Deal of the Year Awards Ceremony: April 30, 2025
2025-04-30 06:00:00

2023 ACG Houston Deals of Year Award Categories and Finalists

Industrial, Power & Infrastructure (Add-On)

The Acquisition of Texcel by Harbour Group
  • Seller: Texcel
  • Buyer: Harbour Group
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Moss Adams
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: PwC
  • Seller Counsel: BoyarMiller
  • Buyer Counsel: Blank Rome
  • Other Consultants:Lockton
The Acquisition of ZymeFlow, a portfolio company of Thompson Street Capital Partners by ShawKwei and Partners
  • Seller: ZymeFlow
  • Buyer: ShawKwei and Partners
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: BDO
  • Seller Counsel: Sidley
  • Private Equity: Thompson Street Capital Partners
The Acquisition of Neil Technical Services by Scruggs Company a portfolio company of Rox Capital
  • Seller: Neil Technical Services
  • Buyer: Rox Capital
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Calvetti Ferguson
  • Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Calvetti Ferguson
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Armanino
  • Seller Counsel: Stibbs & Co
  • Buyer Counsel: Munsch Hardt
  • Private Equity: Rox Capital
The Acquisition of Forged Components by Westbrook Energy Group a portfolio company of SCF Partners
  • Seller: Forged Components
  • Buyer: Westbrook Energy Group
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Seller Counsel: Frost Brown Todd
  • Buyer Counsel: Vinson & Elkins
  • Private Equity: SCF Partners
The Acquisition of Farmers Copper (Four Winds Investments, Inc.) by Wieland Group
  • Seller: Farmers Copper
  • Buyer: Wieland Group
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Moss Adams
  • Seller Counsel: Nathan Sommers Gibson Dillon
  • Buyer Counsel: KMK Law

Industrial, Power & Infrastructure (Platform)

The Acquisition of PurgeRite by Milton Street Capital
  • Seller: PurgeRite
  • Buyer: Milton Street Capital
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Moss Adams
  • Seller Counsel: Ewing Jones
  • Buyer Counsel: DLA Piper
The Acquisition of Analytic Stress Relieving by The CapStreet Group
  • Seller: Analytic Stress Relieving
  • Buyer: The CapStreet Group
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: TrueNorth Capital Partners
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Grant Thornton
  • Seller Counsel: McGlinchey
  • Buyer Counsel: Willkie Farr and Gallagher
  • Seller Debt: JP Morgan, Woodforest
  • Private Equity: The CapStreet Group
  • Other Consultants: EY-Parthenon
The Acquisition of Miller Integrated Solutions, a portfolio company of Trinity Hunt Partners, by KLH Capital
  • Seller: Miller Integrated Solutions
  • Buyer: KHL Capital
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: SCA Transaction Services
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: FORVIS
  • Seller Counsel: Katten
  • Buyer Counsel: Akerman
  • Seller Debt: Texas Capital Bank
  • Junior Debt: PNC Mezzanine
  • Private Equity: KLH Capital
  • Other Consultants: Lockton
The Acquisition of Rpower, LLC by I Squared Capital
  • Seller: Rpower, LLC
  • Buyer: I Squared Capital
  • Other Consultants: The Mussalli Law Firm
The Acquisition of Bright Star Solutions by Jumana Capital
  • Seller: Bright Star Solutions
  • Buyer: Jumana Capital
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Romanchuk & Co
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Riveron
  • Seller Counsel: BoyarMiller
  • Buyer Counsel: LockeLord
  • Senior Debt: Woodforest National Bank

Manufacturing

The Acquisition of Pinnacle Plastics, LLC and Integrity Plastics LLC by Pinnacle AcquireCo, LLC a portfolio of Main Street Capital Corporation
  • Seller: Pinnacle Plastics, LLC & Integrity Plastics  LLC
  • Buyer: Main Street Capital Corporation
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Hancock Firm, LLC
  • Seller Counsel: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
  • Buyer Counsel: Akin Gump
  • Private Equity: Main Street Capital Corporation
The Acquisition of Enduro Composites by Hill and Smith
  • Seller: Enduro Composites
  • Buyer: Hill and Smith
  • Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: BDO
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: KPMG
  • Seller Counsel: Bracewell
  • Buyer Counsel: Vorys
  • Other Consultants: Marsh McLennan
The Acquisition of The Tarp Depot, Inc. by Impact Environmental Group, a portfolio company of Aurora Capital
  • Seller: The Tarp Depot, Inc.
  • Buyer: Impact Environmental Group
  • Seller Counsel: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
  • Private Equity: Aurora Capital Partners
The Acquisition of Plastic Distributors and Fabricators by Evantic, a portfolio company of Edgewater Capital
  • Seller: Plastic Distributors and Fabricators
  • Buyer: Evantic
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Beacon Hill Equity Group
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Cohen & Co
  • Counsel: Taft
  • Senior Debt: Twinbrook Capital
  • Junior Debt: Greyrock Capital
  • Private Equity: Edgewater Capital
The Acquisition of Bell & McCoy by FRM
  • Seller: Bell & McCoy
  • Buyer: FRM
  • Seller Counsel:  Boyar Miller
  • Buyer Counsel: Foley & Lardner LLP
  • Other Consultants: Encore Advisory Group
The Acquisition of TSA Processing by Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc., a portfolio company of Ryerson Holding Corporation
  • Seller: TSA Processing
  • Buyer: Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Statesman Business Advisors
  • Seller Counsel: Boyar Miller
  • Buyer Counsel: Gray Reed

