Partner
Financial Institutions
Arik Rashkes is a Partner and Head of Financial Institutions. He joined the firm in 2024.
Arik has more than 25 years of experience in financial services, having successfully executed a diverse range of transactions advising clients in the US and globally. Prior to joining Solomon Partners, Arik served as Co-Head of US Financial Services and Head of Insurance at Houlihan Lokey.
Arik has been instrumental in advising multiple Fortune 500 and international companies, mid-caps, entrepreneurs, and private equity investors.
Notable transactions include:
Additionally, Arik provided strategic counsel to MetLife in the spinoff of Brighthouse Financial and advised the Special Committee of the Board of FGL in connection with the sale to FNF.
Prior to joining Houlihan Lokey in 2015, Arik served as Managing Director at Blackstone Advisory Partners, where he advised clients across the financial services and insurance sector. His career also includes a tenure at Deutsche Bank, focusing on multinational and cross-border transactions in the insurance industry. Earlier in Arik’s career, he spent eight years at Citi, holding various positions. Arik holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in Finance from Reichman University in Israel.
Arik sits on the Board of Trustees of the Israel Parasports Center and previously served on the boards of Global Indemnity and Home Biogas.
Arik holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in Finance from Reichman University in Israel.
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…
2024 was a milestone year for Solomon Partners. Not only was it a record revenue year, we also meaningfully diversified our business and enhanced our product capabilities. We introduced two new groups, Distribution and Financial Institutions, and expanded our industry coverage across Healthcare, Infrastructure, Power & Renewables, and Technology. Additionally, our Capital Advisory group now…
