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Role
Kenneth Berliner is the President of Peter J. Solomon Company and heads its Mergers and Acquisition Group. In addition to his management responsibilities he spends the majority of his time sourcing and executing engagements and transactions for clients.
Experience
Mr. Berliner joined the firm in 1992 and has over 20 years experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, restructurings and leveraged investments. He also has extensive experience in and dedicates much of his time to strategic advisory and principal assignments as well as public and private financings. Mr. Berliner has executed numerous transactions across a wide range of industries and is best known for his knowledge of the retail and distribution, consumer products and healthcare sectors. He also covers and represents a number of financial sponsors.
At Peter J. Solomon Company, Mr. Berliner’s selected clients have included: Accenture Ltd., Advanstar Holdings Corp., Alliance One International, Allied Domencq plc, Au Bon Pain Co., Inc., Borders Group, Inc., Building Materials Holding Corporation, Cardinal Health, Inc., Centennial Cellular Corp., Crown Pacific, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., DIMON Inc., Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co., Galerias Preciados S.A., Guitar Center, Inc., Handleman Company, Hellman & Friedman LLC, Henry Schein, Inc., Kelso & Company, Leggett Stores, Inc., McKesson Corporation, McKinsey & Co., Michaels Stores, Mirant Corporation, Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc., Nichols Institute, Novatel Inc., Office Depot, Inc., Paxar Corporation, Perry Drug Stores, Inc., Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, Pope Resources, LP, Pope & Talbot, Inc., Powerfood Inc., Priority Healthcare Corp., Reed International plc, Rohn Industries, Inc., Schlumberger Limited, Thomas H. Lee Company, The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated, Walgreen Company, Walter Industries, Williams-Sonoma, Inc., and Zenith Electronics Corporation.
Prior to joining PJSC, Mr. Berliner was a Vice President at Salomon Brothers, Inc., in its Mergers and Acquisitions Department. He has also worked as an Associate in Bank of America’s Leveraged Buyout and Acquisitions Group and as an accounting and tax specialist at Deloitte Haskins & Sells.
Previous Affiliations
Director, Advanstar Holdings, Inc.
Director, Humco Holding Group, Inc.
Previous Not-For-Profit Affiliations
Director, Whatgoesaround.org.
Academic Credentials
Mr. Berliner received an M.B.A. from Harvard University and an A.B. from Duke University graduating magna cum laude with distinction.
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