter volume in the past four years and underscoring continued…
By Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Marc Cooper As warmer weather returns and we adjust our thermostats, I sat down with Head of Business Services Group Tim Shea to discuss M&A trends in essential service sectors. Tim, your team had a record year of deal activity in 2025. What’s been driving the strength of essential…
Subscribe Episode Description This cross‑industry roundtable from Solomon Partners examines how the M&A landscape evolved in 2025 and the factors expected to shape deal activity in 2026 across healthcare, technology, and financial services. Industry coverage bankers Jon Pritti , James Butcher , and Alex DeOteris join M&A Director Chris Moynihan to discuss key macro and…
Subscribe Episode Description Solomon Partners’ Managing Director Matthew Cornish from our Financial Institutions Group joins M&A Director Chris Moynihan to unpack the evolving market for illiquid financial assets, with a particular focus on tax receivable agreements (TRAs). They discuss the rise in interest for TRAs, navigating conflicts these agreements create for boards and shareholders, and…
By Matthew Cornish The property and casualty (P&C) claims process is more than an operational necessity — it’s a strategic lever for profitability and customer experience. Rising loss costs and market volatility are pushing carriers to rethink claims as a source of competitive advantage, leveraging technology, automation, and disciplined recovery to protect margins and create…
Over the past few months, Juan Guzman , a Partner in Solomon Partners’ Financial Institutions Group , attended three conferences focused on real estate and mortgages: The National Settlement Services Summit (NS3), American Land Title Association (ALTA), and the Mortgage Bankers Association Annual Convention and Expo. Guzman observed cautious optimism among participants who see an…
By Marc Cooper As many consumers contemplate their health insurance options during the Open Enrollment period, which takes place at this time of year in the United States, I sat down to discuss industry trends with Matthew Cornish . He serves as a Managing Director in Solomon’s Financial Institutions Group and has deep expertise in…
Subscribe Episode Description Arik Rashkes , Head of Solomon’s Financial Institutions Group (FIG), joins Chris Moynihan to discuss the evolving M&A landscape across insurance, wealth management, asset management and specialty finance sub-sectors. From increasing deal activity across distribution businesses to strategic consolidation and unbundling trends and the role of private equity, the episode explores key…
By CEO Marc Cooper Tannon Krumpelman joined Solomon Partners in April as a Partner in our rapidly expanding Financial Institutions Group. Tannon works with clients across multiple subsectors of the industry, including financial technology, asset & wealth management, banking, specialty finance, and capital markets companies, as well as private equity and other alternative investment firms.…
By Tannon Krumpelman , Partner, and Matthew Cornish , Managing Director at Solomon Partners Given the proliferation of high-deductible health insurance plans, material co-insurance contributions, and limited coverage for many mainstream elective procedures, numerous Americans are struggling to receive desired medical care due to unaffordable levels of out-of-pocket (OOP) medical expenses. According to Bankrate’s 2025…
