FI  Avatar Investments




     Office Locations:

5950 Sherry Ln
Dallas, TX 75225
Phone: 214-378-7500

 

Stages:

  • Middle Market


 

Industries:

  • Energy & Clean Tech
  • Financial Services
  • Manufacturing & Industrial
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Sports & Entertainment

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    Description:

    Avatar Investments is a family office owned and operated by Ray C Davis. Davis is an American businessman who has served as the co-CEO and chairman for Energy Transfer Partners (ETP) and chairman of Energy Transfer Equity (ETE). He is co-owner and co-chairman of the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball. Davis worked in the energy industry for forty years, until he retired as the CEO of ETP and ETE in 2007. In 2008, Davis made his first appearance on the Forbes 400 list, ranking 367th with a net worth of $1 billion. His current reported net worth, according to Forbes, is $3.0 billion. Avatar's investments include a metal roofing company in California and a pipeline company in Ohio. He's given $1 million to the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas; $1 million to the Buckner Foundation, a Christian charity based in Dallas; and $1 million to International Justice Mission.



    Investment Firm Key

       VC = Venture Capital
       PE = Private Equity
       A = Angel
       I = Incubator
       MB = Merchant Bank
       VD = Venture Debt
       FI = Family Investment Office
       FOF = Fund of Funds
       ED = Economic Development Office   
       TT = Technology Transfer Office
       CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
       SEC = Secondary Purchaser
       HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
       
       
       
    COMPANY STAGEREVENUE
    Venture Capital
    Seed Stage
    (includes "pre-seed," or
    concept stage)
    No Revenue
    Early StageMinimal
    Revenue
    Growth Stage
    (also called Mid-stage)
    $2M-$7M
    Expansion Stage
    (also called Late-stage)
    $7M and greater
    Private Equity
    Lower Middle Market$10M-$249M
    Middle Market$250M-$499M
    Upper Middle Market$500M-$1B
    Large Cap>$1B
       
       
     

    Investment Team:


    Name   Title
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    Jennifer Jones Vice President
    Ray C Davis Principal

     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Community Trust Bank


      Texas Rangers


     

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