ACG Houston Deal of the Year
Deal of the Year Awards Ceremony: April 30, 2025
2025-04-30 06:00:00
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2021 ACG Houston Deals of Year Award Categories and Finalists

INDUSTRIAL SERVICES DEAL OF THE YEAR >>

The Acquisition of Strike, LLC by American Industrial Partners

  • Seller: Strike, LLC
  • Buyer: American Industrial Partners
  • Seller Investment Bank: Opportune LLP
  • Buyer Investment Bank: Houlihan Lokey, Inc
  • Seller Attorney: White & Case LLP
  • Buyer Attorney: Stroock & Strook & Lavan LLP

The Acquisition of Lion Industrial Resources by Seneca Trails Capital 

  • Seller: Lion Industrial Resources, Inc.
  • Buyer: Seneca Trails Capital
  • Seller Investment Bank: Gilbert & Pardue, LLC (“GaP”)
  • Seller Attorney: BoyarMiller
  • Buyer Attorney: Goodwin Procter LLP
  • Seller Accountant: Briggs & Veselka

The Acquisition of Power Plumbing by Peltram Plumbing Holdings

  • Seller: Power Plumbing
  • Buyer: Peltram Plumbing Holdings, Precision Plumbing, Crescendo Capital Partners
  • Seller Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Seller Attorney: Law Office of Bill Green, BoyarMiller
  • Buyer Attorney: Morrison Cohen LP
  • Buyer Accountant: Intrinsic
  • Insurance: Lockton Companies  

The Acquisition of Emission Monitoring Service by Alliance Technical Group

  • Seller: Emission Monitoring Service
  • Buyer: Alliance Technical Group
  • Seller Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Seller Attorney: Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Buyer Attorney: McGuireWoods
  • Seller Accountant: Moss Adams
  • Buyer Accountant: BDO
  • Private Equity:Align Capital Partners

OILFIELD SERVICES DEAL OF THE YEAR >>

The Acquisition of Alamo Pressure Pumping by NexTier Oilfield Solutions 

  • Seller: Alamo Pressure Pumping
  • Buyer: NexTier Oilfield Solutions
  • Buyer Investment Bank: Piper Sandler Energy & Power
  • Seller Attorney: Kirkland & Ellis LLP
  • Buyer Attorney: King & Spalding LLP
  • Consultant: Accenture

The Acquisition of Vryhof by Delmar Systems

  • Seller: Vryhof Anchors B.V.
  • Buyer: Delmar Systems
  • Buyer Investment Bank: Piper Sandler
  • Seller Attorney: Schjodt        
  • Buyer Attorney: Boyar Miller, Reed Smith, Kluge, Burness Paul LLP, Tottle Partners, Rassers Advocaten and Meijburg Legal, Stephenson Harwood LLP, Törngren Magnell & Partners Advokatfirma KB

The Acquisition of Basic Energy Services Assets by Ranger Energy Services, Inc. 

  • Seller: Basic Energy Services
  • Buyer: Ranger Energy Services, Inc.
  • Buyer Investment Bank: Piper Sandler
  • Lender: Eclipse Business Capital
  • Buyer Attorney: Winston & Strawn LLP
  • Private Equity: CSL Capital

The Acquisition of GD Energy by American Industrial Partners

  • Seller: GD Energy
  • Buyer: American Industrial Partners
  • Seller Investment Bank: Piper Sandler
  • Seller Attorney: Kirkland & Ellis
  • Seller Accountant: Ernst & Young

TECHNOLOGY DEAL OF THE YEAR >>

The Acquisition of CPaT Global to McCarthy Capital 

  • Seller: CPaT Global, Clovis Point Capital
  • Buyer: McCarthy Capital
  • Lender: Veritex Community Bank
  • Seller Attorney: Latham & Watkins
  • Seller Accountant: Calvetti Ferguson

The Acquisition of Menufy by HungerRush

  • Seller: Menufy
  • Buyer: HungerRush, The CapStreet Group
  • Seller Investment Bank: AGC Partners
  • Lender: Fortress Investment Group
  • Seller Attorney: Polsinelli
  • Buyer Attorney: Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
  • Seller Accountant: SCA Transaction Services

The Acquisition Carousel Industries by NWN Corporation 

  • Seller: Exeter, Carousel Industries
  • Buyer: NWN Corporation, New State Capital Partners
  • Investment Bank: Piper Sandler
  • Lender: Main Street Capital Corporation

UTILITY, POWER & INFRASTRUCTURE DEAL OF THE YEAR >>

The Acquisition of Centric Infrastructure Group, LLC by Blackrock

  • Seller:Centric Infrastructure Group, LLC
  • Buyer: Blackrock
  • Seller Attorney: White & Case LLP

The Acquisition of Front Line Power Construction LLC by Orbital Energy Group, Inc.

