Billy Conner

Associate

Billy joined GulfStar Group in 2022 from PwC, where he worked as a Senior Associate in the Transaction Services Practice. While at PwC, Billy performed financial due diligence for corporate and private equity-backed acquisitions across a wide range of industries, including industrial manufacturing, consumer products, oilfield services, and healthcare. Previously, Billy worked in the Audit Practice at KPMG as a Senior Audit Associate.

Billy earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy at Baylor University. Billy is also a licensed CPA in the state of Texas.

Recent Transactions

has completed a minority recapitalization with

Industry

Energy, Power & Infrastructure
Specialty Distribution
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Tomball, Texas, Midstream Valve Partners (MVP) is a leading value-added distributor of valves, actuators and related flow-control accessories to midstream pipeline operators, engineering, procurement & construction firms, fabricators and other distributors that serve the energy infrastructure, pipeline and refining industries primarily in the continental United States.

has merged with

Industry

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

Founded in 2012, Fleaux is a Shreveport, Louisiana-based provider of gas measurement solutions, data center cooling equipment, instrumentation, automation, and field services serving energy and industrial end markets.  The Company has built a strong reputation for precision, quality, and reliability in energy measurement and field operations.

has been acquired by

Industry

Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

Founded in 1942, Basler is a third-generation, family-owned manufacturer of electrical control and protection solutions, based in Highland, Illinois, with approximately 700 employees. Basler’s innovative products regulate and protect mission-critical equipment and are used by more than 1,600 global customers across a diverse range of critical applications and high-growth end markets, including power generation, power transmission, grid and utility infrastructure, HVAC, data centers, and industrial and electrical equipment. The Company operates three manufacturing facilities in Highland, Illinois; Taylor, Texas; and Piedras Negras, Mexico.

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

Industry

Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Services
Mergers & Acquisitions

Founded in 1982 by Bob Allen and led by Chris Sellers and Mike Hill, AHI is a leading manufacturer and distributor of quality masonry and related construction products for the Texas market, selling both directly to customers and through third-party building products distributors. The Company is headquartered in Alvin, Texas with additional locations in the Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth markets. AHI manufactures a variety of proprietary products, including Portland and masonry cements, brick cleaners, stucco coatings and cast stone, as well as performing a wide array of structural iron processing services. Manufactured products are sold under the Spectrum and Tex-Clean brands. AHI Supply serves single-family residential, multi-family residential and commercial markets.

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