Ian Irvine

Experience

Ian has over seven years of experience advising industrials companies, focusing on the chemicals, life sciences, specialty materials and diversified industrials sectors. He has executed mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, take-privates, takeover defense, and capital structure and restructuring transactions for public and private companies and private equity firms. 

Prior to joining Solomon Partners, Ian was a Vice President in the Industrials group at Guggenheim Securities, where he covered chemicals, life sciences and diversified industrials companies. Ian began his career in the US Army, serving over 12 years as a Green Beret in the US Army Special Forces. 

Ian has advised on numerous industrials transactions, working with leading companies including Chase Corporation, International Paper, Merck KGaA, One Rock Capital Partners and Veolia.

Select transaction experience includes: 

• Merck KGaA on its $11.3 billion acquisition of Bio-Techne  

• International Paper on the sale of its Orange, Texas paper mill, short-line railroad and timberlands 

• Liberty Robotics on its sale to LMI Technologies 

• Veolia on its $620 million carve-out sale of its Sulfuric Acid Regeneration business to American Industrial Partners  

• International Paper on its defense against an unsolicited takeover approach from Suzano 

• International Paper on the $484 million sale of its 50% stake in Ilim SA 

• Chase Corporation on its $1.3 billion take-private sale to KKR 

• American Securities on its acquisition of Conair Corporation 

• One Rock Capital Partners on its $4.3 billion acquisition of Nestlé Waters North America