DALLAS, TX, October 15, 2014 – SunTx Capital Partners (“SunTx”) is pleased to announce that Veritex Holdings, Inc. (“Veritex”), the holding company of Veritex Community Bank and a portfolio company of SunTx, recently began trading on the NASDAQ Global Market exchange under the ticker symbol VBTX. Veritex is a leading community bank in Dallas, Texas, that provides personalized banking and lending services through eight conveniently located banking centers and a home mortgage office.
Ned N. Fleming, III, