NEW YORK and BOSTON, Jan. 05, 2026 — Solomon Partners, a leading financial advisory firm and independent affiliate of Natixis, announced the appointment of Ian O’Neal as a Partner in the Technology Group. Mr. O’Neal will focus on advising companies in Data, Analytics and Software, strengthening Solomon’s position in the technology market. Mr. O’Neal, who will…
After two years of caution, dealmakers are once again pursuing bold, transformational transactions. Beneath those headlines, a quieter revolution is taking shape. More public companies are deciding they would rather be private again. U.S. M&A volumes jumped 32% through the first three quarters of 2025 to roughly $1.6 trillion, according to Dealogic. Some of that…
After a stretch of relative calm, the credit market just flinched. Two high-profile, private-company blowups— First Brands and Tricolor Holdings —have rattled investors. “ Everyone should be forewarned ,” cautioned JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon, while Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey called the tremors an “ alarm bell .” Behind such warnings lies a…
