Role
Jason Kliewer is a Partner and Co-Head of Distribution. He joined the firm in 2024.
Experience
Jason has over 26 years of Distribution investment banking experience advising many of the most successful leadership teams, financial sponsors, public and private companies in the sector.
Prior to joining Solomon Partners, Jason led Baird’s Global Distribution Investment Banking practice.
SELECT RECENT TRANSACTIONS INCLUDE:
- Bain Capital’s acquisition of Harrington
- PNC Riverarch sale of Shearer Supply to Investcorp
- Shoreline’s sale of Mr. Greens to Sterling Investment Partners
- Gryphon’s sale of Heritage Distribution Holdings to Beijer Ref
- Clearlake Capital’s sale of FloWorks to Wynnchurch
- Greenbriar’s sale of Electrical Source to Radwell
- Advent’s acquisition of a significant stake in Imperial Dade
- Greenbriar’s sale of Radwell to CVC Capital Partners
- Ridgemont’s sale of Munch Supply to Marcone/Genstar
- Audax sale of RelaDyne to American Industrial Partners
- Littlejohn’s sale of Kaman Distribution to GPC (Motion Industries)
- Bertram Capital’s sale of Flow Control Group to KKR
- Behrman’s sale of BHC to HIG Advantage
- Parts Town on its recapitalization in partnership with Leonard Green
- Sterling Investment Partners’ sale of Marcone to Genstar
- Sale of S&S Activewear to CD&R
Education
Jason holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge, where he was a Gates Cambridge Scholar, and a BS in Finance, with highest honors, from the University of Florida.
