Buchbinder & Co. Appoints Andrew Solomon as Managing Director

Growth Equity Investor and Technology Investment Banker Joins Specialist M&A Advisory Platform Focusing on Complex Sponsor Monetizations

Mar. 30, 2026 at 12:52pm

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Buchbinder & Co., the specialist M&A advisory platform serving private equity and growth equity sponsors in complex monetization and liquidity situations, has announced that Andrew Solomon has joined the firm as Managing Director. Mr. Solomon brings a decade of experience across growth investing and technology investment banking, most recently serving as an investment professional at Owl Ventures.

Why it matters

Buchbinder & Co. focuses on scenarios where liquidity requires deliberate, multi-step architecture and targeted buyer development, rather than an immediate broad auction. Andrew Solomon's experience on both the investing and advisory sides of sponsor-backed businesses gives him a nuanced understanding of how complex liquidity decisions are formulated inside investment committees, which is crucial for the firm's specialized approach.

The details

Prior to joining Buchbinder & Co., Mr. Solomon served as an investment banker in the technology investment banking practices at Jefferies and Oppenheimer & Co. Michael Buchbinder, Founder and Managing Partner of Buchbinder & Co., stated that Andrew's capabilities in strategic positioning, cap table alignment, and multi-step pathways are precisely what the current environment demands as sponsors face increasing pressure to generate DPI while navigating complex cap table dynamics and a challenging M&A landscape.

  • Andrew Solomon has joined Buchbinder & Co. as Managing Director as of March 30, 2026.

The players

Buchbinder & Co.

A specialist M&A advisory platform serving private equity and growth equity sponsors in complex monetization situations, focusing on scenarios where liquidity requires deliberate, multi-step architecture and targeted buyer development.

Andrew Solomon

A new Managing Director at Buchbinder & Co., bringing a decade of experience across growth investing and technology investment banking, most recently serving as an investment professional at Owl Ventures.

Michael Buchbinder

The Founder and Managing Partner of Buchbinder & Co.

Owl Ventures

The investment firm where Andrew Solomon most recently served as an investment professional, focusing on the education technology and future of work industries.

Jefferies

The investment bank where Andrew Solomon previously served as an investment banker in the technology investment banking practice.

Oppenheimer & Co.

The investment bank where Andrew Solomon previously served as an investment banker in the technology investment banking practice.

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What they’re saying

“Andrew's experience on both the investing and advisory sides of sponsor-backed businesses gives him a nuanced understanding of how complex liquidity decisions are formulated inside investment committees. Many of the situations we engage in are architecturally complex and require calibrated strategy, sequencing, and technical rigor. Andrew brings precisely those capabilities to our clients.”

— Michael Buchbinder, Founder and Managing Partner of Buchbinder & Co.

“Sponsors are facing increasing pressure to generate DPI while simultaneously navigating complex cap table dynamics, a challenging M&A environment, and an increasingly uncertain backdrop. Buchbinder & Co. delivers precisely the platform that this environment demands, one that approaches these outcomes structurally and deliberately, through strategic positioning, cap table alignment, and multi-step pathways, rather than through conventional auction processes.”

— Andrew Solomon, Managing Director, Buchbinder & Co.

The takeaway

Buchbinder & Co.'s specialized M&A advisory platform, with the addition of Andrew Solomon's expertise, is well-positioned to assist private equity and growth equity sponsors in navigating the complex and challenging environment they currently face in generating liquidity and managing cap table dynamics through deliberate, multi-step strategies rather than traditional auction processes.