Our Portfolio Companies

Integrated A/V Systems, LLC – d/b/a CCS Presentation Systems

HQ: Houston, TX
CEO: Mark Kalinsky
Investment (Privately held): June 2008
Website: www.ccsprojects.com


CCS is a leading provider of turnkey audio-visual solutions for educational institutions and corporations with offices in Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Tyler, Texas. The Company focuses on providing custom audio-visual solutions for facilities; including boardrooms, conference rooms, training centers, educational facilities, classrooms and control centers. CCS is a value-added reseller providing design, full-service systems integration, implementation and installation, including post-implementation services, such as training, maintenance and hardware upgrades.

SouthWaste Services Holdings, LLC

HQ: Houston, TX
CEO: Charles A Wilcox
Investment (Privately held): May 2009
Website: www.southwaste.com


SouthWaste is a leading provider of non-hazardous liquid waste collection, processing and disposal services. SouthWaste was founded in 2005 by a group of private investors. The company has since completed eight acquisitions and extended its operations to include facilities in Houston, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Lubbock, Texas as well as Orlando, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. Typical waste streams handled by SouthWaste include grease, grit, wastewater, sewage, sludge and leachate.

Blackhawk Specialty Tools, LLC

HQ: Houma, LA
CEO: Billy Brown
Investment (Privately held): February 2010
Website: www.blackhawkst.com


Blackhawk is a leading provider of premium automated top drive cement heads and related equipment and services to both deepwater oil and gas drilling applications in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and land based drilling. Blackhawk designs, manufactures and rents highly-engineered cement heads in various sizes and pressure ratings. Blackhawk was founded in April 2008 and has quickly grown to become a leading supplier of cement equipment to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico for exploration and production drilling.