Business Services

The Acquisition of Davis Brody Bond LLP by Page Southerland Page, Inc.
  • Seller: Davis Brody Bond LLP
  • Buyer: Page Southerland Page, Inc.
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Rusk O’Brien Gido + Partners, LLC
  • Seller Counsel: Lawson & Weitzen
  • Buyer Counsel: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
The Acquisition of Champions Hydro-Lawn by Westco Grounds Maintenance, a portfolio company of Evolution Strategy Partners, Gemini Investors, and Genesis Park
  • Seller: Champions Hydro-Lawn
  • Buyer: Westco Grounds Maintenance
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Crowe LLP
  • Seller Counsel: Porter Hedges
  • Buyer Counsel: Morgan Lewis
  • Senior Debt: Enterprise Bank & Trust
  • Junior Debt: Genesis Park
  • Private Equity: Gemini Investors, Evolution Strategy Partners, Genesis Park
The Acquisition of High Output, Inc. by Amplify Intermediate, LLC
  • Seller: High Output, Inc.
  • Buyer: Amplify Intermediate, LLC
  • Private Equity: Willistown Capital
The Acquisition of Exigent Group Limited by Morae Global Corporation
  • Seller: Exigent Group Limited
  • Buyer: Morae Global Corporation
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Rothschild & Co
  • Buy-side Investment Bank: Barclays
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: RSM
  • Seller Counsel: VedderPrice
  • Buyer Counsel: Haynes Boone
  • Senior Debt: BC Partners
  • Private Equity: Lateral Investment Management
  • Other Consultants: King & Spalding
The Acquisition of Redi Carpet by HD Supply, a portfolio company of Home Depot
  • Seller: Redi Carpet
  • Buyer: HD Supply
  • Seller Counsel: Boyar Miller
  • Buyer Counsel: King & Spalding
The Acquisition of Pointsmith by AllOver Media, a portfolio company of ShoreView Industries
  • Seller: Pointsmith
  • Buyer: AllOver Media
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Fifth Third
  • Private Equity: ShoreView Industries

Products & Services

The Acquisition of Landmark Industries, LLC’s 64 fuel and convenience retail sites by Spring Partners Retail LLC
  • Seller: Landmark Industries, LLC
  • Buyer: Spring Partners Retail LLC
  • Seller Counsel: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
  • Buyer Counsel: Troutman Pepper 
  • Other Consultants:Freshfields
The Acquisition of Exceptional Emergency Centers by Altus Community Healthcare, a portfolio of ZT Corporate
  • Seller: Exceptional Emergency Centers
  • Buyer: Altus Community Healthcare
  • Seller Counsel: Gray Reed
  • Buyer Counsel: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
  • Private Equity: ZT Corporate
The Acquisition of DermaTouch RN-SA, LLC and Carma, LLC by Empower Anesthetics, a portfolio company of Shore Capital Partners
  • Seller: DermaTouch RN-SA, LLC and Carma, LLC
  • Buyer: Empower Anesthetics
  • Seller Counsel: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
  • Buyer Counsel: DLA Piper
  • Private Equity: Shore Capital Partners
The Acquisition of Lipsey Communications by Connectivity Source Partners, a portfolio company of Amtel Partners LLC
  • Seller: Lipsey Communications
  • Buyer: Connectivity Source Partners
  • Seller Counsel: Butler Snow
  • Buyer Counsel: Boyar Miller
  • Senior Debt: PNC Bank syndicated credit facility

E&P (Upstream)

