April, 2025. Bob Dekker has joined Peakstone Group as a Managing Director in Chicago where he will be responsible for transaction origination and execution with a primary focus on the Food & Beverage space.
Bob has nearly 35 years of investment banking experience and has completed a broad range of M&A and capital raising transactions throughout his career.
Prior to joining Peakstone, Bob spent six years as Managing Director and Head of Food and Beverage Investment Banking for Balmoral Advisors. Before joining Balmoral, Bob spent eight years with a boutique investment banking firm he co-founded, Insight Advisory Partners, that was focused exclusively on working with emerging growth companies in the food and beverage industry. Previously, Bob’s investment banking career spanned working with large regional and international firms including Prescott, Ball & Turben, The Chicago Corporation and ABN-AMRO, where he oversaw that firm’s private placement activities across North America. Bob also co-founded a successful real estate development company in Chicago during which time he was active on the Board of the Home Builders Association of Chicago and served two terms as its President. Bob has been involved in a number of non-profit activities including seven years acting as a Super Mentor for the Good Food Business Accelerator where he coached founders of earlier stage F&B companies in the Chicagoland area. He is also co-head of the Association for Corporate Growth’s food and beverage committee.
Bob is originally from Chagrin Falls, Ohio and has lived in the Chicagoland area for over 30 years. He is a graduate of Denison University with a BA in Economics. Bob holds the FINRA Series 62, 63 and 79 securities designations and is also licensed as an Illinois Real Estate Managing Broker.
About Peakstone
Peakstone is a leading investment bank that specializes in mergers and acquisitions advisory and capital raising for middle market clients. The team is comprised of senior investment banking professionals who have decades of experience and have executed hundreds of transactions totaling billions of dollars. For additional information, visit www.peakstone.com.