Alan Sheppard

Associate

Alan joined GulfStar Group in 2022 from Frost Bank, where he worked as a Relationship Banking Officer in the Commercial & Industrial Group and underwrote deals for clients within a variety of sectors, including real estate, oilfield services, construction, and marine. Prior to this, Alan completed a formal credit training program and served as an Associate Relationship Manager and Pool Lead Analyst at Frost.

Alan earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Accounting, with highest honors, and a Master of Science in Finance from the University of Houston, C.T. Bauer College of Business.

Recent Transactions

a portfolio company of
has completed a majority recapitalization with

Industry

Energy, Power & Infrastructure
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Collinsville, Oklahoma, Victory is a leading designer and manufacturer of industrial and commercial combustion, heat-transfer and steam production solutions, ranging from engineered firetube and watertube boilers and burners to heat recovery steam generators and high temperature hot water heaters. As part of the Company’s customer commitment, Victory provides extensive aftermarket customer support services, such as installation, commissioning and maintenance services, spare parts, burner and economizer retrofits and boiler fleet rental. Victory operates globally across a diverse and extensive group of industry sectors, including chemical, pulp & paper, food & beverage, bio-renewables, agriculture, education, healthcare, aviation and utilities.

has been acquired by

Industry

Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

Founded in 1973, Texas Tool Traders is a leading retailer of fasteners, tools and other supplies serving the single and multi-family residential construction market across Texas. The company is headquartered in Weimar, Texas and operates 14 locations statewide, supporting customers in the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Houston metro areas. The Company sells to homebuilders, contractors, roofers, fencers, pallet companies, homeowners and more.

has completed a majority recapitalization with

Industry

Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

Founded in 2008, PurgeRite is the leading provider of mechanical flushing and filtration services for water-based HVAC and geothermal systems. The Company ensures these systems operate with maximum efficiency and reliability across a variety of critical environments, including data centers, semiconductor fabrication, K-12 schools, universities, medical centers and other advanced manufacturing operations. Clean, efficient systems reduce power and water usage, ongoing maintenance and downtime, delivering meaningful savings and peace of mind to facility owners and operators.

has been acquired by
a portfolio company of
Industry

Energy, Power & Infrastructure
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

Founded in 1997, FCI is a vertically integrated provider of high-quality forged, heat treated, and machined pressure control connection products for the downstream, midstream, upstream, LNG, marine, aerospace, and defense markets. FCI’s product portfolio along with its forging and heat treat capability are highly complementary to Westbrook’s current offerings and will allow the combined platform to better serve a wider range of customers.

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