Bob Perkaus

Throughout Bob’s career, he has focused on financial sponsor advisory, mergers & acquisitions, investment analysis, and corporate finance.

Prior to joining AEC Advisors in 2025, Bob was a Managing Director at Guggenheim Partners, focused on architectural, engineering, and consultive services to buildings and infrastructure end-markets.  He previously was with Lincoln International as a Vice President, working across a variety of business and commercial services verticals.  Some of Bob’s extensive and relevant deal experience in the AEC industry prior to joining AEC Advisors include the following transactions:

• 2024:  Advised Salas O’Brien on its strategic investment from Blackstone
• 2023:  Advised Providence Equity Partners on its strategic investment in Populous
• 2021:  Advised Woolpert, a Long Point Capital portfolio company, on its sale to MSD Capital
• 2021:  Advised a Peak Rock affiliate on its acquisition of SAM
• 2021:  Advised Cumming Group, a Tailwind Capital portfolio company, on its sale to New Mountain Capital
• 2019:  Advised Vidaris, a Cortec Group portfolio company, on its sale to SOCOTEC
• 2019:  Advised Superior Controls, a DFW Capital portfolio company, on its sale to E-Technologies
• 2017:  Advised Primary Integration, a Rotunda Capital portfolio company, on its sale to Bureau Veritas
• 2016:  Advised Cumming Group, a Long Point Capital portfolio company, on its sale to Tailwind Capital

 

Bob received an AB in Classical Studies from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the University of Chicago School of Business.  He played football at the University of Chicago and later was a high school football coach.

Bob holds FINRA Series 63 and 79 licenses.