Alex joined GulfStar Group in 2023 from Deloitte & Touche, where he worked as an Assurance Senior and performed audits for large oil and gas clients with a focus on the upstream and midstream sectors. Previously, Alex completed an internship at Ham, Langston & Brezina, where he provided financial valuations and analysis for audit clients in the banking and insurance industries.
Alex received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Concordia University, where he was also a member of the baseball team, and a Master’s in Professional Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin. Alex is a Certified Public Accountant licensed in Texas.
Recent Transactions
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Specialty Distribution
Mergers & Acquisitions
Founded in 1982 and headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, Cal-Chlor is the largest independent provider of value-added packaging and distribution solutions to the North American calcium chloride marketplace. Cal-Chlor’s custom services include product manufacturing and packaging capabilities across a broad range of form factors and modalities, regulatory-compliant labeling solutions for a variety of end-use markets and comprehensive logistics planning for worldwide delivery. Through a long-term and exclusive partnership with the global leader in source supply, the Company has unrivaled access to the highest quality calcium chloride on the market. Cal-Chlor operates four state-of-the-art facilities in Michigan, New Jersey and Louisiana, supporting the safe and reliable delivery of products to a broad customer base in the oil and gas, industrial chemical, water treatment, dust suppression, roadway maintenance and food and beverage industries.
Energy, Power & Infrastructure
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Environmental & Sustainability
Mergers & Acquisitions
CIMA Services is a full-service industrial and environmental resources company specializing in civil, structural, mechanical and waste management services for companies operating in the petrochemical, refining, midstream oil and gas, and general industrial industries across the U.S. Gulf Coast region. Headquartered in Pasadena, Texas, CIMA’s strategic location near the Houston Ship Channel facilitates rapid responsiveness and mobilization of personnel and equipment. The Company is led by a team of seasoned industry veterans and supported by more than 400 employees, including a broad array of skilled tradesmen.
Business 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.
Consumer Products & 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.
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Located in Port Arthur, Texas, PAT Tank is a leading turnkey provider of construction and repair of above-ground liquid storage tanks (“ASTs”) to a variety of industrial end markets across the United States. The company’s capabilities include tank design, fabrication, delivery, installation and coating services, as well as distribution and installation of related products. PAT Tank is strategically positioned in the heart of the United States Gulf Coast region with ready access to the most highly concentrated installed base of hydrocarbon ASTs in the country. Its services are in consistent demand due to the ongoing operating and regulatory requirements that drive regular tank installation, repair and upgrade.
Energy, Power & Infrastructure
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
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.