Executing home building’s most compelling merger and acquisition.

What started as a friendship built at industry meetings became a successful integration of two companies. To remake Ryland Homes and Standard Pacific Homes into CalAtlantic, Stowell and Nicholson arranged a level-set on their integration process that amounted to over 300 initiatives around 1,200 practices.

CalAtlantic covers 41 metro areas across 17 states. The company’s combined profit of roughly $5.2 billion for the 12 months ending mid-2015 led it to the No. 5 spot on the Builder 100, as well as recognition as BUILDER’s 2016 Builder of the Year.