Chris Collins
Chris Collins is an accomplished finance professional with over 15 years of experience in investment banking and M&A. Chris’s areas of expertise include financial modeling, valuation, M&A, forecasting and deal structuring.
Previously Chris was a Vice President with M&S Fairway Capital Partners, a boutique Houston-based investment banking firm. He also had previous roles with FMI Capital Advisors and Whitley Penn, an accounting and consulting firm where he consulted on M&A transactions. Chris started his career working as an analyst for First Southwest Company.
Education:
Chris earned a BBA in Finance from Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School graduating cum laude with business honors.
Transaction Highlights:
- $500 million sale of oilfield equipment manufacturer
- $30 million sale of non-destructive testing company
- $28 million sale of automation/control system fabrication company
- $20 million sale of real estate executive suite operator
- $6 million sale of subsea technology company
- $10 million acquisition of EPC contracting firm
- $15 million sale of jack-up oil rig component manufacturer
- $1.5 million start-up financing for oilfield technology company
- $40 million project financing of ethanol dehydration plant
- $45 million sale of steel forging operation
- $12 million acquisition of industrial crane operator