  • Seller: Front Line Power Construction LLC
  • Buyer: Orbital Energy Group, Inc.
  • Seller Investment Bank: Romanchuk & Co
  • Buyer Investment Bank: Piper Sandler & Co
  • Lender: Irradiant Partners, Angelo Gordon, Barings
  • Seller Attorney: BoyarMiller
  • Buyer Attorney: Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns, LLP, Davis Polk

The Acquisition of T Gray Utility Company by AIMS Companies

  • Seller: T Gray Utility Company
  • Buyer: AIMS Companies, Sterling Investment Partners
  • Seller Investment Bank: Calvetti Ferguson
  • Buyer Investment Bank: Third Coast Capital Advisors
  • Seller Attorney: Spence, Desenberg & Lee, PLLC
  • Accountant: Calvetti Ferguson

The Acquisition of Iluminar Energy LLC by JP Energy Resources LLC

  • Seller: Iluminar LLC, Conservice
  • Buyer: JP Energy Resources LLC
  • Seller Investment Bank: Chiron Financial, LLC
  • Seller Attorney: Weil, Gotschal & Manges

The Acquisition of Priority Power by Oaktree Capital

  • Seller: Priority Power
  • Buyer: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
  • Seller Investment Bank: Stifel
  • Seller Attorney: White & Case

ENERGY & PETROCHEMICAL DEAL OF THE YEAR >>

The Acquisition of Midland Basin Assets by Surge Energy’s Acquisition

  • Seller: Grenadier Energy Partners LLC
  • Buyer: Surge Energy
  • Seller Investment Bank: Jefferies LLC
  • Buyer Investment Bank: Citi
  • Seller Attorney: Vinson & Elkins LLP
  • Buyer Attorney: Holland & Knight LLP

The Merger of Plains All American and Oryx Midstream 

  • Investment Bank: Piper Sandler, J.P. Morgan Securities, Barclays
  • Lender: Barclays
  • Attorney: Sidley Austin LLP, Vinson & Elkins LLP

The Acquisition of Prairie Catalytic Chemical Manufacturing Assets by Viridis Chemical, a portfolio company of EIV Capital

  • Seller: Prairie Catalytic, LLC
  • Buyer: Viridis Chemical, LLC
  • Private Equity: EIV Capital

GENERAL BUSINESS SERVICES DEAL OF THE YEAR >>

The Acquisition of Ekstrom Aquaculture by Bowers & Saha Aquaculture

  • Seller: Ekstrom Aquaculture, LLC
  • Buyer: Saha Aquaculture
  • Seller Investment Bank: Statesman Business Advisor
  • Lender: Capital Farm Credit
  • Seller Attorney: Duckett, Bouligny & Collins, LLP
  • Seller Accountant: Briggs & Veselka Co.

The Acquisition of Buffington Homebuilding Group by LGI Homes

  • Seller: Buffington Homebuilding Group
  • Buyer: LGI Homes
  • Seller Investment Bank: Builder Advisor Group
  • Seller Attorney: Winstead
  • Buyer Attorney: Gray Reed

The Acquisition of a Collection of Automotive Companies by Stella Labs Search LLC 

  • Seller: The companies include Sterling Interest Investment DBA Elite Collision Center, McKaskle Industrial Complex DBA Fort Bend Recycling, Stor’N Texas DBA H-Town Scrap Metal Recycling Metro, Area 5 Vehicle Storage, Athena Investments DBA Area 5 Auto Sales, Athena Auto Leasing, Lockwood Vehicle Storage, and related entities
  • Buyer: Stella Labs Search LLC
  • Seller Investment Bank: Benchmark International

The Acquisition of ArborWorks by New State Capital Partners, LLC and Five Crowns Capital, LLC

