Andrej Avelini

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Andrej has spent three decades serving clients in the AEC industry, providing corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions advice (~250 completed AEC industry transactions), as well as private equity capital raising, internal stock valuations, benchmarking, and other financial advisory services. He has advised CEOs, CFOs, and Boards of Directors of 600+ global AEC firms.

Prior to AEC Advisors, Andrej was the Managing Director and head of M&A at EFCG.  Before EFCG, Andrej worked at Salomon Brothers.

Andrej has an MBA from Columbia University and received his undergraduate degree summa cum laude from Freed-Hardeman University.

Andrej holds FINRA Series 24, 63, 79, and 99 licenses and is a Registered Representative of AEC Transaction Services LLC, Member FINRA.

Education
Freed-Hardeman University, BBA
Columbia University, MBA

Previously Employed
EFCG
Salomon Brothers

Years in AEC Industry
30+

Years in Investment Banking
30+

Interests
Tennis
Istria and Dalmatian Islands
All animals

Recently Completed M&A Transactions

Transaction Thumbnail image for BNP Group / US Cost, Schneider Electric (August 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Veritas Capital / Trinity Consultants (August 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for New Mountain Capital / Jensen Hughes (August 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Ridgemont Equity Partners / Entact (August 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for New Mountain Capital / Commonwealth Associates (June 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Clearlake Capital / Qualus (March 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Littlejohn & Co / GDS Associates (March 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for First Reserve / WGI (January 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Arlington Capital Partners / Pond & Co (January 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Trinity Consultants / JB&B (October 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for McMillan Pazdan Smith Architects / Fuqua & Partners Architects (July 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for AtkinsRealis / David Evans Enterprises (March 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Cumming Group / RWBID Construction Management (March 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Consor Engineers / Murfee Engineering Company (February 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Align Capital Partners / AKS Engineering (January 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Examinetics / EHS Risk Management (January 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Berkshire Partners / EPE (Electric Power Engineers) (December 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for WSP / POWER Engineers (October 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Apex / Johnson Engineering (September 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Qualus / PFES (The Planet Group) (August 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for TRC / Paustenbach & Associates (August 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Blackstone / Westwood (August 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Gannett Fleming / TranSystems (August 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for SLR Consulting / SGA (Gestión Ambiental S.A.) (June 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for New Mountain Capital / Consor (June 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Colliers / Englobe (June 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for CIVC Partners / HR Green (January 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for HIG Capital / CHA Consulting (January 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Wind Point Partners / MOREgroup (January 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Stantec / Morrison Hershfield (January 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Alliance Technical Group / Civil & Environmental Consultants (December 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Trinity Consultants / Longman Lindsey (November 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Qualus Corporation / GridBright (October 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Lindsay Goldberg / Kleinfelder (September 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Cumming Group / PCM Consulting (July 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Geosyntec Consultants / Aspect Consulting (June 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Morgan Stanley Capital Partners / Apex Companies (February 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Tetra Tech / RPS Group (January 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Colliers Engineering & Design / PeakUrban (August 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Blackstone / Geosyntec (May 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Godspeed Capital / Huckabee (April 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for PS&S / B Thayer Associates (April 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Trinity Consultants  / Cerami (December 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for TRC / ESS Group (December 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Trinity Consultants  / DiSorbo (November 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for BCC Engineering / Heath & Lineback Engineers  (October 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Elysium Capital Management / Lochner  (August 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Wind Point Partners  / Vertex (August 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Geosyntec  / ATM (August 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Apex / Environmental Partners (July 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for TranSystems / L.R. Kimball (June 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Stantec / Engenium (May 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Geosyntec  / Zoic Environmental (March 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Consor / Murraysmith (December 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Hatch / LTK (November 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Tokyu Construction  / Indochine Engineering (October 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Haley Aldrich / Hart Crowser (August 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Colliers International / Maser Consulting  (July 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Ardurra / LNV (January 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for TY Lin International / TMIG (December 2019)
Transaction Thumbnail image for NV5 / GHD Forensic Consulting (November 2019)
Transaction Thumbnail image for CHA Consulting / Wolverton (June 2019)