Solomon Partners Hires Jason Kliewer and Nick Troyer to Co-Head and Build New Distribution Sector Group
15 Julio 2024 - 8:30AM
Solomon Partners, a leading financial advisory firm and independent
affiliate of Natixis, announced the hiring of Jason Kliewer and
Nick Troyer to Co-Head and develop a dedicated Distribution Group.
The team joins Solomon Partners from Baird, where they led one of
the most active M&A advisory teams in the sector. They will
report directly to Solomon’s CEO Marc Cooper and will be based in a
new Tampa, Florida office.
“This expansion is a significant step in Solomon Partners'
ongoing mission to diversify and grow, reflecting the firm's
commitment to enhancing its capabilities and client offerings.
Jason and Nick have deep experience working with best-in-class
distributors across a range of diverse end markets, and these
sectors align perfectly with several of our established
industry teams," Mr. Cooper said.
Distributors serve a critical role in the economy, connecting
diverse manufacturers to a wide range of customers across the full
spectrum of end markets, such as industrial, building products,
healthcare and food and beverage to name a few. From the factory
floor to the specialty contractor, customers depend on distributors
for product advice, timely delivery and to gain a competitive
advantage in rapidly changing markets.
"Leveraging the Distribution Group's expertise in these unique
business models and partnering across our strong and growing sector
capabilities will enable the entire organization to better service
our clients,” Mr. Cooper noted. “Nick and Jason are highly
respected and very well known by our existing private equity and
family office clients - their reputations for integrity, client
focus, and teamwork led to their proven track record of
productivity."
"Solomon Partners’ success is built upon a high energy,
client-first and team-oriented culture. Combining the best aspects
of a traditional investment banking partnership with the drive and
innovation of an entrepreneurial startup, the exceptional growth at
Solomon Partners is no accident,” Mr. Kliewer said.
Mr. Troyer added, “Solomon Partners provides the ideal platform
to expand our reach across the Distribution sector, building upon
our strong momentum and long-standing industry relationships. The
firm’s focus on deep sector knowledge, as the foundation for
superior client outcomes, fits squarely with our vision for the
Distribution Group. The strength of Solomon Partners’ existing
verticals together with its unique partnership structure and
growth-focused culture creates exciting opportunities to
collaborate.”
Mr. Kliewer joined Baird in 1998 and helped to build a globally
recognized Distribution team. Over the course of 26 years, he
advised many of the most successful leadership teams, financial
sponsors, public and private companies in the Distribution sector.
He earned an MBA from the University of Cambridge, where he was a
Gates Cambridge Scholar, and a BS degree in Finance from the
University of Florida.
Mr. Troyer joined Baird in 2011 and has focused exclusively on
the Distribution sector. He has a wide range of experience working
with publicly-traded, financial sponsor-backed, and family-owned
companies across a range of Distribution verticals. He holds an MBA
from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, an MS
in Finance from The University of Tampa, and a BS in Finance from
the University of Florida.
About Solomon Partners
Founded in 1989, Solomon Partners is a leading financial
advisory firm with a legacy as one of the oldest independent
investment banks. Our difference is unmatched industry knowledge in
the sectors we cover, creating superior value with unrivaled wisdom
for our clients. We advise clients on mergers, acquisitions,
divestitures, restructurings, recapitalizations, capital markets
solutions and activism defense across a range of industries.
Solomon Partners is an independently operated affiliate of Natixis,
part of Groupe BPCE. For further information, visit
solomonpartners.com.
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Kalen Holliday
kalen.holliday@solomonpartners.com