Joe Smetona

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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

Prior to AEC Advisors, Joe worked in several corporate finance advisory and investing roles, including as a Vice President at EFCG, an investment associate at a family office, and a Capital Markets Analyst at CIT Group.

Joe graduated from Columbia University (MS in Operations Research) and Case Western University (BSE in Mechanical Engineering and BA in Philosophy). He was also the varsity captain of the Case Western tennis team.

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

Education
BSE Mechanical Engineering & BA Philosophy
Case Western Reserve

MS Operations Research
Columbia University

Previously Employed
EFCG

Years in AEC Industry
12

Years in Investment Banking
12

Interests
Tennis
Mexico
Gastronomy

Recently Completed M&A Transactions

Transaction Thumbnail image for CIVC Partners / Cushing Terrell (September 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Veritas Capital / Trinity Consultants (August 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Hennick & Co / PAE (July 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Langan / Kirkman Engineering (June 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Populous / OJB Landscape Architecture (May 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Kelso & ARA Services Partners / Beacon Communications (April 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Clearlake Capital / Qualus (March 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for GHK Capital Partners / CPL Architecture, Engineering, Planning (February 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Colliers / Ramos CS (February 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for MML Capital / RTM Engineering (January 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Arora Engineers / JA Watts (January 2026)
Transaction Thumbnail image for WSP / TRC (December 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Egis / Ecometrix (September 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Signal Hill Equity Partners / Kluber Architects + Engineers (September 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Atwell / Manhard Consulting (August 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Ampirical / Cappstone Energy Group (August 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Egis / Lochner (August 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Apollo S3 & ADIA / Egis & Tikehau (July 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Court Square Capital Partners / DCCM - White Wolf Capital (June 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for ARA Service Partners & Kelso / Galloway (May 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Consor Engineers / Murfee Engineering Company (February 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for SkyKnight Capital / MacKay Sposito (January 2025)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Berkshire Partners / EPE (Electric Power Engineers) (December 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for NMS Capital / CSL Consulting (November 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering (ICE) / Robert Campbell & Associates (October 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for WSP / POWER Engineers (October 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Godspeed Capital / BNP Associates (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 Salas O'Brien / Ehvert Mission Critical (July 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Bernhard Capital Partners / Brailsford & Dunlavey (June 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for New Mountain Capital / Consor (June 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Colliers / Englobe (June 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for WSP Global / AKF (May 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering / IDCUS (April 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Godspeed Capital / Infrastructure Consulting & Engineering (April 2024)
Transaction Thumbnail image for LJA Engineering / Freeland & Kauffman (March 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 Legence / OCI Associates (December 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Trinity Consultants / Waid Environmental (October 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for GHK Capital Partners / WSB & Associates (September 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Lindsay Goldberg / Kleinfelder (September 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for LJA Engineering / Donald W. McIntosh Associates (August 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Cumming Group / PCM Consulting (July 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Egis / McIntosh Perry (June 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Accenture / Anser (June 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Colliers Engineering & Design / Hilgart Wilson (May 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Montrose Environmental / Matrix Solutions (May 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Morgan Stanley Capital Partners / Apex Companies (February 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Pennoni / Van Note-Harvey Associates (January 2023)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Trilon / CME Associates (October 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Comvest Partners / GAI Consultants (October 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Colliers Engineering & Design / PeakUrban (August 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Trilon / CPH (June 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Sercel / Geocomp (May 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Blackstone / Geosyntec (May 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for PS&S / B Thayer Associates (April 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Colliers Engineering & Design / KFW Engineering  (March 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for TranSystems / Omega (January 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Ramboll / EYP Mission Critical (January 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Pennoni / Snyder Secary & Associates (January 2022)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Bureau Veritas / PreScience (December 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for EN Engineering  / ESC Engineering (December 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for TRC / ESS Group (December 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Trinity Consultants  / DiSorbo (November 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Godspeed Capital / Ascent Engineering Group (November 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Ardurra / Fulghum Macindoe (October 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for BCC Engineering / Heath & Lineback Engineers  (October 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Wind Point Partners  / Vertex (August 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for McIntosh Perry / Beam Longest Neff (August 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Godspeed Capital / Austin Brockenbrough (June 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for TranSystems / L.R. Kimball (June 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Godspeed Capital / Prime Engineering (May 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Langan / Adams Engineering (April 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Hanson / Amherst Consulting (April 2021)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Hull  / HSW (December 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Dubilier and Hoffman / Carter & Clark (December 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for NorthWind  / LBYD (November 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for S & B Infrastructure  / Cape (September 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for Colliers International / Maser Consulting  (July 2020)
Transaction Thumbnail image for NV5 / GHD Forensic Consulting (November 2019)
Transaction Thumbnail image for MSA / Muermann Engineering (September 2019)
Transaction Thumbnail image for CHA Consulting / Wolverton (June 2019)