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Nicholas V. Beare

Managing Director, Head of Building & Infrastructure Group at Stephens Inc.

Dallas, TX, US

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Why they matter

Runs Stephens' Building & Infrastructure practice with two decades of building-products M&A relationships, making him a natural sell-side or buy-side counterparty in a rollup.

Background

Nicholas V. Beare is a Managing Director at Stephens Inc., where he heads the Building & Infrastructure Group and co-heads the firm's Industrials Group, having joined in 2005. He brings roughly 25 years of M&A experience spanning acquisitions, management buyouts, mergers, and divestitures, with prior roles as a Managing Director in M&A at Banc of America Securities and at NationsBanc Montgomery Securities/NationsBank directing industrial and Western U.S. M&A activity. He holds a BA (summa cum laude) from Duke University and a JD/MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.

Notable deals

  • 2007
    Advised on the sale of CertainTeed Corporation's vinyl window and patio door operations to Ply Gem Industries
  • 2011
    Advised on the sale of Continental Cabinets to RSI Home Products
  • 2010
    Served on the deal team for Kronos Worldwide's $358 million follow-on common stock offering

Call-prep brief

Nicholas V. Beare, Stephens Inc.

Background: Duke undergrad (summa cum laude) and JD/MBA from WashU. Cut his teeth at George K. Baum & Co. structuring management-led buyouts, then ran M&A for NationsBank/NationsBanc Montgomery's Industrial Growth Group and Banc of America Securities before joining Stephens in 2005.

Current focus: Head of Stephens' Building & Infrastructure Group and Co-Head of Industrials, covers building products manufacturers, distributors, and infrastructure services companies for sell-side, buy-side, and capital markets mandates.

What he cares about: Sponsor-backed building-products platforms with consolidation potential; repeat mandates with strategics and PE sponsors in the space; positioning Stephens as a boutique alternative to bulge-bracket coverage for mid-market industrials.

Recent moves: Long tenure at Stephens (20+ years) with a steady cadence of building-products and industrials transactions rather than a recent firm move. Worth confirming his current deal pipeline directly, as public deal attribution for this group is sparse.

Sensitivities: Stephens is privately held and doesn't publicize granular deal credits, so much of his transaction history is only visible via his own bio, verify any specific claims directly with him rather than assuming completeness.

Questions to ask:

  1. Which building-products distribution subsectors is he seeing the most sponsor-driven rollup activity in right now?
  2. Does Stephens have existing relationships with founder-owned distributors that could be a fit for a platform thesis?
  3. How does he see financing/multiples in building-products distribution shifting given current rate conditions?

Outreach draft

Subject
Building Products Distribution, Quick Intro
Hi Nick, I came across your work leading Stephens' Building & Infrastructure Group, including your role on the CertainTeed/Ply Gem window business sale and the Continental Cabinets/RSI transaction. We're evaluating a platform investment thesis in building products distribution and would value your read on where consolidation opportunities and founder-owned targets are emerging in the space. Would you have 20 minutes in the next couple of weeks for a call? Happy to work around your schedule. Best, [Your Name]

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