Corey Cooper , CEO , Bote

“GulfStar’s knowledge and effort delivered an outcome that far exceeded our expectations.”

01/06

Bin Yu , CEO , Utegration

“GulfStar doesn’t just do its job. They got into the details and tactical side of our business.”

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02/06

Dr. Najeeb Thomas , Founding Physician , Crescent City Surgical Centre

“GulfStar understood how to value us appropriately. I felt we were in good hands the whole way.”

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03/06

Bill Ganss , President , AIAP

“GulfStar had the connections and the insights we needed to take our business to the next level.”

04/06

Jake Perciful , CEO , Renegade

“GulfStar managed the entire process seamlessly. We couldn't have done it without them.”

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Samuel Sprunt, Jr. , Former Chairman , Tideland

“My family couldn't be happier with both the initial transaction and the additional liquidity.”

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About Us

GulfStar is one of the leading middle market investment banking firms in the United States, with a proven track record of delivering exceptional results in mergers and acquisitions, private placements and strategic advisory services. We advise private business owners and corporate clients nationwide, with revenues ranging from $25 million to $350+ million across a variety of key industry sectors.

34
years of middle market leadership
760
completed transactions
250
+
years of combined managing director experience

Services

Full complement of strategic and capital advisory services

We provide our middle market clients with a complete solution backed by a full complement of strategic advisory and corporate finance capabilities, delivered through a highly-tailored, effort-intensive and relationship-based service model.

Industries

Sector-specific expertise

We have deep institutional knowledge of the critical industry forces that drive your business and unlock transactional value.

Energy, Power & Infrastructure

Consumer Products & Services

Industrial Services & Manufacturing

Specialty Distribution

Environmental & Sustainability

Business Services

Software & Tech-Enabled Services

Healthcare

Recent Transactions

Thoughtful engagement. Extraordinary results.

has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
Industry
Business Services
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

For over 50 years, Steger Bizzell has been a leader in civil engineering in Central Texas. The Company has performed more than 22,000 projects for governmental and private clients, with expertise covering a wide range of disciplines including hydraulic and hydro-logic analysis, floodplain mapping, transportation, water and wastewater utilities, planning and site design, and surveying. Headquartered in Georgetown, just north of Austin, Steger Bizzell adds a team of more than 50 technical experts with deep water, wastewater and land development expertise to CHA, a full-service engineering, design, and management consulting firm. Steger Bizzell will rebrand as Steger Bizzell, A CHA Company. The acquisition expands CHA’s team to more than 2,100 professionals across 55+ offices, from Canada to Florida to California.

has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
Industry
Consumer Products & Services
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

Alpha, a privately held, family-owned frozen foods manufacturer based in Waller, Texas, was founded in 1984 by Greek immigrants George and Athena Sarandos. Alpha has grown from a regional foodservice distributor into a highly respected producer of frozen pizzas and pizza components for national accounts. Today, Alpha operates from a modern, highly efficient, 115,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility serving a broad range of customers, including K-12 schools, leading grocery retailers and well recognized packaged foods brands.

has completed a majority recapitalization with
and
Industry
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Business Services
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

For nearly 40 years, Fencecrete has been a leading provider of custom precast concrete fencing and wall systems, offering durable, low-maintenance and environmentally friendly products. The Company’s steel-reinforced designs are available in a wide variety of integrated colors and styles that imitate the look of wood, brick, stucco and stone, among others. Fencecrete’s versatile systems are used for perimeter and security walls, property dividers, storage screens, waste enclosures, parking lot fences, and noise, fire and wind barriers. Fencecrete delivers its high-quality, long-lasting solutions to commercial and residential developers, architects and property owners from three locations across Texas, with the ability to serve customers nationwide.

has been acquired by

JHBDMB Holdings, Inc.

Employee Stock Ownership Trust

Industry
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Services

Based in Houston, BWFS is a full-service, ASME-certified fabricator of large, complex pressure vessels with in-house capabilities to engineer, draft, fabricate, stress relieve, sandblast, and coat large pressure vessels in one location with minimal outsourcing. The Company has proudly served the offshore oil and gas industry for more than 25 years and has over 14,000 vessels in use around the world.

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700 Louisiana Street
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Houston, Texas 77002


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