PBK AG

What PBK AG does

PBK AG, legally registered as Fuhr Buser Partner BauOekonomie AG, is a Swiss professional services consulting firm specializing in construction and real estate economics (Bauökonomie). The firm offers an integrated suite of six core services: Strategy and Development, Client Advisory and Representation, Real Estate Economics, Cost Planning, Overall Management of Planning Teams, and Tendering and Implementation. These services are designed to guide clients from initial project conception through planning, realization, commissioning, and operational phases, providing a single point of accountability across the full building and real estate lifecycle.

The firm serves enterprise clients including real estate developers, property owners, and cultural institutions, with a visible project portfolio including Franklin Turm (Zürich Oerlikon), Hafenzentrale (Basel), Gartensiedlung Frohburg (Zürich), Zukunft Kunstmuseum Bern, and Neubau Bruggstrasse (Reinach BL). PBK AG operates from offices in Basel, Bern, Lugano, and Zürich, covering the German-, French-, and Italian-speaking regions of Switzerland, with the website footer additionally referencing a Baden location.

Revenue is generated through professional consulting fees on a project-by-project basis, with no publicly disclosed pricing. The go-to-market model is direct sales-led, with engagements delivered face-to-face by the professional team rather than through intermediaries or digital channels. The firm is a privately held Swiss Aktiengesellschaft (corporation) with no disclosed parent company, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or M&A activity. As a labor-intensive advisory business, PBK AG's growth is fundamentally tied to its talent base and the cadence of the Swiss construction and real estate market.

Name

PBK AG

Legal name

Fuhr Buser Partner BauOekonomie AG

Website

https://pbk-ag.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PBK AG (Fuhr Buser Partner BauOekonomie AG) is a Swiss consulting firm offering integrated construction and real estate economics services—from strategy and cost planning through tendering and realization—for enterprise real estate developers and institutional clients across Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional consulting fees for services including strategy and development, client advisory and representation, real estate economics, cost planning, overall management of planning teams, and tendering and realization services for building and real estate projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PBK AG (Fuhr Buser Partner BauOekonomie AG) is a Swiss consulting firm that delivers integrated services in construction and real estate economics. It guides clients from the initial project idea through planning, realization, commissioning, and operational use, covering strategy and development, client advisory and representation, real estate economics, cost planning, overall management of planning teams, and tendering and implementation.

Product overview

PBK AG (Fuhr Buser Partner BauOekonomie AG) is a Swiss consulting firm offering integrated services in construction and real estate economics. The company provides a unified suite of six core consulting services: Strategy and Development, Client Advisory and Representation, Real Estate Economics, Cost Planning, Overall Management of Planning Teams, and Tendering and Implementation. These services are designed to guide clients from initial project concept through planning, construction, and operational phases, providing end-to-end project support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategie und Entwicklung (Strategy and Development)
• Bauherrenberatung und –vertretung (Client Advisory and Representation)
• Immobilienökonomie (Real Estate Economics)
• Kostenplanung (Cost Planning)
• Gesamtleitung von Planungsteams (Overall Management of Planning Teams)
• Ausschreibung und Realisierung (Tendering and Implementation)

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Turner & Townsend: Global cost-management and project-management consultancy serving real-estate and infrastructure clients. Directly comparable to PBK AG on cost planning, tendering, and owner's-side advisory, though at materially larger global scale.
• Wüest Partner: Swiss real-estate research and consulting firm providing valuation, economics, and market advisory across the Swiss property market. Directly comparable to PBK AG on its real estate economics, market evaluation, and advisory practices within the same Swiss geography.
• Faithful+Gould: Global project and cost-management consultancy (part of AtkinsRéalis) with deep real-estate and infrastructure cost advisory. Comparable to PBK AG on integrated cost-planning and project-management services across the full building lifecycle.
• Amstein + Walthert: Swiss engineering and building-consulting firm covering building technology, energy, and economics across German-speaking Switzerland. Comparable on integrated building-side advisory and Swiss geographic focus, with overlapping cost-planning expertise.
• Drees & Sommer: German-headquartered construction and real-estate consultancy specializing in cost management, project management, and Bauökonomie. Closely comparable to PBK AG's construction-economics and owner's-representative service mix and is the most established peer in the DACH region.
• Gardiner & Theobald: UK-based independent construction consultancy offering cost management and project management services. Comparable on the cost-planning, tendering, and owner's-representation services that form PBK AG's core offerings.
• Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB): International construction cost consultancy providing quantity surveying, cost management, and project advisory. Comparable to PBK AG on its core cost-planning and project-management mandate for building owners and developers.

Broad incumbents

• Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL): Global real-estate services firm with project-management, cost, and advisory practices serving owners and developers. Overlaps with PBK AG on owner's-representation and real-estate advisory, but JLL operates as a broad incumbent rather than a niche Bauökonomie specialist.
• Arcadis: Global design, engineering, and consultancy firm with substantial real-estate and cost-management capabilities. Overlaps with PBK AG on cost planning and project advisory but operates as a broad incumbent across many segments rather than a Swiss construction-economics specialist.
• CBRE: Global real-estate services firm offering valuation, advisory, and project-management services. Comparable on real-estate economics and owner's-side advisory, but as a diversified incumbent rather than a focused construction-economics practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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