IVS works with Thompson Industrial on PSG acquisition

IVS Investment Banking, a leading provider of merger and acquisition (M&A), recapitalization, management-led buyout, private placement and consulting services, is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of Petrochem Services Group (PSG) by Thompson Industrial Services. IVS works with owners and management teams to acquire and sell manufacturing, distribution and service-oriented businesses associated with the energy […]

IVS Investment Banking announces recapitalization of SWAT

IVS Investment Banking, a leading provider of merger and acquisition (M&A), recapitalization, management-led buyout, private placement and consulting services, is pleased to announce the successful closing of a leveraged recapitalization of Specialty Welding and Turnarounds LLC (SWAT). IVS works with owners and management teams to acquire and sell manufacturing, distribution and service-oriented businesses associated with […]

Midwest Cooling Tower Services acquires Industrial Cooling Tower Services

Celebrating the acquisition of Industrial Cooling Tower Services Inc. by Midwest Cooling Tower Services LLC are, from left, Jhon Cuthbertson of BIC Alliance, Earl Heard of IVS Investment Banking, Peyton Bowman of Dorilton Capital Advisors LLC, John Zapalac of IVS Investment Banking, Scott Knecht of Industrial Cooling Tower Services, Daniel Wiltz of Midwest Cooling Towers, […]

IVS, CapStreet complete recapitalization with CRG

Creative Resource Group (CRG) of Dayton, Texas, which specializes in plant logistic support and safety services, recently completed a recapitalization with CapStreet Group, a Houston-based private equity firm that invests in owner-managed, lower middle market companies headquartered in Texas and surrounding states. CRG takes care of critical support services like trash, water, break tents, cleaning, […]

Apache Industrial Services acquires Southern Insulation Inc.

Houston-based Apache Industrial Services has acquired Southern Insulation Inc., which has operated in the Sulphur/Lake Charles, Louisiana, area for over 30 years with a focus on insulation. Southern Insulation has a longstanding maintenance relationship in its market and will assist Apache with bolstering its multicraft capabilities. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Apache is […]

JV Driver Group acquires Total Industrial Services Inc.

The JV Driver Group has purchased Total Industrial Services Inc., based in Houston. Total Industrial Services is a full-service mechanical contractor with off-site fabrication facilities and on-site services that meet the industry’s growing equipment maintenance, turnaround and project needs. Its capabilities include welding, steel fabrication, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, air cooled heat exchangers, pipe fabrication, […]

IVS, Main Street complete recapitalization with LoneStar

Main Street Capital Corp., a principal investment firm that provides long-term debt and equity capital to lower middle market companies and debt capital to middle market companies, recently completed a recapitalization with LoneStar Marine Shelters of Galveston, Texas, which specializes in the fabrication of all types of offshore buildings, helidecks and marine outfitting. Main Street […]

IVS, Gemini complete recapitalization with FabEnCo Inc.

Gemini Investors, a Massachusetts-based private equity firm that provides capital and strategic resources to lower middle market companies, recently completed a recapitalization with FabEnCo Inc., in which both the capital structure of the company and the ownership of the company were changed. IVS Investment Banking served as the exclusive adviser to FabEnCo during the transaction. […]

Texas Gulf Energy Inc. acquires Fishbone Solutions Ltd.

Houston-based Texas Gulf Energy Inc. (OTCBB: BOCL), formerly Global NuTech Inc., has acquired Fishbone Solutions Ltd. — a high-quality management and technical service company serving the petrochemical industry. Fishbone Solutions is primarily a specialty services staffing business providing personnel and systems for turnarounds, capital projects, revamps and new construction projects. Located in Deer Park, Texas, […]

Total Safety acquires S&H Services

Houston-based Total Safety recently acquired S&H Services, providers of safety consultants to the oil and gas industries, with a concentration in pipelines. The terms of the deal were undisclosed. IVS Investment Banking was engaged to represent the sale and served as the adviser to S&H Services for this transaction. “The time I was spending running […]

IVS arranges project financing for CommSolGlobal

CommSolGlobal LLC (Commissioning Solutions Global) is an engineering and technical services firm providing lube oil flushing, filtration and reconditioning services. The company also provides chemical flushing for industrial and marine applications, and environmental remediation services. Founded in 2004 as an engineering and technical services firm, CommSolGlobal’s initial focus was in the industrial market in the […]

Targa Resources Partners LP acquires Flex Tank Systems

Targa Resources Partners LP (the “Partnership”), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Coast Energy Group LLC, has acquired Flex Tank Systems, a refined petroleum products and crude oil storage and terminaling facility in Channelview, Texas. Located on Carpenter’s Bayou along the Houston Ship Channel, Flex Tank can handle multiple grades of blend stocks, products and crude. […]

Total Safety acquires assets of Wholesale Radio Rental

Total Safety has acquired the assets of Wholesale Radio Rental, a provider of portable communication devices for use in the petroleum, oil and gas, and petrochemical industries. Based in Houston, Total Safety is a leading provider of integrated safety strategies and the products necessary to support them — on-site safety services, turnaround safety support, gas […]

IVS Investment Banking helps unite industry powerhouses

Wingate Partners and USA Environment LP (USA) have joined forces in a recapitalization of USA. USA is a full-service environmental contractor that provides a full range of highend environmental services. The company is a licensed contractor in 30 states that specializes in turnkey solutions for any environmental construction, remediation, industrial services, radioactive material handling, disposal, […]

PSI, Tradebe form joint venture

Petrochemical Services Inc. (PSI) and the Tradebe Group have announced a joint venture agreement in which the companies’ combined resources will allow for expanded coverage in new markets and technology sharing. PSI provides waste processing, tank cleaning and gas freeing services with an emphasis on nonentry applications to a diversified group of industries including refining, […]