Platform Partners

Established in 2006, Platform Partners is a Houston-based firm that targets equity and debt investments opportunities in companies across the United States.

Brett Boren

Associate

Fred Brazelton

CEO

Frederick Walter Brazelton

CEO

Brennon Brignac

Associate

Jorge M. Diaz

Operating Partner

David Heaney

Senior Vice President

Andrew Jacobe

Associate

Vikas Kalra

SVP

Vik Kalra

Senior Vice President

Lucas Kuipers

Vice President

Fred Lummis

Chairman

Kathy Mattina

Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Brad Morgan

President

Jeremy Newsom

Executive Vice President

Scott Nichols

Senior Vice President

Jennifer Oliveri

Tax Director

Laura Thompson

Vice President of Accounting and Finance

4 past transactions

E-xact Transactions

Private Equity Round in 2020
E-xact has provided fast, secure, and innovative online transaction solutions for over 15 years. They continue to work at the forefront of the online payments world, with secure transaction processing systems and superb customer service. They offer everyone a way to get into the e-commerce marketplace; software and website developers, merchants, and financial institutions all have something to gain by using

SmartSky Networks

Series C in 2019
SmartSky Networks, LLC provides a 4G LTE based air-to-ground network for business aviation. The company’s products includes SmartSky 4G LTE and SmartSky LiTE. It has a strategic partnership with Avidyne Corporation. SmartSky Networks, LLC was formerly known as Jetpool Ventures, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Beneplace

Acquisition in 2017
Beneplace is one of the fastest-growing voluntary benefits companies in the industry, managing customized voluntary benefits and discount programs for Fortune 1000 companies and government institutions. Beneplace is available to nine million people among employers and institutions in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, Australia and Asia. Headquartered in Austin, Beneplace delivers carefully curated, intelligent and complete voluntary solutions and employee discount programs that meet their customers’ specific goals. Beneplace knows that growing employee acquisition, retention and satisfaction is the ultimate goal of any HR team, and they’re committed to providing the solutions, services and support to exceed this goal—all while keeping things simple for the customer’s HR team.

SmartSky Networks

Venture Round in 2015
SmartSky Networks, LLC provides a 4G LTE based air-to-ground network for business aviation. The company’s products includes SmartSky 4G LTE and SmartSky LiTE. It has a strategic partnership with Avidyne Corporation. SmartSky Networks, LLC was formerly known as Jetpool Ventures, LLC. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.