Nicholas Capuano

Nick advises publicly traded and privately held clients across industries on complex financial and strategic communications matters. He has significant experience and expertise in investor relations and special situations, including M&A and shareholder activism.

Nick provides ongoing investor relations support to several clients, including quarterly earnings prep, assistance crafting complex earnings announcements, and investor targeting. He regularly advises clients on investor days and works closely with executive teams to refresh their investor messaging. Nick has also helped clients navigate leadership transitions, complex litigation, cyber incidents, bankruptcy, and transactions.

Prior to joining Kekst CNC, Nick worked in corporate finance and strategy at AIG, where he was responsible for building effective cross-functional, global working relationships to execute strategic initiatives during a period of significant transformation for the company. Nick began his career as a management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he supported the firm’s re-entry into the commercial market.

Nick holds a B.A. in Economics from Hamilton College and an M.B.A. in Finance from New York University.

Experience

Financial Communications

• Served as the interim Head of U.S. IR for a dual-listed S&P 500 company, helping to establish and execute on a comprehensive, world-class IR program, which included an investor day.
• Advised dozens of companies on complex earnings announcements including significant misses relative to consensus, withdrawal of guidance metrics, and in the context of special situations.
• Provided comprehensive support to multiple investor days including developing presentations, crafting scripts, training executives to interface with shareholders, and coordinating logistics.
• Conducted numerous investor perception studies on behalf of clients to help them refresh messaging, plan for investor days, and enhance communications processes.

Transactions

• Represented companies in numerous transactions, spanning mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and spin-offs; and has worked on deals across a range of sectors, including industrials, agriculture, biotech, energy, and real estate.
• He has advised on several IPO and SPAC transactions, including Avantor, United Wholesale Mortgage, Leafly, and Monocle Acquisition Corp.’s acquisition of AerSale.

Corporate Governance and Shareholder Activism

• Represented numerous companies privately engaging with, or publicly targeted by, high-profile activist shareholders including Starboard, Elliott, and Engine No.1.
• Worked with companies across industries on activism and takeover preparedness planning.