D CEO and the Association for Corporate Growth-DFW are proud to announce the top acquisitions, dispositions, and other financial transactions in North Texas in 2022—and the dealmakers who made them happen. It’s all part of our 10th annual Mergers & Acquisitions Awards program, which honors individual achievements and notable M&A deals that closed last year.
All finalists will be featured in the May issue of D CEO magazine and honored at a private awards ceremony this spring.
Finalists: Dealmakers of the Year
Attorney of the Year
Justin Ferguson, DZS Inc.
Melissa Kalka, Kirkland & Ellis
Bobby Majumder, Frost Brown Todd Attorneys
David McLean, McGuireWoods
Adam Shulman, Celanese Corp.
Debt Provider of the Year
Charles Adams, Patriot Capital
A.J. Fazalbhai, Bank OZK
Shannan Pratt, Woodforest National Bank
Ryan Voorhies, Woodforest National Bank
Chase Wildes, Sunflower Bank
Due Diligence Professional of the Year
David Harner, Embark
Dane Harris, Bennett Thrasher
Ryan Irby, BVWD
Matt Klauser, Forvis
Brad Porter, Moss Adams
Investment Banker of the Year
Jared Behnke, Transitus Capital
Wesley Romanowski, Pinecrest Capital Partners
Robert Rough, Telos Capital Advisors
Dan Vermeire, Corporate Finance Associates
Todd Viegut, TKV-6 Strategies
Private Equity Professional of the Year (Family Office/Independent Sponsor)
Brandt Hamby, Six Pillars Partners
Aaron Handler, Elm Creek Partners
Ralph Manning, Coltala Holdings
Austin Santoro, Rosewood Private Investments
Private Equity Professional of the Year (Managed Fund)
Kyle Bradford, Latticework Capital Management
Quinn Heidenreich, Allied Strategic Partners
Rob Langley, Align Capital Partners
Finalists: Deals of the Year
$1 Billion +
Celanese Corp.’s acquisition of DuPont Mobility & Materials
Chief E&D Holdings and Tug Hill’s sale to Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Darling Ingredients’ acquisition of Valley Proteins
Kainos Capital’s sale of Kettle Cuisine to Nestle & L Catterton-backed Freshly
KKR and GIP’s acquisition of CyrusOne
$250–999 Million
Align Capital Partners’ sale of WilliamsMarston to Kelso & Company
Arcosa’s sale of its storage tank business to Black Diamond
Dave & Buster’s Entertainment’s acquisition of Main Event
Tailwater Capital’s sale of NorTex Midstream to Williams Field Services Group
$50–249 Million
Crossplane Capital’s acquisition of Kaemark
Frontier Waste Solutions’ sale to Summer Street Capital Partners and Concentric Equity Partners
Paceline Equity Partners’ AHF Flooring’s acquisition of Armstrong Flooring
Rosewood Private Investments’ acquisition of StationServ
Six Pillars’ sale of The Liberty Group to Halifax
Under $50 Million
Coltala Holdings’ acquisition of Pond Robinson & Associates
Crossplane Capital’s acquisition of Viking Fence
Elm Creek Partners’ merger of Urban Air franchisees to create Elevated Venture Group
ParkHub’s acquisition of Fuzse
Sconce Inc.’s sale to PDSVision Group AB
TKV-6 Strategies’ discoverIE Group’s acquisition of Magnasphere
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