Scott leads GulfStar Group’s Consumer Products & Services Practice. He joined GulfStar in 2010 and brings over 29 years of experience advising clients across a broad range of public and private equity and debt financings, mergers and acquisitions and strategic advisory assignments – successfully closing over 100 transactions with an aggregate value in excess of $20 billion. Prior to joining GulfStar, Scott led the packaged food and beverage coverage group at BMO Capital Markets in Chicago, representing leading large-cap and upper middle-market food and beverage companies across a variety of domestic and international strategic initiatives. A native of the Silicon Valley, Scott began his career in the technology group at Cowen & Company in San Francisco, advancing to hold senior positions in the TMT (software, semiconductors and storage hardware) industry group at JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Scott earned Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics and Political Science from the University of California, Davis.
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.
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.
Specialty Distribution
Mergers & Acquisitions
Texcel is a leading branded supplier of premium quality industrial and hydraulic hoses and fittings, fluid sealing products and related services. With over 40 years of commercial operations, Texcel has established a clear leadership position in the fluid conveyance market through significant, long-term investments in product development, platform infrastructure and exceptional customer service. Headquartered in Houston, Texcel has established a strong national footprint, serving top-tier independent distributors across the country out of facilities located in Texas, Illinois, Delaware, Alabama and Colorado.
Industrial Services & Manufacturing
Mergers & Acquisitions
Displayit builds custom environments from design to engineering to manufacturing to installation. Displayit takes the look and feel of the Company’s brand and build booths, kiosks, in-store fixtures and interiors around that image.
Consumer Products & Services
Mergers & Acquisitions
Founded in 1982, Brenham-based Del Sol Food is a family-owned and operated manufacturer of BRIANNAS Fine Salad Dressings, the leading premium salad dressing brand in the category. BRIANNAS is produced in small batches with high quality ingredients, and their products are sold in all 50 states and distributed worldwide to over 10 different countries.
Business Services
Mergers & Acquisitions
Founded in 1976, Champions Hydro-Lawn is the leading commercial erosion control and turf establishment specialist in the greater-Houston market. The Company offers a full range of services including: mowing, handwork, overseeding, fertilization, irrigation, rehabilitation, storm water pipe replacement and other essential services for Municipal Utility Districts, commercial developers, HOAs, and other commercial clients.