Private Equity

Dallas-Based Private Equity Firm Crux Capital Adds 2 Executives

by | Jun 21, 2024

Dallas-based private equity firm Crux Capital has added Ardi Sahinovic as director of business development, and Amanda Kennelly as vice president of administration, strategic hires that it said underscore a commitment to bolstering its capabilities and driving growth.

“The addition of Amanda and Ardi to our team reflects Crux Capital’s ongoing commitment to strengthening our capabilities and supporting our expanding operations....

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L.A.’s Vance Street Capital Opens Dallas Office, Announces New Hires
by | Jun 14, 2024
The L.A.-based PE firm recently added Scott Bigelow as senior fund controller in its new Dallas office. Natalia Rainforth also joined its Dallas office as accounting manager.
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Nashville PE Firm Invests in Dallas Medical Management Consultancy OccMD
by | May 6, 2024
Council Capital said its investment will be used to scale OccMD’s workers’ compensation and injury benefit services and introduce the company into more states and lines of insurance business.
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Dallas’ Lone Star Funds Acquires Netherlands-Based Industrial Services Provider ERIKS
by | May 3, 2024
Founded in 1940, ERIKS is a provider of specialized industrial services with more than 200 locations in 12 countries. It offers a wide range of technical products and co-engineering and customization solutions.
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Dallas’ Kainos Capital Announces 2 Leadership Promotions

by | Jan 19, 2024
Steven Koch has been promoted to principal at Kainos Capital, and Alex Stanek has been promoted to manager of the private equity firm's operations team.
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Dallas’ Crossplane Capital Announces 3 Promotions, and a New Hire
by | Jan 12, 2024

Dallas-based middle-market private equity firm Crossplane Capital announced three promotions and one new hire.

The company said the moves come after a strong 2023 that included nine acquisitions and one exit....

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CAF Capital Partners Hires New Senior Vice President of Acquisitions
by | Aug 25, 2023

Industry veteran Jason Geer has been named senior vice president of acquisitions at CAF Capital Partners, a Dallas-based private equity real estate firm.

Geer joins CAF Capital Partners from Invesco Real Estate where he spent 25 years....

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50 and Counting: Cypress Growth Capital Hits Investment Milestone With Its Equity-Preserving Approach
by | Aug 3, 2023
Dallas-based Cypress Growth Capital is defying norms in the funding landscape. Not your traditional venture capitalist, this trailblazing firm hit a landmark with its 50th portfolio investment—and fourth major play this year—a $4 million stake in medical records disruptor, ChartSquad. Managing Director Vik Thapar peels back the curtain on the firm's unique model, which fosters rapid growth without diluting entrepreneurial control.
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India’s Persistent Systems Opens Global Private Equity Hub in Plano

by | Jun 16, 2023
With 22,750 employees in 21 countries and $1 billion in annual revenue, Persistent cited Dallas-Fort Worth's prominence as the third-largest U.S. market for private equity firms after New York and Chicago as it opened its new Plano global PE hub.
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Trinity Hunt Partners Make Majority Investment in Centricity Research
by | Jun 5, 2023

Dallas-based Trinity Hunt Partners announced a majority investment in Centricity Research, a clinical research services provider specializing in conducting Phase I-IV clinical trials across more than 40 therapeutic areas.

The amount of the investment was not disclosed.

“We are confident that Trinity Hunt’s expertise in partnering with growing healthcare services companies and its shared commitment to providing an empowering team environment will help us drive innovation and make significant strides as we continue to expand,” Centricity President Dr....

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Grapevine’s Sera Systems Reports ‘Eight-Figure’ Series B Funding Round
by | May 25, 2023
Sera—a SaaS service for small-to-large size HVAC, plumbing, and other field service businesses—said it closed the oversubscribed funding round with a market cap three times the value the company had at the close of its Series A round in November 2021.
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Dallas HVAC Company Gets Majority Investment from New York-Based Firm
by | Apr 11, 2023
Investcorp, a global alternative investment firm, partners with growing founder-led businesses. The investor aims to join forces with Shearer Supply to capitalize on "strong secular tailwinds" in the HVAC industry and leverage the distributor's one-stop-shop value proposition for contractors and OEMs.
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‘Affecting Every Aspect of Our Society’: McKinney Startup Aims to Identify Mental Health Issues

by | May 31, 2022
Many who are diagnosed with a mental health condition had no idea the symptoms they suffered were related to mental health. McKinney-based Connected Mind aims to change that with technology that screens people for the most common types of mental health conditions. “It's like being interviewed by a psychologist, but it's a computer,” says CEO and CTO Christian Lehinger.
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Amping Up: Fort Worth Battery and EV Charger Company Acquired by PE Firm
by | Apr 20, 2022
Schumacher Electric, a 75-year-old company that relocated to Fort Worth from Chicago last summer, is reimagining the future of power innovation.
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Dallas Cybersecurity Company Acquired by Former U.S. Secretary of Treasury-Owned Firm in a $525M Deal
by | Mar 29, 2022
Dallas-based Zimperium, a mobile security platform, is set to be acquired by Washington, D.C.’s Liberty Strategic Capital, a firm led by former Goldman Sachs CIO and Trump Administration appointee Steve Mnuchin.
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Follow the Money: MLTPLY Makes Second Investment Since Launching Last Year, RumbleOn Finalizes $130M Acquisition of Fort Worth Powersport Dealer, and More
by | Feb 23, 2022
What companies are finding funding or having a big exit? From startup investments to grants and acquisitions, Dallas Innovates tracks what’s happening in North Texas money.
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