Third Coast Capital Advisors Represents Galloway in its Acquisition of Z Development Services

April, 2026

Third Coast Capital Advisors served as exclusive buyside advisor to Galloway & Company (“Galloway”), a portfolio company of Kelso & Company and ARA Services Partners, in its acquisition of Z Development Services. Our Acquisition Search services included identifying the target and making contact with its owner, as well as providing assistance on valuation, transaction structure and the negotiation and closing of the transaction.

Z Development Services, based in Orlando, FL, is a leading provider of civil engineering and development related services to clients across the United States. Their capabilities include due diligence, civil engineering design, and project management support through design, permitting, and development.

Galloway, headquartered in Denver, CO, and founded in 1982, is a multidisciplinary architecture and engineering design firm. With 370 professionals across 17 offices in 10 states, the firm serves clients nationwide and is licensed in all 50 states. Galloway provides all major architecture and engineering design services through 14 in-house disciplines, creating a collaborative, well-coordinated process that helps clients advance their vision from concept through execution.


For more information, please contact one of the individuals below:

Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Mark Harvey
Managing Director
312-925-2195
mharvey@thirdcoastca.com


Third Coast Capital Advisors is an investment banking firm in Chicago, focused exclusively on buyside work. We provide three primary services to our clients:

  • Acquisition Search: Our core focus is to work with PE owned portfolio companies and corporate clients to identify, contact, and execute directly negotiated acquisitions on their behalf.

  • M&A Opportunity Assessment: We perform market research during a competitive sale process to assess and validate the add-on potential for a new platform.

  • Buyside Consulting Services: We provide project based services including acquisition strategy development, market research and corporate development support.


Doug Lovette
Managing Partner
312-961-8763
dlovette@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Zycinski
Managing Director
773-230-7118
mzycinski@thirdcoastca.com

Matt Clarke
Managing Director
480-626-0017
mclarke@thirdcoastca.com

Mark Harvey
Managing Director
312-925-2195
mharvey@thirdcoastca.com

Marc Pressler
Managing Director
847-971-7564
mpressler@thirdcoastca.com

Mike Dudek
Vice President
630-730-5978
mdudek@thirdcoastca.com