(Newton, MA)—PSMJ Resources is proud to celebrate a remarkable milestone: Karl P. Wohler is marking his 10-year anniversary as a valued member of PSMJ's Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) team.
Over the past decade, Karl has been an integral part of PSMJ's mergers and acquisitions, valuation, and ownership transition practices. His diverse experience in operations management, finance, M&A deal structuring, and process management has provided him with a unique perspective to assist architecture and engineering firm leaders in developing effective growth, transition, and exit strategies.
"Karl has been a driving force behind PSMJ’s impact over the past decade, bringing insight, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to helping AEC firm leaders succeed," says PSMJ President Gregory Hart. "His contributions have shaped not only our organization, but also the firms that we serve every day. We’re proud to celebrate this milestone and even more excited for what’s ahead."
As a business owner, consultant, corporate M&A leader, and now a decade-long cornerstone of the PSMJ team, Karl has developed strategy and end-to-end managed buy-side and sell-side M&A deals ranging in size from $1M to $100M+. With PSMJ Resources, he personally led 35 deals with an average deal value of $22M per transaction and a total deal value of $760M.
Karl began his career as a Chemical Engineer at Polaroid Corporation, advancing to Senior Director of Film Manufacturing and Corporate Program Manager in Research & Development. His first exposure to mergers and acquisitions came when he managed several plant consolidation and divestiture projects.
Over the past 25 years, Karl has built deep experience in mergers and acquisitions that includes a range of consulting advisory engagements as well as serving as the corporate head of M&A for Bowne & Co.—a $1B financial service content management company—and as the owner and CEO of a 150-employee printing company.
Karl has also provided project financing advisory support to several large real estate development and restructuring projects, including Melrose on the Beach in South Carolina and Titanic-Pigeon Forge in Tennessee.
As a strategy and business development consultant at Emergence Consulting, Karl provided growth strategy consulting and M&A advisory support to Chargeurs, a French manufacturing conglomerate, and to DuPont's global polyester manufacturing business. He also developed a divestiture and privatization plan for a $300M division of Philips Electronics–North America.
Karl holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and an MBA from Babson College.