Fort Worth, Texas

Patient Capital
for Industrial
America

High West Capital is a merchant bank that deploys flexible capital into critical infrastructure businesses — building with urgency, transacting with discipline, and staying as long as value creation demands.

Industrial
Sector Focus
Energy
Sector Focus
Fort Worth
Headquarters

Flexible capital.
Relentless value creation.

High West Capital is a merchant bank headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. We deploy flexible capital into critical infrastructure businesses with one objective: create as much value as possible, as efficiently as possible, and realize it at the right moment.

We are not beholden to a fixed hold period or a rigid mandate. We will transact early if the opportunity is right, or stay the course if more runway creates more value. That flexibility is a feature — it means every decision is driven by what is best for the business and our investors, not by a fund clock.

Rooted in Texas and built on decades of operating experience, we combine hands-on company building with the financial discipline to know when to push and when to transact.

01
Build Fast, Transact Well
We move with urgency. Our goal is to create maximum value in the shortest rational timeframe — then execute a transaction that delivers for our investors and partners.
02
Operator Alignment
We get in the trenches. Whether backing an existing team or building one ourselves, we are active participants in every business we touch — not passive capital on the sideline.
03
Concentrated Conviction
We make a small number of high-conviction bets and go deep on each one. We know our sectors, we know our companies, and we know when it is time to move.

Where we invest

We invest in critical infrastructure — the physical systems that power economies, move energy, and underpin modern life. Our focus spans three interconnected verticals.
Primary Thesis
Critical Infrastructure
The physical systems that power economies, connect industries, and underpin modern civilization. We invest where disruption is not an option.
Energy
From upstream oil and gas to midstream infrastructure and oilfield services, we invest across the full energy value chain in businesses that produce, transport, process, and support hydrocarbon and energy assets.
Oil & GasMidstreamEnergy ServicesMinerals & RoyaltiesOilfield Chemicals
Energy & Electrical Infrastructure
The grid, the gear, and the crews that keep it running. We target electrical contractors, transmission and distribution infrastructure, substations, and the industrial services that support power generation and delivery at scale.
E&I ContractingTransmission & DistributionGrid ModernizationPower GenerationSubstations
Data & Digital Infrastructure
Data centers, fiber networks, and the industrial services that support them represent the fastest-growing segment of critical infrastructure demand. We target businesses that build, power, cool, and maintain these assets.
Data CentersFiber & ConnectivityPower & CoolingIndustrial Services

Our companies

Industrial Services — E&I Contracting
Sterling Global Industries
Electrical and instrumentation contracting company serving industrial, energy, and infrastructure clients. Capabilities spanning project execution through ongoing maintenance.
sterlingglobalindustries.com
Specialty Chemicals — Oilfield & Water
Valence Chemicals
Specialty chemical manufacturer serving oil and gas completion and production clients. Proprietary product lines across biocides, scale inhibitors, clay stabilizers, and water treatment.
valencechems.com
Energy — Minerals & Royalties
High West Minerals
A minerals and royalty interest platform focused on acquiring non-operated mineral and royalty positions across productive basins in the continental United States.
Private
Energy Services — Oilfield
UltraLite Solutions
Lightweight mud and aphron fluid mixing plant operations for oilfield completions. Purpose-built fluid systems engineered for efficiency at the wellsite.
ultralitesolutions.com

How we invest

01
Sourcing
We rely on a network built over decades in Texas and the broader industrial corridor. Most of our best opportunities come through direct outreach and trusted referrals, not intermediaries.
02
Evaluation
We conduct thorough operational and financial diligence, with particular emphasis on management quality, competitive positioning, and downside resilience across commodity cycles.
03
Partnership
We are active investors who bring more than capital. We get deeply involved in operations, accelerate growth, and position companies for a strong transaction — whether that means a strategic sale, recapitalization, or taking chips off the table for our investors.
$0
→ $100M+
Revenue built
from inception
We build fast.
We transact well.

High West Capital brings a capability that goes beyond traditional capital allocation. We have taken companies from $0 in revenue to $100 million and beyond — building management teams, establishing operations, and driving growth from inception.

That operational depth means we can enter situations others won't touch, create value others can't see, and execute a transaction when the moment is right. Our investors don't just benefit from appreciation — they benefit from a team that knows how to get to a liquidity event and execute it well.

Let’s start a
conversation

We are always open to meeting founders, operators, and advisors working in the industrial and energy sectors. If you have a business or opportunity you’d like to discuss, reach out directly or use the form.

LocationFort Worth, Texas
Alexandra Gorackeagoracke@highwesttx.com
FocusIndustrial & Energy Sectors