Gilbert Baltzer
Director
Role
Gilbert Baltzer is a Director in Capital Advisory. He joined Solomon Partners in 2014.
Experience
Gilbert has experience advising clients on mergers, acquisitions, capital raises and restructurings.
Select prior assignments include:
- Perry Ellis on a multi-tranche financing to refinance existing debt
- Brooks Brothers on its Chapter 11 filing and Section 363 sale to SPARC Group for $325 million
- 3Gtms on the sale of a majority stake to Sumeru Equity Partners
- Apollo Global Management on the acquisition of Qdoba from Jack in the Box for $305 million
- Phillips Van Heusen on the acquisition from Apax Partners of the remaining interest in the Tommy Hilfiger China Joint Venture for $272 million
- Clairvest Group on the sale of Cieslok Media to Bell Media
Education
Gilbert is a graduate of The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, where he received a BS, cum laude, in economics with concentrations in finance and operations and information management, and minors in Chinese and computer science.
Transactions
Serving as financial advisor to Steve Madden on its pending acquisition of Kurt Geiger
February 2025
Served as financial advisor to Ardian on its acquisition and financing of CampusParc
October 2024
Served as financial advisor to Perry Ellis on a $200 million Asset-Based Revolver provided by Capital One and a $180 million Senior Secured Term Loan provided by Sound Point Capital to refinance existing debt
December 2021
Served as financial advisor to Brooks Brothers on its Chapter 11 proceedings
August 2020
Served as financial advisor to Mission Pharmacal on a term loan facility.
February 2020
Advised 3Gtms, a global provider of Tier 1 transportation management software solutions, on its sale of a majority stake to Sumeru Equity Partners
April 2019
Advised Apollo Global Management on the acquisition of Qdoba Restaurant Corporation
March 2018