  • Seller: ArborWorks, Inc.
  • Buyer: New State Capital Partners, Five Crowns Capital, LLC
  • Seller Investment Bank: CCG Advisors
  • Buyer Investment Bank: Piper Sandler
  • Lender: Main Street Capital Corporation

The Acquisition of Camp Construction Services to Sterling Investment Partners

  • Seller: Camp Construction Services
  • Buyer: Sterling Investment Partners
  • Seller Investment Bank: Crutchfield Capital
  • Lender: HIG Whitehorse Capital
  • Seller Attorney: Porter Hedges LLP
  • Buyer Attorney: Dechert LLP
  • Seller Accountant: Briggs & Veselka
  • Buyer Accountant: Alvarez & Marsal

MANUFACTURING & INDUSTRIAL DEAL OF THE YEAR >>

The Acquisition of FABco by Argonaut Private Equity

  • Seller: FABco
  • Buyer: Argonaut Private Equity
  • Seller Investment Bank: Statesman Corporate Finance
  • Seller Attorney: Winston & Strawn LLP
  • Buyer Attorney: Frederic Dorwart Lawyers, PLLC
  • Seller Accountant: Briggs & Veselka

The Acquisition of ParkUSA by Northwest Pipe Company 

  • Seller: ParkUSA
  • Buyer: Northwest Pipe Company
  • Seller Investment Bank: Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors
  • Seller Attorney: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
  • Seller Accountant: Doeren Mayhew

The Acquisition of McDaniel Metals by Transition Capital Partners

  • Seller: McDaniel Metals
  • Buyer: Transition Capital Partners
  • Seller Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Seller Attorney: Ewing & Jones
  • Buyer Attorney: Winston Strawn
  • Seller Accountant: Snell Levin & Co, LLP, Moss Adams
  • Buyer Insurance: Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
  • Lender: Plexus Capital

The Acquisition of Cavert Wire by Accent Wire Holdings

  • Seller: Cavert Wire
  • Buyer: Accent Wire Holdings, Crossplane Capital
  • Lender: PNC Business Credit
  • Buyer Attorney: Akin Gump
  • Lender Attorney: Holland & Knight
  • Accountant: BDO

The Acquisition of Time Manufacturing Company

  • Seller: The Sterling Group, Time Manufacturing Company
  • Buyer: HIG Capital
  • Seller Investment Bank: Baird, DA Davidson
  • Seller Attorney: Willkie Farr & Gallagher

The Acquisition of Plasson USA by ISCO

  • Seller: Plasson USA,Plasson Ltd., Industrial Pipe Fittings LLC
  • Buyer: ISCO Industries
  • Seller Investment Bank: GulfStar Group
  • Seller Attorney: Estline & Co Attorneys at Law
  • Buyer Attorney: Wyatt, Tarrant, Combs
  • Seller Accountant: Calvetti Ferguson

HEALTH & WELLNESS DEAL OF THE YEAR >>

The Acquisition of 2nd.MD by Accolate 

  • Seller: 2nd.MD
  • Buyer: Accolate
  • Seller Attorney: Balch & Bingham LLP; Cooley, LLP

The Acquisition of Trilliant Surgical by DJO Unit of Colfax Corporation

  • Seller: Trilliant Surgical, LLC
  • Buyer: Colfax Corporation
  • Seller Investment Bank:  England & Company
  • Seller Attorney: K&L Gates, LLP
  • Seller Accountant: Briggs & Veselka Co.
  • Private Equity: The Catalyst Group

The Acquisition of The Healthy Lunch Box by Riveter Capital

  • Seller: The Healthy Lunch Box
  • Buyer: Riveter Capital
  • Seller Investment Bank: Statesman Corporate Finance, LLC
  • Lender: SharpVue Capital Credit Fund II LP
  • Seller Attorney: Spence, Desenberg & Lee, PLLC
  • Buyer Attorney: DLA Piper LLP
  • Seller Accountant: Finch CPA Firm PLLC            
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Deal of the Year Awards
ACG Houston's eighth annual Deal of the Year event is focused on celebrating Houston's booming middle-market deal community. We'll be honoring the deals and dealmakers who drive M&A resulting in economic and corporate growth, strategic impact, capital formation and the advancement of meaningful business relationships.
Important Dates
Nomination Deadline: February 24, 2025
Finalists Announced: March 27, 2025
Award Ceremony: April 30, 2025