Seeing both sides of the deal
Getting it right for investors and engineers
Andy Howard knows consulting engineering businesses from the inside. He has led them, grown them, and transformed them over a thirty-eight year career. Whether you are a private equity investor evaluating an engineering firm or an engineering firm owner preparing for investment or sale, Howard Advisory acts exclusively for you - bringing independent insight drawn from Andy's experience on both sides of the deal.
What makes Howard Advisory different
Most advisors understand transactions. Andy Howard also has a deep understanding of the businesses at the heart of the deal. With thirty-eight years of experience as a design engineer, project director, COO, CEO, and board member of consulting engineering firms. Andy brings a unique depth of operational and strategic knowledge - supported by an extensive network of AEC industry clients, leaders and specialists, built over a career working alongside them. This depth of knowledge and industry insight creates better outcomes for both sides of every deal.
"I have spent my career inside consulting engineering businesses. I know what makes them work, what makes them fragile, and what makes them genuinely valuable. I deploy that knowledge uniquely on every engagement, so all parties understand the true value of the business, the risks and the opportunities"
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The purpose behind the work
Andy founded Howard Advisory on a simple conviction: the challenges the world faces - from the energy transition to water security and resilient infrastructure - will not be met without engineering firms that are well led, well capitalized, and equipped for the future. Stronger firms create more capacity to solve the problems that matter. Every engagement Howard Advisory takes on is in service of that.
Who Howard Advisory works with
Private equity investors
Howard Advisory helps PE investors and strategic acquirers evaluate consulting engineering businesses with the rigor and insight that only comes from someone who has led them. From investment thesis development and due diligence through to post acquisition transition and ongoing board involvement, Andy brings the operational depth and continuity that generalist advisors cannot.
Engineering firm owners
Howard Advisory helps the owners of engineering firms prepare for, navigate, and complete transactions involving private equity or strategic investors; creating outcomes that work for the business, its people, and its new investors. Andy brings independent insight, creative thinking, and hands-on support at every stage of the process.
Independence & Confidentiality
Andy acts for only one party in each engagement. Every engagement is preceded by a conflict check and is only accepted if it is clearly free from conflicts related to existing or past clients. Confidential client information is kept in strict confidence under the terms of a mutual non-disclosure agreement, executed by Howard Advisory and the client for each engagement.
Why clients engage Andy
Operator instinct
Decades of leading engineering businesses at C-suite and board level, he instinctively identifies business risks and opportunities.
Fluent in both languages
Advising investors on the buy side and owners on the sell side, Andy understands what each party needs and where their interests genuinely align.
Fully independent
Andy acts for one party in any given transaction maintaining strict confidentiality and ensuring no conflicts of interests.
AI and digital integration
Andy has led digital transformation at scale in a global engineering business.
Creative thinking
The best transactions are rarely straightforward. Andy brings the strategic vision to find approaches that unlock value for all parties.
Hands on throughout
Andy works directly with clients at every stage. His experience and judgment are present from the first conversation until the mission is accomplished.
