investments

Mark Halford

S2 Capital Hires Industry Veteran as Vice President, Special Situations

by | Aug 18, 2023

S2 Capital, a Dallas-based vertically integrated residential investment manager, has hired Mark Halford as vice president, special situations, where he will work with the firm’s investments team to focus on opportunistic and distressed acquisitions through the firm’s commingled fund vehicles.

The firm said that Halford spent a decade with Lone Star Funds, where he participated in more than $10 billion of distressed and opportunistic investing, including the takeover of the failed Anglo-Irish Bank in 2011....

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Catalyze Dallas Appoints Veteran Executive to Corporate Development Role
by | Aug 11, 2023
Catalyze Dallas said that Nick Brown is an accomplished executive with investment expertise in the industries where the company works to commercialize new technology with its proven turnkey model.
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VanTrust Real Estate Announces New Science, Technology Division
by | Jun 6, 2023

VanTrust Real Estate, which has an office in Dallas, has announced a new division that is designed to match its real estate expertise and capital resources with both public and private sector clients in the life sciences, R&D, institutional, governmental, biotech, pharmaceutical and technology industries....

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Kainos Capital Closes its Partners III Fund with $1B in Commitments

by | Feb 10, 2023
The Dallas-based PE firm—whose Fund II portfolio includes North Texas pet food company Muenster Milling and Dallas' BeautyBio—says its newest fund is the largest investment vehicle in Kainos' history. “Our bench of seasoned investors and operators within the food and consumer sectors helps drive financial and operational performance by working hand-in-glove with management teams,” added Andrew Rosen, managing partner of Kainos.
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Venture Dallas’ Event Sponsors Prepare for 34-Day Virtual Pitch Conference
by | Sep 9, 2020
Meet the supporters of Venture Dallas' upcoming month-long virtual experience that connects Texas founders with active investors. They say now is an ideal time to build the startup ecosystem, investment opportunities, and new relationships.
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Cannabis Capital: Why One DFW Investor Saw a Market Opportunity and Staked His Claim
by | Jan 15, 2020
Matt Hawkins of Entourage Effect offers high-net-worth individuals and family offices access to the legalized cannabis industry. For now, "folks like us are the only games in town."
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Follow the Money: Actuate Raises $6.5M in Series B Funding, Kanarys Raises $1.5M; Topgolf Inks Franchise Deal

by | Nov 14, 2019
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity involving companies with North Texas ties, you’ll also find news from Kanarys, Sweat Equities, RSF Partners, Siemens, GoPlant and Align Midstream Partners.
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Harvest Returns Starts Opportunity Zones Fund to Nurture Ag Investments
by | Jul 10, 2019
The fund will invest in agricultural businesses in economically disadvantaged regions of the nation, and will give investors tax-favorable risk-adjusted returns.
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Follow the Money: Fetch Gets $3M in Seed Funding, Hedera Hashgraph Raises $100M
by | Aug 2, 2018
From Service Fusion to Spartan Crypto and Olsen-Stelzer Boot Co., here's a look at recent funding and acquisitions involving companies and investors with North Texas ties.
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Follow the Money: Texas Standard Raises $500K, DCS Global Gets Growth Investment
by | Jun 28, 2018
From Viziv Technologies raising another $576,000 for energy technology and Stryve Foods raising $10 million, here's a look at recent funding and acquisitions involving companies and firms with North Texas ties.
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Follow the Money: Minnie’s Food Pantry Gets $1.3M Venture Round, Waxahachie’s Texzon Nets $720K

by | Apr 12, 2018
From food pantries, to technology, and menswear companies, here are some of the latest capital raises, mergers, and acquisitions with North Texas ties.
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