S. Matthew Katz

Matt Katz is the Executive Vice President – Mergers, Acquisitions and Capital Markets, for Limbach Holdings, Inc. Limbach is a NASDAQ-listed integrated building systems solutions firm whose expertise is in the design, prefabrication, installation, management and maintenance of heating, ventilation, air-conditioning (“HVAC”), mechanical, electrical, plumbing and controls systems.

Matt has 25 years of experience acquiring family-owned and operated businesses, including in the infrastructure services industry, and working with entrepreneurs to drive growth and create enterprise value. At Limbach, he leads the Company’s initiative to source, execute and integrate acquisition opportunities, and supports corporate and strategic development, balance sheet transactions and other projects.

Prior to joining Limbach, Matt served as a Director in the Fund Liquidity Solutions Group at Crestline Investors, a private investment firm. At Crestline, Matt oversaw the growth and/or disposition of a portfolio of distressed investments, including in the packaging, steel and infrastructure products sectors.

From 2000 to 2015, Matt was a Managing Director at FdG Associates, a New York-based middle market private equity firm. While at FdG, Matt focused on the sourcing, execution and oversight of the firm’s investments in family- and entrepreneur owned businesses in the lower middle market. Matt’s investment activity spanned a diverse array of businesses and industries, including building products, specialty retail, value-added distribution, precision machining and infrastructure and construction services.

Prior to joining FdG in 2000, Matt was an investment banking Analyst in the Global Natural Resources Group at Lehman Brothers where he assisted in mergers, acquisitions and financing transactions for businesses in the coal, exploration and production, and midstream pipeline sectors.

Over the course of Matt’s career, he has developed an affinity for, and deep insight into, investments in the construction services sector. He has developed an extensive network of relationships among investment bankers, intermediaries and business brokers; lenders and other financing sources; surety providers; and industry focused consultants and and executives. Matt has also shared his experiences and perspectives on investment activity and ownership transition in the industry as a panel speaker at conferences including the Lincoln International and L.E.K. Consulting Building and Infrastructure Conference, the PICPA Construction Industry Conference, and the CFMA Greater Pittsburgh Construction Industry Conference. He’s also been a contributor to publications including Buyouts, the Association for Corporate Growth’s Middle Market Growth, Mergers & Acquisitions, and CohnReznick’s quarterly newsletter.

Matt attended Williams College where he graduated with a B.A. in History with a concentration in Colonial and Revolutionary America.