ROBERT WHALEN

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Bob represents HB Global’s interest in the general partner. As the current Chairmen and CEO of HB Global, Bob led the company from approximately $29 million of revenue in 2008 to over $500 million to date, largely through inorganic acquisition growth. Bob has led 23 acquisitions in the Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) space creating over $120 million of equity value for his employees. Bob has a Master of Finance degree from the Notre Dame Mendoza School of Business an MBA from the Cornell Johnson School of Business and a Bachelor of Science in agriculture economics from Cornell University.

HB Capital is the private equity asset management division HB Global, a mechanical contractor that has successfully integrated 23 acquisitions since 2010. Our mission is to promote employee ownership by facilitating the sale of equity from the current owner(s) to existing management teams and other employees while consistently outperforming average private equity market returns.