Our team has invested in or led dozens of companies that span a diverse array of industries. In partnership with our operators, management teams and investors, we focus on building sustainable value in entrepreneurial oriented businesses. We take the time to understand the challenges and opportunities facing each business and work together to transform the company into a larger, well-managed, and more diversified enterprise.
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Based in Frisco, TX, SuccessEd is an innovative educational software provider that is built by educators for educators. SuccessEd puts time-saving data management tools in the hands of educators which track compliance and services provided to students in special education, Section 504, Dyslexia, RtI, Medicaid, ELL, and behavior programs.
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LT Energy Services was a provider of mobile housing accommodations and environmental services to the oil & gas industry. LT Energy Services was sold to BE Aerospace in January 2014.
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Kevyn DeMartino
Managing Partner
Kevyn has acquired and managed companies throughout his career, with specific focus on entities experiencing both rapid growth and troubled operations. Prior to founding Catalyst Holdings, he spent 8 years as the Managing Partner of Transition Capital Partners (TCP), a Dallas based private equity firm focused on investments in the lower middle market. Prior to joining TCP, Kevyn was a principal at Triumph Holdings, LLC, a New York based, CIBC-funded private equity firm specializing in media and consumer services. This creative interest was gestated in business school from 1993 to 1995, where he served as a consultant and executive program producer for QVC, ESPN, and NBC. He is also the author of the business management book "BulletPoints – Using Military Tactics and Strategies to Drive your Business to Victory." Kevyn holds a B.A. in Finance from the University of Texas and a MBA from The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
Forrest "Jake" Williams
Managing Partner
Jake has spent his career in private equity, investment banking and as an entrepreneur, successfully creating value in dozens of companies, across a diverse group of industries. Prior to co-founding Catalyst, Jake was a Principal with Transition Capital Partners (TCP), a Dallas based private equity firm, where he was instrumental in acquiring and creating value in 10 different investments. Prior to TCP, Jake served as the Chief Financial Officer of Eagle Healthcare LLC and also co-founded Mobilocity, LLC, a wireless supply chain solutions provider in the telecommunications sector. Jake began his career at the investment banking division of Dillon, Read & Co., focused on mergers & acquisitions, and private placements of debt and equity. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia, attending the school on a track & field scholarship
Justin Mowrey
Principal
Justin has spent his career in private equity and transaction advisory, with experience in several different industries. Prior to joining Catalyst, Justin was an Associate with Transition Capital Partners (TCP), a Dallas based private equity firm, where his responsibilities included transaction due diligence and portfolio company support. Prior to TCP, Justin served as a Senior Analyst at VMG Health, a healthcare valuation and transaction advisory firm. He holds a BBA in Finance, cum laude, from Southern Methodist University.
Paul Kapsner
Senior Associate
Paul has spent his career in private equity and transaction advisory, with experience in several different industries. Prior to joining Catalyst, Paul was an Associate in the Deal Advisory practice at KPMG, providing buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a BBA and MPA in accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.