MANUFACTURING DEAL OF THE YEAR
The Acquisition of DJ’s Boudain, LLC by Treaty Oak Equity, LLC
- Seller: DJ’s Boudain
- Buyer: Treaty Oak Equity, LLC
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Statesman Business Advisors
- Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: SCA Transaction Services
- Seller Counsel: Creighton, Fox, Johnson & Mills, PLLC
- Buyer Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis
- Other Consultants: FMW, P.C. – Certified Public Accountants
The Acquisition of Momentum Glass, a portfolio company of Tulcan Private Equity, by HITT Family Office
- Seller: Momentum Glass
- Buyer: HITT
- Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
- Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Moss Adams
- Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Baker Tilly
- Seller Counsel: Foley & Lardner
- Buyer Counsel: Venable
- Private Equity: Tulcan Private Equity
- Other Consultants: PwC
The Acquisition of Westbrook Energy Group by SCF Partners
- Seller: Westbrook Energy Group
- Buyer: SCF Partners
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
- Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Moss Adams
- Seller Counsel: Morgan Lewis
- Buyer Counsel: Vinson & Elkins
The Acquisition of YakGear, Inc by Nautical Group and T-H Marine
- Seller: YakGear, Inc
- Buyer: Nautical Group and T-H Marine Supplies
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Benchmark International
The Acquisition of Direct Scaffolding Supply by Highlander Partners, L.P.
- Seller: Direct Scaffolding Supply
- Buyer: Highlander Partners, L.P.
- Seller Counsel: BoyarMiller
- Buyer Counsel: Winston & Strawn
OILFIELD SERVICES DEAL OF THE YEAR
A Divestiture of Coiled Tubing Assets by NexTier
- Seller: NextTier
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
The Acquisition of Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. by Affiliates of MSD Partners, L.P. and Glendon Capital Management L.P.
- Seller: Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
- Seller Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP
- Senior Debt: MSD Partners
The Acquisition of the West Texas Sand Mine of Signal Peak Silica by ProFrac
- Seller: Signal Peak Silica, LLC
- Buyer: ProFrac Holding Corp.
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
- Seller Counsel: Sidley Austin LLP
- Buyer Counsel: Winston & Strawn LLP
- Other Consultants: Evercore
The Acquisition of U.S. Well Services by ProFrac Holdings
- Seller: S. Well Services
- Buyer: ProFrac Holding Corp.
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
- Seller Counsel: Porter Hedges, Paul Hastings, Vinson & Elkins
- Buyer Counsel: Brown Rudnick, Kirkland & Ellis
RENEWABLES AND SUSTAINABILITY DEAL OF THE YEAR
The Acquisition of Genera by Ara Partners
- Seller: Genera
- Buyer: Ara Partners
- Buy-side Investment Bank: England & Company
- Buyer Counsel: White & Case
The Acquisition of Midwest Energy, Inc. by Retail Consulting Project Co. 3, LLC, a portfolio company of Gexa Energy, LP
- Seller: Midwest Energy, Inc.
- Buyer: Gexa Energy, LP
- Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: UHY LLP
- Seller Counsel: Vedder Price
- Buyer Counsel: Gray Reed
The Acquisition of Joule Processing by Plug Power Inc.
- Seller: Joule Processing
- Buyer: Plug Power Inc.
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
- Seller Counsel: BoyarMiller
- Buyer Counsel: Goodwin Procter
- Other Consultants: Newport, LLC
E&P (UPSTREAM) DEAL OF THE YEAR
The Acquisition of Aera Energy LLC by IKAV Energy
- Seller: Aera Energy LLC
- Buyer: IKAV Energy
- Sell-side Investment Bank: JPMorgan
- Buy-side Investment Bank: Citibank, Guggenheim
- Buyer Counsel: Haynes and Boone, LLP
The Acquisition of Permian Basin Central Basin Platform Asset from Stronghold
- Seller: Stronghold Energy II
- Buyer: Ring Energy
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
- Seller Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
The Acquisition of Sundance’s Eagle Ford Assets by SilverBow
- Seller: Sundance Energy, Inc.
- Buyer: SilverBow Resources, Inc.
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
- Seller Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Other Consultants: TD, Barclays
The Acquisition of the New Mexico assets of Titus Oil & Gas Production, LLC by Earthstone Energy, Inc
- Seller: Titus Oil & Gas Production, LLC
- Buyer: Earthstone Energy, Inc
- Seller Counsel: Bracewell LLP
- Buyer Counsel: Haynes and Boone, LLP
The Acquisition of the Assets of Midland Basin operator Bighorn Permian Resources, LLC by Earthstone Energy, Inc.
- Seller: Bighorn Permian Resources, LLC
- Buyer: Earthstone Energy, Inc.
- Seller Counsel: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Buyer Counsel: Haynes and Boone, LLP
TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS SERVICES DEAL OF THE YEAR
A Divestiture of Business Segments by ION Geophysical Corporation
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Perella Weinberg Partners
- Seller Counsel: Winston & Strawn LLP
- Buyer Counsel: Linklaters
- Senior Debt: Ropes & Gray
- Junior Debt: White & Case
- Other Consultants: FTI Consulting
The Acquisition of JTAM Engineering by a HNWI
- Seller: JTAM Engineering
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Benchmark International
A Divestiture of PCS Software by The CapStreet Group
- Seller: PCS Software
- Buyer: LLR Partners
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Vaquero Capital
- Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: RSM US LLP
- Seller Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher
The Acquisition of Wise Men Consultants, Inc. by RTS OpCo, Inc.
