Robby Perrino

About Robby Perrino

Results-oriented, entrepreneurial executive with extensive leadership skills and valuation, consulting, and capital markets experience within the highly dynamic Northern California (San Francisco, San Jose-Silicon Valley and Sacramento) commercial real estate market. In-depth knowledge of the research, financial and valuation decision making of institutional and corporate real estate. Collaborative communicator focused on building relationships to drive positive results, comprehensive business approaches and enhanced profitability. Managed staff and guided clients through the dot.com bubble, 9/11, subprime mortgage crisis, and COVID-19 pandemic. PARTIAL LIST OF NOTABLE ASSIGNMENTS:• Led the valuation team for Deutsche Bank/RREEF’s $1.1 billion acquisition of Peery-Arrillaga’s Silicon Valley portfolio, consisting 5.3 million square feet and 119 properties. At the time in 2006, this was the largest number of commercial properties in the region to change hands. • Managed the Northern California valuations for Blackstone’s 2007 purchase of Equity Office Properties for $39 billion. With approximately 540 properties totaling 130 million square feet, this is the largest-ever real estate private equity buyout. • Led the valuation team of the MWest Silicon Valley portfolio, comprising 6.4 million square feet and 73 buildings. MWest acquired the portfolio from Mission West Properties in 2012 for a total consideration of $800 million, in what was Silicon Valley’s largest deal of the year.• Valued, underwritten, and advised on more than $3.0 trillion in commercial real estate over my 35 year career.

Experience

1. Senior Managing Director, Valuation & Advisory Services

   Nova Group, GBC

   Nov 2025 — Present · San Jose, CA, US

   With over 35 years of commercial real estate valuation & advisory/consulting experience, Robby Perrino, joined Nova Group, GBC to build a Valuation & Advisory Services Group in Northern California. Nova\'s innovative approach to valuation and consulting leverages technology with best-in-class valuation and advisory professionals while all under the mission of a Certified B Corp using business as a force for good.Nova Group, GBC is an international, multidisciplinary real estate advising firm providing valuation & advisory, environmental, engineering, and energy consulting and design services throughout North America and around the globe. Incorporated in Minnesota in 1987, Nova has proudly become one the largest privately held environmental and engineering firms. This pride shows through in our company-wide commitment to service excellence.With a broad depth of experts across the globe, coupled with understanding our clients\' needs, we are able to provide innovative and cost-effective solutions for all your due diligence needs. Our commitment to our clients has placed Nova as one of the top five providers of real estate due diligence services.Nova proudly transitioned to a General Benefit Corporation, often referred to as a B Corp in 2019. This means Nova is aligning our values with our business practices. We recognize our role goes beyond profitability and that we value our environment, our communities, and our people.

Education

• University of Southern California

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  1985 — 1989

Skills

• Portfolio Management
• Due Diligence
• Capital Markets
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Real Estate Transactions
• Financial Analysis
• Real Estate Development
• Transaction Management
• Investments
• Commercial Real Estate
• Corporate Real Estate
• Appraisals
• Investment Sales
• Dispositions
• Valuation
• Brokerage
• Real Estate
• Consulting
• Landlords
• Asset Management
• Real Estate Financing
• Real Estate Economics
• Investment Properties
• Fiduciary
• Acquisitions