EXPERIENCE
INDUSTRY SECTORS
While the bulk of our team's experience is in CPG and related sectors, including manufacturing and packaging, we have provided advisory and consulting services to several industry sectors, including:
Food & Beverage, Cosmetics, Nutritionals, Personal Care, Institutional Services, Foodware, Publishing, Packaging, Communications, Biotech, Agriculture, Biobased Products, and Non-Profit
FOCUS: Ocean-Friendly Products & Ocean-Centric Services
EXAMPLES: DEALS DONE
A partial list of deals and transactions completed over the years:
- Seed & Round 1 funding and capital raise for anaerobic digestion technology
- Private raise for cotton genomics technology & project
- Direct Funding & Mgmt/Ops provided to regional coffee roasting company
- Secured Buyer & Managed Sale of regional coffee roasting company
- Provided Advisory & Management of CPG Distribution Contract
- Secured Capital to Support Continued Operation of Local, High-End Restaurant
- Provided Growth Capital & Management to regional sun care products company
- Secured Buyer & Managed Sale of regional sun care products company
- Angel & Seed Capital raise for brewery/restaurant in Dallas, TX
- Angel & Seed Capital raise for new restaurant/bakery concept in Dallas ,TX
- Secured Capital & Distribution of a Private Label Salty Snack Line
- Secured Capital & Distribution of a Private Label Salsa Line
- Secured Debt & Credit for Launch of New Vodka
- Secured Debt & Credit for Regional Viticulture Operation & Product Line
- Provided Growth Capital as Partner in national licensed apparel company
- Advisory & Seller Representation for Regional F&B Distribution Company
- Provided Funding as Operating Partner in national CPG packaging company
- Advisory in Sale of national CPG packaging company
- Advisory & Secured Equity for national drink mix company
- Secured Investor Advisory Board for emerging ag technology group
- Provided Financial & Growth Advisory to national Nutritional Products line
- Provided Financial & Growth Advisory to regional seafood company
- Provided Financial & Growth Advisory to regional spice company
- Provided Financial Advisory & Seller Representation to Transportation Firm
- Provided Business & Financial Advisory to Regional Vineyard & Winery
- Secured Capital for Regional Vineyard & Winery
CURRENT CLIENTS & ACTIVITIES
- 1BLU ventures
- The Brown Pelican Society
- The Sagmor Company/Vineyard
- Sustainable Ocean Alliance
- 1BLU Day Conference & Film Fest
PREVIOUS VENTURES/EXITS
- Sea & Ski/Blue Frog Distribution
- MeshTek AGRO
- Texas Oyster Ranch
- FasPac Packaging
- Suncare Solutions, LLC
- AGTech Ventures/agBio
- BioEnergy Texas
- Outdoor Insights
- CS Coffee Company
- Critics Choice Apparel
- Texas Premium Foods
- HealthQuest Nutritionals