FI  TRT Holdings




     Office Locations:

4001 Maple Ave., Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75219
Phone: 214-283-8500
Fax: 214-871-9240

 

Stages:

  • Middle Market


 

Industries:

  • Energy & Clean Tech
  • Life Sciences & Healthcare
  • Real Estate & Construction
  • Retail & Restaurant

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    Description:

    Founded in 1989 by Texas oil entrepreneurs Reese Rowling and his son Robert Rowling, TRT Holdings is a private holding company. The Rowlings formed TRT Holdings to manage the family's wealth. In 1996, Robert Rowling bought Omni Hotels from Hong Kong-based Wharf Holdings for $500 million. The deal included 35 hotels that were corporate-owned or under management contracts with Omni. TRT Holdings now owns hotel chain Omni Hotels, Gold's Gym, Tana Exploration, an oil and gas exploration firm, Waldo's Dollar Mart in Mexico. In 2010, Robert Rowling donated $1 million to the American Crossroads, a 527 organization that primarily has supported Republican candidates in state and national elections. He donated $25 million to the University of Texas business school in 2013. According to Forbes, Rowling is worth nearly $9.0 billion.



    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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    James D. Caldwell CPA President & Director
    Michael G. Smith Sr. Vice President & General Counsel
    Robert B. Bean CFO & Director
    Robert B. Rowling Co-Founder, Owner, Chairman, & CEO
    Terrell T. Philen CFO & Sr. Vice President

     

    Portfolio companies include:


      Omni Hotels


      Origins Behavioral Healthcare


      Tana Exploration


     

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