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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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