Houston, December 19, 2018 – The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Houston is proud to announce the finalists for the Second Annual Deal of the Year awards ceremony. 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 selected by our independent panel of esteemed judges and top business leaders including C.J. Fitzgerald, Managing Director at Summit Partners, Kelly Williams, Director at Milestone Capital, Chad Braun, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fifth Corner, Christian Garcia, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Visteon Corporation, Eric Bruce, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of EagleRidge Energy, Mark Smith, Chief Financial Officer of Helmerich & Payne, and Richard Rawson, Former President of Insperity.
The criteria for the nominations includes a closing date between October 1, 2017 and September 30, 2018 with transactions that have a tie to the Greater Houston area (e.g. where the buyer, seller or assets were located). The nomination criteria included details such as transaction value range, industry focus and type of transaction as well as anecdotal commentary on what makes the deal unique. Judges evaluated deals based on the parties’ submissions as well as the overall story, economic and strategic impact, stakeholder value and professional expertise.
The 2018 ACG Houston Deals of Year Award Categories and Finalists include:
OIL & GAS (LESS THAN $100MM) >>
- Buyer: • Genco Energy Services
- Lender: • Republic Business Credit, LLC • Super G Capital • Utica Leaseco
- Investment Banker: • Chiron Financial
- Attorney: • BoyarMiller • Rosenthal Law Firm
- Other: • Stout Risius Ross
- Buyer: • Blackbuck Resources LLC
- Seller: • Xedia Process Solutions
- Lender: • Cresta Energy Capital
- Attorney: • Norton Rose Fullbright
- Buyer: • Stone Road Capital Partners
- Seller: • PitStop Fuels
- Investment Banker: • GulfStar Group
- Attorney: • Pabian & Russell (PitStop Fuels) • Locke Lorde (Stone Road Capital Partners)
- Accountant: • Jones & Matthews P.A. (PitStop Fuels)
- Buyer: • Renegade Holding Company, LLC
- Seller: • Woodforest National Bank
- Lender: • Woodforest National Bank
- Investment Banker: • GulfStar Group (Renegade Holding Company, LLC)
- Attorney: • Reed Smith (Woodforest National Bank) • Clifford Chance (Renegade Holding Company, LLC)
- Other: • Corinthian Capital
OIL & GAS (BETWEEN $100MM – $500MM) >>
- Buyer: • Step Energy Services Ltd.
- Seller: • Tucker Energy Services Holdings, Inc.
- Investment Banker: • CIBC Capital Markets (Step Energy Services Ltd.) • Simmons & Co. (Tucker Energy Services Holdings, Inc.)
- Attorney: • Locke Lord (Tucker Energy Services Holdings, Inc.) • Thompson & Knight LLP (Step Energy Services Ltd.)
- Buyer: • Affiliates of Cox Oil
- Seller: • Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.
- Lender: • EIG Capital Partners • BP Energy
- Investment Banker: • Houlihan Lokey (Cox Oil) • Intrepid Financial Partners (Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.)
- Attorney: • Locke Lord LLP (Cox Oil) • Sidley Austin (Energy XXI Gulf Coast, Inc.)
- Lender: • Citigroup, Inc.
- Investment Banker: • Chiron Financial LLC
- Attorney: • Porter Hedges
OIL & GAS (MORE THAN $500MM) >>
- Buyer: • Noble Midstream Partners LP and Greenfield Midstream, LLC in the formation of joint venture: Black Diamond Gathering, LLC
- Seller: • Saddle Butte Rockies Midstream, LLC and affiliates
- Investment Banker: • Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (Noble Midstream Partners LP) • Baird (Greenfield Midstream, LLC) • Jefferies (Saddle Butte)
- Attorney: • Locke Lord LLP (Saddle Butte) • Vinson & Elkins LLP (Noble Midstream Partners LP) • Reed Smith LLP (Greenfield Midstream LLC) • Thompson & Knight LLP (Encap Flatrock Midstream)
- Buyer: • LINN Energy, Inc.
- Seller: • Roan Resources, Inc. • Roan Holdings, LLC
- Attorney: • Thompson & Knight LLP (Roan Resources, Inc. & Roan Holdings, LLC)
- Accountant: • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Deloitte
- Buyer: • Enbridge Inc.
- Seller: • Spectra Energy Partners, LP
- Investment Banker: • Barclays Capital Inc. (Enbridge Inc.) • Jefferies LLC (Spectra Energy Partners, LP)
- Attorney: • Locke Lord (Spectra Energy Partners, LP) • Vinson & Elkins LLP (Enbridge Inc.) • Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (Enbridge Inc.)
- Buyer: • Oil States International, Inc.
- Seller: • GEODynamics, Inc.
- Investment Banker: • Simmons & Co.
- Attorney: • Clark Hill Strasburger (Oil States International, Inc.)
