Nick is the former President and part owner of
Metal Blast, Inc., a leading producer of metal abrasives sold to the foundry industry. Prior to that, he was the President
of Merrymaid Plastics, Corp., an injection molder of proprietary plastic housewares and hardware products sold to consumer
products companies such as Procter & Gamble and major retailers including Sears and J.C. Penney. In addition, before joining
the investment banking profession, Nick successfully engineered three startups, two turn-arounds and the sale of four companies
in which he had an ownership interest.
Widely
published, Nick has written articles on the acquisition and sale of closely held companies for Mergers & Acquisitions
magazine, M&A Today, the M&A Insider and Crain’s Cleveland Business. He has been quoted in such publications
as the National Review of Corporate Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions magazine and the Wall Street Journal.
Nick holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees
in business. He is a former Marine Corps officer and held multiple combat commands in Vietnam. He is a founding member and
former two-term President of IMAP, International M&A Partners, a global organization with member firms in thirty countries.
