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Scott Molinaro

Managing Director, Co-Head of Building Products at Lincoln International

Chicago, IL, USA

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Why they matter

Co-heads Lincoln International's building products practice and personally led multiple 2024-2025 sell-side deals in the sector, a strong first call for live deal flow.

Background

Scott Molinaro is a Managing Director and Co-Head of the Building Products practice at Lincoln International, based in Chicago, where he advises owners, operators, and financial sponsors on sell-side, buy-side, cross-border, and debt advisory transactions across new residential, new nonresidential, and repair/remodel/retrofit building product sectors. Before joining Lincoln, he was a senior equity research analyst at Spot Trading LLC covering industrial and consumer equities. He holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BS from DePaul University.

Notable deals

  • 2024
    Co-led sell-side advisory for The Halifax Group on the sale of Southern Exteriors to Monomoy Capital Partners
  • 2024
    Advised Roman Products on its sale to Matrix Adhesives Group, a portfolio company of Goldner Hawn
  • 2025
    Advised on the sale of the EverStrong Extrusions business of Eastern Wholesale Fence to Oldcastle APG
  • 2025
    Advised Littlejohn & Co. on the sale of PlayPower to Platinum Equity

Call-prep brief

Background

  • MD and Co-Head of Building Products at Lincoln International (Chicago)
  • Prior: senior equity research analyst at Spot Trading LLC (industrials & consumer equities)
  • MBA, Kellogg School of Management (Northwestern); BS, DePaul University

Current Focus

  • Sell-side, buy-side, cross-border, and debt advisory in building products: new residential, new nonresidential, and repair/remodel/retrofit segments
  • Multiple closed 2024-2025 sell-side mandates: Southern Exteriors, Roman Products, EverStrong Extrusions, PlayPower
  • Named a 2024 Emerging Leader by The M&A Advisor

What He Cares About

  • Client trust and a "collaborative approach" throughout the deal process (his own stated philosophy)
  • Positioning building products platforms for PE and strategic buyers amid a recovering M&A market. He has written publicly on building products M&A trends
  • Relationships spanning both PE sponsors and family/founder-owned targets

Recent Moves

  • Co-led Halifax Group's sale of Southern Exteriors to Monomoy Capital Partners (2024)
  • Advised on Roman Products' sale to Matrix Adhesives Group/Goldner Hawn (2024)
  • Advised on sale of EverStrong Extrusions (Eastern Wholesale Fence) to Oldcastle APG (2025)
  • Advised Littlejohn & Co. on PlayPower's sale to Platinum Equity (2025)

Sensitivities

  • As a sell-side banker on active mandates, likely guarded about unannounced targets or live process details
  • Works across competing PE sponsors. Avoid asking him to comment on specific competitor bids

Questions to Ask

  1. Which building products subsectors (repair/remodel vs. new construction) are seeing the strongest buyer demand right now?
  2. What's driving the recent wave of platform sales to strategics like Oldcastle APG versus sponsor-to-sponsor deals?
  3. Are there founder-owned building products distributors in his pipeline that aren't yet formally on the market?

Outreach draft

Subject
Building Products M&A Market Insights
Hi Scott, I lead deal sourcing on our industrials team, and I've been following Lincoln International's building products work closely, your recent mandates on Southern Exteriors, Roman Products, and the EverStrong Extrusions sale to Oldcastle APG caught our attention. We're actively evaluating platforms in the repair/remodel and building products distribution space and would value your read on where buyer demand is strongest right now, along with any founder-owned businesses you think could be a fit for a partnership conversation. Would you have 20 minutes for a call in the next couple of weeks? Best, [Your Name]

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