Association for Corporate Growth Houston Announces Finalists for Third Annual Deal of the Year Awards
Houston, April 9, 2020 – The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Houston is proud to announce the finalists for the Third Annual Deal of the Year Awards. ACG Houston is focused on celebrating Houston’s booming middle market deal community. Our mission is to honor the deals and dealmakers who drive middle market growth resulting in job growth, capital formation and the advancement of meaningful business relationships.
The finalists have been reviewed and ranked by our independent panel of esteemed judges and top business leaders including Carin Barth, Co-Founder and President of LB Capital Inc, Eric Bruce, Senior Managing Consultant, Briggs & Veselka Co., Rocky Dewbre, Former CEO of Empire Petroleum Partners, Kenneth Guidry, Past President and Retired Director of PKF Texas, Michelle Suarez, Partner at Holland & Knight, Walter Ulrich, President & CEO of Medical Bridges, and Kelly Williams, Director at Milestone Capital.
The criteria for the nominations includes a closing date between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2020 as well as deals closing between October 1, 2018 and December 31, 2018 with transactions that have a tie to the Greater Houston area (e.g. where the buyer, seller or assets were located).
The awards ceremony originally scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2020 has been canceled due to COVID-19. ACG Houston will be announcing the winners online on April 28, 2020.
The 2019 ACG Houston Deals of Year Award Categories and Finalists include:
CONSUMER PRODUCTS & SERVICES >>
- Buyer: Almanac Realty Investors
- Seller: Welcome Holdings, LLC
- Investment Banker: Jones Lang LaSalle
- Lender: Global Atlantic Financial Company
- Attorney: BoyarMiller • Porter Hedges LLP
- Accountant: Kahanek, Franke & Associates, L.C
- Buyer: Priest Equities, LLC
- Seller: Amtel, LLC
- Investment Banker: GulfStar Group
- Lender: Amegy Bank • Woodforest Commercial Banking • Bank of Texas
- Attorney: BoyarMiller • Haynes Boone
- Accountant: Weaver
- Buyer: Landry’s, LLC
- Seller: L Catterton
- Investment Banker: Jefferies LLC
- Lender: Jefferies LLC
- Attorney: Haynes and Boone, LLP • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Buyer: L2 Capital
- Seller: Jurassic Quest
- Investment Banker: Statesman Business Advisors
- Lender: Capitala Group
- Attorney: Pepper Hamilton LLP • Lindeman Esq.
- Accountant: Calvetti Ferguson
TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS SERVICES >>
- Buyer: Cedar Gate Technologies
- Seller: Shareholders of Global Healthcare Alliance Holdings, Inc.
- Investment Banker: Cain Brothers & Co.
- Attorney: Gray Reed & McGraw LLP • Kirkland & Ellis LLP (buyer) • Epstein Becker & Green (buyer) • Jackson Walker LLP (seller)
- Buyer: TAS Environmental Services, L.P., a portfolio company of Blue Point Capital Partners
- Seller: Specialized Waste Systems, Inc.
- Investment Banker: Gilbert & Pardue, LLC
- Attorney: BoyarMiller (seller) • Jones Day (buyer)
- Accountant: Mohle Adams LLP
- Insurance: Rubicon M&A Insurance Services
- Buyer: Hammond, Kennedy, Whitney & Company
- Seller: John M. Floyd & Associates
- Investment Banker: GulfStar Group
- Attorney: Foley Gardere LLP (seller) • Robert S. Pickelner, PC (seller), Curley LLC (seller) • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP (buyer)
- Accountant: Grant Thornton (seller) • RSM (buyer)
- Insurance: Risk Strategies
- Buyer: Warren Equity Partners
- Seller: Magneto & Diesel Injector Services, Inc.
- Investment Banker: Crutchfield Capital
- Attorney: Rhem P.C.
INDUSTRIAL, POWER & INFRASTRUCTURE >>
- Buyer: Crossplane Capital
- Seller: Accent Wire Holdings
- Investment Banker: Western Commerce
- Lender: PNC Business Credit
- Attorney: Blank Rome LLP
- Buyer: WaterBridge Resources LLC
- Seller: Primexx Energy Partners, Ltd, Tall City Exploration III LLC
- Investment Banker: Simmons Energy • Piper Sandler Companies
- Attorney: Winston & Strawn (buyer)
- Buyer: Centrica Business Solutions US, Inc., a member of the Direct Energy corporate family
- Seller: Entities managed by C2 Energy Capital
- Lender: Astrum Solar US, Inc., an affiliate of Centrica Business Solutions US, Inc.
