Grace Hebert Curtis Acquires Bullock Tice Associates

Bernhard Capital Partners Invests in Grace Hebert Curtis to Launch AEC Platform

September 7, 2022

Engineering Services

Bernhard Capital Partners has launched a dedicated architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) platform with an investment in Grace Hebert Curtis Architecture (GHC). Financial terms were not disclosed; GHC’s management will retain a significant stake while Bernhard will support growth and build the platform to expand capabilities and serve education, healthcare, commercial office and industrial clients.

Grace Hebert Curtis Acquires BSSW Architects; Bernhard Capital-Backed AEC Platform Expands in Southwest Florida

December 6, 2023

Engineering Services

Grace Hebert Curtis Architects (GHC), a Bernhard Capital Partners–backed AEC platform, has acquired BSSW Architects, a full-service architectural firm with offices in Fort Myers and Naples, Florida. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal is an add-on to GHC's AEC platform intended to expand capabilities and market presence in southwestern Florida—particularly in education, government and hospitality sectors.

Grace Hebert Curtis Architects Invests in Hastings+Chivetta Architects

September 12, 2024

Engineering Services

Grace Hebert Curtis Architects (GHC), a Bernhard Capital Partners-backed AEC platform company, has made an investment in Hastings+Chivetta Architects (H+C), a St. Louis-based architecture firm focused on the education market. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal expands GHC's higher-education and K-12 capabilities and Midwest footprint as part of its AEC platform build-out.

Grace Hebert Curtis Acquires Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford

November 7, 2023

Professional Services

Bernhard Capital-backed Grace Hebert Curtis Architects (GHC) has acquired Hahnfeld Hoffer Stanford (HHS), a long-established architecture firm in the Dallas–Fort Worth region. The add-on strengthens GHC’s AEC platform with deeper K‑12, higher‑education and civic expertise and establishes a local presence in North Texas; financial terms were not disclosed.

Grace Hebert Curtis (Bernhard Capital-Backed) Invests in Orcutt|Winslow

November 7, 2024

Engineering Services

Grace Hebert Curtis Architects (GHC), a Bernhard Capital Partners-backed AEC platform, has invested in Orcutt|Winslow, a full-service architecture, forensic consulting, and program management firm. The combined business will operate as GHC + Orcutt|Winslow, retain Orcutt|Winslow leadership, and expand GHC's capabilities and regional footprint across key U.S. markets; financial terms were not disclosed.

GHC|orcutt winslow (Bernhard Capital-backed) Acquires Straughn Trout Architects

April 9, 2025

Engineering Services

GHC|orcutt winslow, a Bernhard Capital Partners portfolio company, has acquired Straughn Trout Architects, a Lakeland, Florida-based architecture firm focused on K-12, higher education, municipal and commercial projects. Financial terms were not disclosed; the deal expands GHC's footprint and capabilities in Central Florida and is the firm's seventh strategic acquisition since partnering with Bernhard Capital in September 2022.