Don Merrill is the President and CEO of Tootie Pie Company. They have grown the brand substantially in five years. Now, growth equity might make sense as they expand their footprint of retail cafes. Here’s Allegiance Capital’s Ryan Foley visiting with Don Merill about his interest in
Read more →Privately-funded EBSCO Comes to Texas to Connect
By Daniel Vermeire on March 2, 2011 / M&A in Texas / Leave a comment
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EBSCO is a private, family fund with a portfolio of more than 40 businesses. Their model involves acquiring 100% of the equity in a business and providing strong incentives for the management team. Matt is at the TX ACG Capital Connection looking for opportunities in promotional products,
Read more →Huron’s in Detroit, But Does A Lot More Than Automotive
By Daniel Vermeire on March 2, 2011 / M&A in Texas / Leave a comment
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Huron Capital likes DFW as a growth area. While they are headquartered in Detroit, automotive is only a small part of their universe. In an interview with Allegiance Capital’s Ryan Foley, Gretchen explains that Huron is into the health/wellness sector, consumer products, home products and automotive aftermarket,
Read more →PNC Provides Capital to Get Deals Done
By Daniel Vermeire on March 2, 2011 / M&A in Texas / Leave a comment
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PNC won the “2010 Bank of the Year in the US” award and some of the reasons are obvious when you talk with Randy Wilhoit. At the ACG Capital Connection, Randy stays in touch with intermediaries and clients, and continues to work with deals in motion. Here,
Read more →Back to the Future: It’s a Seller’s Market Again
By Chad Watt on March 2, 2011 / M&A in Texas / Leave a comment
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Competition for deals in 2011 is looking a lot like 2006, according to the dealmakers and service providers at ACG Texas. Private equity buyers are ready and shopping to spend, and more significantly, lenders are lining up for good deals. Lending was one of the missing ingredients
Read more →Will Private Equity Live Up to the Oilman’s Caricature?
I promised myself I wouldn’t mention oil again in the runup to the Texas ACG Capital Connection conference, but that was before Libya and $100 barrels of oil. I know of no one in the American oil patch who thinks fondly of Muammar al-Gadafi, but the erratic
Read more →Texas Deal Flow Up In 2011 Led By Oil E&P, Oilfield Services
By Chad Watt on February 17, 2011 / M&A in Texas / Leave a comment
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Mergers and acquisitions are expected to be up in 2011 with Texas deal flow led by oil E&P, oilfield services and related sectors. But for sellers to get good multiples, they will need to generate competition among acquirers to drive higher valuations. Regarding IPOs, oil and natural gas prices could drive IPOs in those sectors, and, depending on what happens with Facebook, IPOs in technology could be on the rise. However, IPOs for small-cap and mid-cap companies will be few and far between.
Read more →Get Together, Get Deals Done
By Chad Watt on February 9, 2011 / M&A in Texas / Leave a comment
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These early February snow days we’ve been enduring in Dallas-Fort Worth make me even more eager to get to March and to ACG’s Texas Capital Connection. I know, there’s a lot of us who braved the weather and the bad drivers to get to the office and
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