Austin May is a Director in Business Services. He joined Solomon Partners in 2021.
Prior to joining Solomon Partners, Austin worked at XMS Capital Partners for four and a half years, focusing on M&A, strategic advisory, and financing alternatives for public and private companies across a broad range of industries. He has completed transactions with an aggregate value of over $10B across sell and buy-side M&A and capital raising transactions. Mr. May began his career in J.P. Morgan’s Private Bank, advising ultra-high net worth families, institutions, and endowments.
Austin holds a BS, magna cum laude, in Finance and Economics, from Kansas State University.
Select Recent Transactions
Served as financial advisor to Nautic Partners on its acquisition of Cenavera Nutrition
October 2025
Served as financial advisor to Unified Power, a portfolio company of Incline Equity Partners, on its sale to Pearce Services, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital
December 2024
Served as financial advisor to Apax Funds on its acquisition of Altus Fire & Life Safety
September 2024