Author: Edward Crawford

The first weeks of 2018 saw a new player in Dallas’ private equity space. Newcomer The Coltala Group derives its name from the word “colt,” representing “the stage of development where a male horse is at its fastest,” combined with the Latin word “ala,” meaning wings. The company’s ideology also combines two ideas: something original […]

A new private investment firm has been spun out of Dallas’ Progress Equity and is amassing capital from local family offices to buy mid-sized companies and hold them longer than traditional funds usually can. The company, Coltala Group, is aiming to acquire two companies per year in Texas, Louisiana and the Northeast, co-founder Edward Crawford […]

The Coltala Group (“Coltala”) announced today, January 9, 2018, its formation as a diversified holding company. Coltala focuses on the acquisition of family-owned and privately-held businesses that generate $3 million – $10 million in EBITDA in the healthcare, manufacturing and branded products and services industries. The Coltala Group exists to build businesses of significance by […]