- Attorney: McGuireWoods (buyer) • Norton Rose Fulbright (seller)
- Buyer: W-Industries
- Seller: Volta
- Investment Banker: GulfStar Group
- Attorney: Norton Rose Fulbright (seller) • Akerman (buyer)
- Accountant: Seitz DeMarco & McGovern (seller) • EY (buyer)
- Buyer: Wind Point Partners
- Seller: Plantgistix
- Investment Banker: Statesman Corporate Finance, LLC
- Lender: Antares Capital, L.P. • Bain Capital Credit, LP
- Attorney: Foley & Lardner LLP • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Accountant: Harold “Hap” May, CPA, CFF, LLM
MIDSTREAM >>
- Buyer: Williams Cos.
- Seller: Momentum Midstream
- Investment Banker: Morgan Stanley • CIBC World Markets Corp.
- Attorney: Locke Lord (seller) • Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (buyer)
- Buyer: Kodiak Gas Services, LLC
- Seller: Pegasus Optimization Managers
- Investment Banker: Jefferies LLC
- Lender: JP Morgan Chase
- Attorney: Simpson Thacher
OIL AND GAS <$500MM >>
- Buyer: Ensign Operating LLC
- Seller: Pioneer Natural Resources USA, Inc.
- Lender: BMO Harris Bank N.A., BMO Capital Markets Corp. • Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
- Attorney: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Buyer: SCAN OAK LLC, successor by merger to Scandrill Ltd., LP
- Seller: VYGR Holdings LLC
- Attorney: Griffin & Matthews • Thompson & Knight LLP • Paul Hastings
- Buyer: Petrofac, Inc.
- Seller: W&W Energy Services, Inc.
- Investment Banker: GulfStar Group
- Attorney: Lynch Chappell & Alsup
- Accountant: PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Buyer: First Reserve, Alston Capital Partners LLC, DSG Holdco LLC
- Seller: Turnbridge Capital Partners, Seaychem LLC
- Investment Banker: Houlihan Lokey
- Lender: Cadence Bank N.A. • Brightwood Loan Services, LLC • Main Street Capital Corporation
- Attorney: Gray Reed (lead counsel – DSG Holdco) • Bennett Jones LLP (DSG Holdco) • Bass, Berry & Sims PLC (DSG Holdco) • Duane Morris LLP (buyer) • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (First Reserve) • Jones Day (seller) • Locke Lord (lender) • Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (loan agent)
OIL AND GAS >$500MM >>
- Buyer: DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG
- Seller: EnCap Investments • Riverstone • BlackRock
- Attorney: Thompson & Knight (seller) • Vinson & Elkins (seller) • King & Spalding (seller) • Akin Gump & Baker McKenzie (buyer)
- Accountant: Ernst & Young (seller) • PricewaterhouseCoopers (buyer)
- Buyer: Raizen
- Seller: Shell Oil Company
- Investment Banker: Credit Suisse
- Attorney: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Buyer: Diamondback Energy Inc.
- Seller: Battalion Oil Corporation (formerly with Ajax Resources LLC)
- Attorney: Thompson & Knight LLP • Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
- Buyer: Wellbore Integrity Solutions
- Seller: Schlumberger
- Investment Banker: B. Riley FBR
- Lender: B. Riley FBR • Rhone Capital
- Attorney: Baker MacKenzie • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Accountant: Deloitte
CROSS BORDER TRANSACTIONS >>
- Buyer: DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG
- Seller: EnCap Investments • Riverstone • BlackRock
- Attorney: Thompson & Knight (seller) • Vinson & Elkins (seller) • King & Spalding (seller) • Akin Gump & Baker McKenzie (buyer)
- Accountant: Ernst & Young (seller) • PricewaterhouseCoopers (buyer)
- Buyer: Raizen
- Seller: Shell Oil Company
- Investment Banker: Credit Suisse
- Attorney: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Buyer: Petrofac, Inc.
- Seller: W&W Energy Services, Inc.
- Investment Banker: GulfStar Group
- Attorney: Lynch Chappell & Alsup
- Accountant: PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Buyer: Wellbore Integrity Solutions
- Seller: Schlumberger
- Investment Banker: B. Riley FBR
- Lender: B. Riley FBR • Rhone Capital
- Attorney: Baker MacKenzie • Kirkland & Ellis LLP
- Accountant: Deloitte