- Seller: Wise Men Consultants
- Buyer: RTS
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Sett & Lucas
- Seller Counsel: Balch & Bingham
- Buyer Counsel: Mintz Levin
- Senior Debt: Fifth Third Bank
- Senior Debt Counsel: Haynes Boone
- Private Equity: Presidio Investors
CONSUMER & OTHER SERVICES DEAL OF THE YEAR
The Acquisition of Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company by BBBC Holdings, Inc.
- Seller: Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company
- Buyer: WPM Capital
- Seller Counsel: Whitley LLP
- Buyer Counsel: Gray Reed
The Acquisition of Principle Health Systems by Platform Partners
- Seller: Principle Health Systems
- Buyer: Platform Partners
- Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: SolomonEdwards
- Seller Counsel: Haynes & Boone
- Buyer Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP
The Acquisition of Texan Bank by Home Bank
- Seller: Texan Bank
- Buyer: Home Bank
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Performance Trust Capital Partners
- Seller Counsel: Hunton Andrews Kurth
- Buyer Counsel: Silver, Freedman Taff & Tiernan LLP
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES – CORPORATE STRATEGIC ACQUISITION – DEAL OF THE YEAR
The Acquisition of SI Solutions, LLC by C2C Technical Services, LLC, a portfolio company of Jumana Capital Partners, LLC
- Seller: SI Solutions, LLC
- Buyer: Jumana Capital Partners, LLC
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Salt Creek Capital Partners
- Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: FORVIS
- Buyer Counsel: Locke Lord
- Senior Debt: Cadence Bank
A Divestiture of Allied Reliability by The CapStreet Group
- Seller: Allied Reliability
- Buyer: Pennzoil-Quaker State Company
- Sell-side Investment Bank: BlackArch Partners
- Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Grant Thornton
- Seller Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher
- Buyer Counsel: Winston & Strawn LLP
The Acquisition of C&D Scrap Metal by Merchants Metal Recycling LL CD LLC, a portfolio company of Company of Merchants
- Seller: C&D Scrap Metal
- Buyer: Company of Merchants
- Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
- Seller Counsel: BoyarMiller
- Buyer Counsel: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
- Senior Debt: Amegy Bank
INDUSTRIAL SERVICES – PRIVATE EQUITY ACQUISITION – DEAL OF THE YEAR
The Acquisition of SPL by Sentinel Capital Partners
- Seller: SPL
- Buyer: Sentinel Capital Partners
- Buy-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
The Recapitalization of Thorpe Specialty Services by KLH Capital
- Seller: Thorpe Specialty Services
- Buyer: KLH Capital
- Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
- Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Grant Thornton
- Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Grant Thornton
- Seller Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher
- Buyer Counsel: Akerman
- Private Equity: The Capstreet Group
- Other Consultants: Insulations, Inc.
A Divestiture of OnPoint Industrial Services by The CapStreet Group
- Seller: OnPoint Industrial Services
- Buyer: MML Capital
- Sell-side Investment Bank: BlackArch Partners
- Buy-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
- Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Grant Thornton
- Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Alvarez & Marsal
- Seller Counsel: Willkie Farr & Gallagher
- Buyer Counsel: Winston & Strawn
- Senior Debt: Stellus Capital, Texas Capital Bank
- Other Consultants: Highland Strategy Group
The Acquisition of Hunter Leasing, a portfolio company of Crossplane Capital
- Seller: Hunter Leasing
- Buyer: Crossplane Capital
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Oppenheimer
- Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Riveron
- Seller Counsel: Phelps
- Buyer Counsel: McDermott
- Senior Debt: PNC
- Private Equity: Crossplane Capital
TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS DEAL OF THE YEAR
A Divestiture of Logistics Assets by CIG Logistics
- Seller: Logistics Assets
- Buyer: CIG Logistics
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
The Acquisition of E Squared Marine Services by CTC Wildcat, LLC, a subsidiary of Campbell Transportation Company, Inc.
- Seller: E Squared Marine Services
- Buyer: CTC Wildcat, LLC
- Seller Counsel: BoyarMiller
- Buyer Counsel: K&L Gates
- Other Consultants: Porter Hedges
The Acquisition of Firebird Bulk Carriers & Phoenix Oil by Adams Resources & Energy
- Seller: Firebird Bulk Carriers & Phoenix Oil
- Buyer: Adams Resources
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Kings Point
- Seller Counsel: Morgan Lewis
- Buyer Counsel: Scopelitis Garvin Light Hanson & Feary
The Acquisition of Shares Owned by KSA Industries Inc. by Adams Resources & Energy
- Seller: KSA Industries, Inc.
- Buyer: Adams Resources
- Sell-side Investment Bank: Parkman Whaling
- Buy-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
- Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Grant Thornton
- Buyer Counsel: Locke Lord
- Senior Debt: Cadence Bank