Alex Pette

Managing Director

Alex joined GulfStar in 2014 and was promoted multiple times within the organization, most recently serving as senior vice president. Over his investment banking career, Alex has advised a diverse range of clients in strategic and capital markets transactions with aggregate value in excess of $1.5 billion. These transactions have covered industrial, manufacturing, distribution, energy, business services, and consumer sectors of the economy.

Prior to joining GulfStar, Alex worked as a senior consultant in the Disputes & Investigations Practice at Navigant Consulting.  While at Navigant, he performed business interruption and property damage analyses for large oil and gas clients with a focus on midstream transportation and refinery services.

Alex received a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classical Archaeology from The University of Texas at Austin.

Recent Transactions

has completed a majority recapitalization with

Industry

Energy, Power & Infrastructure
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Environmental & Sustainability
Services
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.

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

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.

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 completed a majority recapitalization with

Industry

Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Environmental & Sustainability
Business Services
Software & Tech-Enabled Services
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

Divcon Controls provides building automation consultation and custom design for the commercial and manufacturing industries.

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.

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