Tucker Laurens

Managing Director

EMAIL

tucker.laurens@solomonpartners.com

PHONE

(212) 508-1647

Tucker Laurens is a Managing Director in Financial Sponsors. He joined in 2021 to help start the Sponsor Coverage group alongside Sash Rentala.

Tucker has over 15 years of investment banking experience advising institutional investors and private equity firms on a complete suite of financial services.

Prior to joining the firm, Tucker spent his career at Stephens Inc. where he was an integral member of the Financial Sponsors Group as they grew their private equity business. He began at Stephens an analyst on the Industrial Distribution and Specialty Finance teams where he participated in a wide variety of M&A and capital raising transactions.

Tucker graduated with a BS in Business Administration with distinction from Washington & Lee University.

Select Recent Transactions

Served as financial advisor to Freeman Spogli on its partnership with NearU Services
August 2022
Served as financial advisor to Ridgemont Equity Partners on its acquisition of Crete Mechanical Group
June 2022
Served as financial advisor to Audax Private Equity on its acquisition of Thermogenics
June 2022
Served as financial advisor to Morgan Stanley Capital Partners on its acquisition of Fairway Lawns
May 2022
Served as exclusive financial advisor to Adams Outdoor Advertising on its strategic investment by Searchlight and BCI
November 2021

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