Partner
Head of Industrials
Larry Gelwix is a Partner. He joined the firm in 2022 and launched Solomon’s Industrials practice.
Larry has more than 20 years of professional experience, the majority of which has been dedicated to advising clients on strategic mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, minority investments and debt and equity financings across the industrial sector with a particular focus on aerospace & defense and mission-critical industrials.
Select publicly announced, completed client transactions include advising:
Prior to joining Solomon Partners, Larry was with Greenhill & Co. and Lehman Brothers. His background also includes working in the commercial aviation industry.
Larry has an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an Honors BS from the University of Utah.
Served as financial advisor to Fisk Alloy on its acquisition of Thermo-Technologies' Special Wires business
Served as financial advisor to Blackstone on its acquisition of MacLean Power Systems
Served as financial advisor to Harper Engineering on its sale to Loar Holdings Inc.
Serving as financial advisor on the acquisition of TriMas Aerospace
Served as financial advisor to Everpeak Capital Group on its acquisition of Comlux America, LLC
Served as financial advisor to West Star Aviation, a portfolio company of The Sterling Group, on its sale to Greenbriar Equity Group
Serving as strategic and financial advisor to ONEX on its acquisition of Farsound Aviation
Serving as financial advisor to MRO Holdings on its pending strategic investment from Bain Capital
Serving as co-financial advisor to Belcan on its pending sale to Cognizant
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Aerospace & Defense and Mission-Critical Industrials Quarterly Update In this report, our Industrials team covers the following areas of Aerospace & Defense and Mission-Critical Industrials: M&A Market Outlook Key Observations and Themes Q3 2024 M&A Activity
Industry Q&A – Marc Cooper with Larry Gelwix by CEO Marc S. Cooper Solomon Partners’ Industrials and Technology groups recently shared insights on how a rising category of Silicon Valley-backed companies disrupts the defense technology landscape. Their report – Ripe for Disruption – delved into artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, defense analytics, and more. I recently…
Navigating the Defense Tech Landscape Our Industrials and Technology groups are pleased to present insights on how a rising category of Silicon Valley-backed companies is disrupting the defense technology landscape. In this report, we cover the following areas of Defense Technology: Artificial Intelligence Autonomous Systems Defense Analytics and More