CSL Capital Management

CSL Capital Management is a private equity firm based in Houston, Texas, founded in 2008. The firm specializes in investing in small to mid-sized energy businesses across the United States, focusing on controlling interests in service and equipment companies within the upstream, midstream, and downstream sectors of the energy industry. Additionally, CSL Capital Management explores opportunities in related sectors such as software, big data, industrial internet of things, data analytics, field hardware technologies, applied material science, chemical sciences, applied grid power, and energy storage. As a Registered Investment Adviser, the firm is committed to identifying and nurturing growth potential in its targeted industries.

Kyle Bratton

Vice President

Gerald Cimador

CFO

Andrew Gould

Partner

Jeff Kavanaugh

Venture Partner, CSL Ventures

Imran Kizilbash

Managing Director

Charles Leykum

Founding Partner and Managing Partner

Charlie Leykum

Founding Partner

Vivek Raj

Partner

Sanjaya Sood

Venture Partner, CSL Ventures

8 past transactions

GoExpedi

Funding Round in 2022
GoExpedi is a digital supply chain and data analytics company based in Houston, Texas, that specializes in the procurement and delivery of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products for heavy industries, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Established in 2017, GoExpedi offers a comprehensive digital procurement platform that provides access to over 200,000 critical parts and supplies, ensuring transparency in pricing, supplier options, and availability. The company’s supply chain model boasts an average delivery time of 2.5 days, enabling clients to receive the right parts promptly. With a focus on enhancing the efficiency of drilling operations, GoExpedi supports the procurement of essential equipment such as mud pumps and blowout preventers while offering tools for order accuracy and spending reports. Staffed by industry experts and supported by patented technology, GoExpedi aims to deliver supplies more efficiently and cost-effectively than traditional providers.

Machfu

Series A in 2019
Machfu grew out of a simple idea that developing and maintaining applications and infrastructure in the industrial IoT world should be as easy as it is in the desktop world or the smartphone world.

GoExpedi

Series B in 2019
GoExpedi is a digital supply chain and data analytics company based in Houston, Texas, that specializes in the procurement and delivery of maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) products for heavy industries, particularly in the oil and gas sector. Established in 2017, GoExpedi offers a comprehensive digital procurement platform that provides access to over 200,000 critical parts and supplies, ensuring transparency in pricing, supplier options, and availability. The company’s supply chain model boasts an average delivery time of 2.5 days, enabling clients to receive the right parts promptly. With a focus on enhancing the efficiency of drilling operations, GoExpedi supports the procurement of essential equipment such as mud pumps and blowout preventers while offering tools for order accuracy and spending reports. Staffed by industry experts and supported by patented technology, GoExpedi aims to deliver supplies more efficiently and cost-effectively than traditional providers.

Stratum Reservoir

Acquisition in 2019
Stratum Reservoir, LLC specializes in rock and fluid analysis to evaluate hydrocarbon resources globally. The company provides a comprehensive range of laboratory services tailored for oil and gas producers, including core retrieval, analysis, and management, as well as geochemical assessments and unconventional reservoir evaluations. Additional offerings encompass consulting and engineering services, onsite core handling and transport, and various analytical services such as routine and special core analysis, geochemistry, petrophysics, and reservoir fluid analysis. Stratum Reservoir also delivers specialized software solutions for geoscientific data, including tools for geochemical interpretation and visualization. With a focus on enabling the discovery and sustainable development of energy resources, the company supports clients in making informed investment decisions related to energy resource exploration and development. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Stratum Reservoir has multiple locations across North America, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

Gryphon Oilfield Solutions

Private Equity Round in 2018
Gryphon is an Oilfield Completion Tool and Casing Equipment solutions-based company, established in 2016. Gryphon is backed by CSL Capital Management, LLC, a private equity firm with multiple interests in energy and oilfield service companies. Headquartered in Houston, TX, Gryphon has bases established in Oklahoma, South Texas, East Texas, Midland, Canada and the U.K. Additional sales and service centers are currently being established.

Patriot Proppants

Funding Round in 2009
Patriot Proppants provides proprietary resins, flow enhancement, fracture consulting, and curable resin coating services.

CSTV Networks

Venture Round in 2003
CSTV Networks, Inc., doing business as CBS Sports Network, operates a sports television channel. It televises men’s and women’s sports, live games, and live programming, such as college football, college basketball, and others. The company also operates sports radio stations; broadcasts television programs online; and sells sports apparel, accessories, and gear through its online store. CSTV Networks, Inc. was formerly known as College Sports Television and changed its name to CSTV Networks, Inc. in 2005.
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