Matthew Olson

Representative Experience

• A Houston-based private equity firm specializing in the oil and gas industry in a number of transactions and other matters, including:
  • the disposition of a hydraulic fracturing sand mine to an international oilfield logistics company
  • the acquisition of a well services and well workover business
  • the acquisition, out of a receivership, of multiple water management businesses
  • the disposition of an oilfield services company to an international specialty chemicals company
  • a venture investment in an existing oilfield services portfolio company by a foreign investor
  • the acquisition of a minority stake in an oilfield technology firm
  • the structuring, formation and day-to-day matters of various portfolio companies
• A Dallas-based private equity sponsor in a number of transactions, financings and other matters, including:
  • the acquisition of a third-party logistics provider 
  • the disposition of an oilfield services firm to an international logistics company
  • the acquisition and related financing of a digital marketing company
  • the acquisition and related financing of a medical equipment provider
  • the acquisition and related financing of an inventory management firm
  • the structuring, formation and day-to-day matters of various portfolio companies
• A private equity sponsor in a number of acquisition transactions, financings and other matters, including:
  • the acquisition and related financing of a manufacturer and servicer of cellular towers
  • the acquisition and related financing of a compounding pharmacy
  • the acquisition and related financing of a dental laboratory
  • the structuring, formation and day-to-day matters of various portfolio companies
• CSL Ventures, the venture capital arm of Houston-based private equity firm CSL Capital Management, in several transactions, including:
  • the Series A investment in Machfu, leader of Edge Intelligence Platform and Applications for the Industrial Internet of Things
  • the Series B investment in GoExpedi, an innovative e-commerce, supply chain, and analytics company that is reinventing procurement for industrial and energy MRO 
• A Texas-based oilfield rental equipment provider in its sale to a private equity firm.
• A privately owned and operated Texas group of dealerships in the sale to the largest U.S. retailer of new cars, trucks & SUVs of 12 dealerships owned by the automotive retailer in various Texas markets. The dealerships, including 31 franchises, represent approximately US$800M in annual revenue.
• A leading real estate investment and development firm in the formation of a joint venture for the expansion, management and financing of a South Carolina luxury resort.
• A New York-based family office in the acquisition and financing of two Midwest car wash brands.