The Acquisition of The Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s Brazos Valley assets by WildFire Energy, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus and Kayne Anderson
  • Seller: The Chesapeake Energy Corp.’s Brazos Valley assets
  • Buyer: WildFire Energy
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: RBC Capital Markets, Evercore
  • Seller Counsel: Haynes Boone
  • Buyer Counsel: Locke Lord
  • Senior Debt: JP Morgan
  • Junior Debt: Kayne Anderson
  • Private Equity: Kayne Anderson, Warburg Pincus
  • Other Consultants: Aon
A Divestiture of South Texas Assets by Silver Hill Energy Partners
  • Seller: South Texas Assets
  • Buyer: Silver Hill Energy Partners
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler
The Acquisition of Percussion Petroleum Operating II, LLC by Callon Petroleum Company
  • Seller: Percussion Petroleum Operating II, LLC
  • Buyer: Callon Petroleum Company
  • Seller Counsel: Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
  • Buyer Counsel: Haynes and Boone, LLP
  • Other Consultants: RBC Capital Markets

Alternative Energy Solutions

The Acquisition of Ruby Pipeline by Tallgrass Energy Partners, a portfolio company of Blackstone Infrastructure
  • Seller: Ruby Pipeline
  • Buyer: Tallgrass Energy Partners
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: PJT Partners Inc.
  • Seller Counsel: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
  • Buyer Counsel: Blank Rome
  • Junior Debt: Davis Polk
  • Other Consultants: FTI Consulting, Lazard, Perella Weinberg Partners LP
The Acquisition of Sunrgy Solar Distribution by Amara NZero, a portfolio company of Cinven
  • Seller: Sunrgy Solar Distribution
  • Buyer: Amara NZero
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler
  • Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: BRG
  • Seller Counsel: Conner Winters
  • Buyer Counsel: Baker McKenzie
  • Private Equity: Cinven
  • Other Consultants: L.E.K. Consulting
The Acquisition of Monarch Resource Partners by High Net Worth Investors
  • Seller: Monarch Resource Partners
  • Buyer: High Net Worth Investors
  • Buyer Counsel: McGuireWoods
  • Senior Debt: Texas Capital Bank
  • Private Equity: Table Rock Group

Oilfield Services

The Acquisition of Audubon Companies by Nobel Energy
  • Seller: Audubon Companies
  • Buyer: Nobel Energy
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
  • Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: PwC
  • Seller Counsel: Miller, Sullivan & Demarcay LLC
  • Buyer Counsel: Arnold & Porter LLC
The Acquisition of Siren Energy by Liberty Energy
  • Seller: Siren Energy
  • Buyer: Liberty Energy
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
  • Seller Counsel: Winston & Strawn LLP
  • Buyer Counsel: Haynes and Boone, LLP
A Divestiture of Ulterra Drilling Technologies by Blackstone Energy Partners
  • Seller: Ulterra Drilling Technologies
  • Buyer: Blackstone Energy Partners
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
  • Seller Counsel: Kirkland & Ellis
  • Private Equity: Blackstone Energy Partners
The Acquisition of Greene’s Energy Group by KLX Energy Services
  • Seller: Greene’s Energy Group
  • Buyer: KLX Energy Services
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co.
  • Buy-Side Investment Bank: Riveron
  • Seller Counsel: Sidley
  • Buyer Counsel: V&E
  • Private Equity: Trace Capital
The Acquisition of Mat Tech by Allied Industrial Partners
  • Seller: Mat Tech
  • Buyer: Allied Industrial Partners
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Sell-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Jain and Jain
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Windham Brannon
  • Seller Counsel: Ewing Jones
  • Buyer Counsel: Driver, McAfee, Hawthorne & Diebenow
  • Senior Debt: CIBC
  • Private Equity: Allied Industrial Partners

Houston-Based Private Equity Deal of the Year

The Acquisition of Pinnacle Plastics, LLC and Integrity Plastics LLC by Pinnacle AcquireCo, LLC, a portfolio of Main Street Capital
  • Seller: Pinnacle Plastics, LLC & Integrity Plastics LLC
  • Buyer: Pinnacle AcquireCo, LLC
  • Sell-side Investment Bank: Hancock Firm, LLC
  • Seller Counsel: Chamberlain Hrdlicka
  • Private Equity: Main Street Capital
The Acquisition of PlanetBids by The CapStreet Group
  • Seller: PlanetBids
  • Buyer: The CapStreet Group
  • Buy-side Quality of Earnings Provider: Trialta
  • Seller Counsel: Stubbs Alderton & Markiles
  • Buyer Counsel: Latham & Watkins LLP
  • Senior Debt: JP Morgan
  • Private Equity: The CapStreet Group
  • Other Consultants: Stax
The Acquisition of Alter Eco Foods by Trek One Capital
  • Seller: Alter Eco Foods
  • Buyer: Trek One Capital
  • Buyer Counsel: Gordon Arata Montgomery Barnett
  • Senior Debt: Edge Capital Finance
  • Private Equity: Trek One Capital