INDUSTRIAL, POWER & INFRASTRUCTURE >>
- Buyer: • Framework Capital, Tecum Equity Partners
- Seller: • Gibraltar Cable Barrier Systems
- Lender: • Cadence Bank
- Attorney: • Jones Day (Tecum Equity Partners) • Foley Gardere (Gibraltar Cable Barrier Systems)
- Accountant: • Schneider Downs • Malone Bailey
- Buyer: • Oak Hill Capital Partners
- Seller: • The Sterling Group
- Investment Banker: • Harris Williams & Co. (Safe Fleet) • Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC (Safe Fleet)
- Attorney: • Willkie Farr & Gallagher (Safe Fleet)
- Accountant: • KPMG
- Buyer: • Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC
- Seller: • Smith & Co.
- Investment Banker: • The Orr Group, LLC
- Attorney: • BoyarMiller (Smith & Co.) • Larson & Weisinger (Smith & Co.) • Porter Hedges (Smith & Co.)
- Accountant: • Weaver • Tidwell
- Buyer: • Gulf Coast Ventures
- Seller: • Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and ExxonMobil
- Attorney: • Hogan Lovells
- Buyer: • Granite Construction Incorporated
- Seller: • Layne Christensen Company
- Attorney: • Latham & Watkins LLP (Layne Christensen Company) • Jones Day (Granite Construction Incorporated)
- Buyer: • Exelon Generation, LLC
- Seller: • ExGen Texas Power, LLC
- Lender: • RPA Advisors, LLC
- Investment Banker: • Scotiabank USA
- Attorney: • DLA Piper LLP (Exelon Generation, LLC) • Richards, Layton & Finger (ExGen Texas Power, LLC)
- Advisor: • FTI Consulting (ExGen Texas Power, LLC) • PJT Partners (Exelon Generation, LLC)
TECHNOLOGY & BUSINESS SERVICES >>
- Buyer: • Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.
- Seller: • Post Oak Bancshares, Inc.
- Investment Banker: • Performance Trust Capital Partners (Post Oak Bancshares, Inc.) • Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.)
- Attorney: • Fenimore, Kay, Harrison & Ford, LLP (Post Oak Bancshares, Inc.) • Bracewell LLP (Allegiance Bancshares, Inc.)
- Buyer: • Varian Medical Systems Inc.
- Seller: • Mobius Medical Systems, LP
- Investment Banker: • Pinecrest Capital Partners
- Attorney: • Cohen Tauber Spievack & Wagner P.C
- Accountant: • Moss Adams
RESTRUCTURING & TURNAROUND TRANSACTIONS >>
- Buyer: • Genco Energy Services
- Lender: • Republic Business Credit, LLC • Super G Capital • Utica Leaseco
- Investment Banker: • Chiron Financial
- Attorney: • BoyarMiller • Rosenthal Law Firm
- Other: • Stout Risius Ross
- Buyer: • Titan Production Equipment, LLC
- Seller: • Exterran Corporation
- Private Equity: • Castle Harlan, Inc.
- Attorney: • Arnold & Porter
- Accountant: • RSM
- Other: • Calash
- Buyer: • Blackbuck Resources LLC
- Seller: • Xedia Process Solutions
- Lender: • Cresta Energy Capital
- Attorney: • Norton Rose Fullbright
- Buyer: • Exelon Generation, LLC
- Seller: • ExGen Texas Power, LLC
- Lender: • RPA Advisors, LLC
- Investment Banker: • Scotiabank USA
- Attorney: • DLA Piper LLP (Exelon Generation, LLC) • Richards, Layton & Finger (ExGen Texas Power, LLC)
- Advisor: • FTI Consulting (ExGen Texas Power, LLC) • PJT Partners (Exelon Generation, LLC)
CROSS BORDER TRANSACTIONS >>
- Buyer: • Bodega Latina Corporation
- Seller: • Fiesta Mart Investments, LLC
- Lender: • Bank of America, N.A.
- Investment Banker: • RBC Capital Markets, LLC (Bodega Latina Corporation) • The Food Partners, L.L.C. (Fiesta Mart Investments, LLC)
- Attorney: • Sidley Austin LLP (Bodega Latina Corporation) • Hogan Lovells (Fiesta Mart Investments, LLC)
- Buyer: • Satellite Petrochemical USA Corp.
- Seller: • Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.
- Attorney: • Locke Lord LLP (Satellite Petrochemical USA Corp.)
- Buyer: • Oil States International, Inc.
- Seller: • GEODynamics, Inc.
- Investment Banker: • Simmons & Co.
- Attorney: • Clark Hill Strasburger (Oil States International, Inc.)
- Buyer: • Gulf Coast Ventures
- Seller: • Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) and ExxonMobil
- Attorney: • Hogan Lovells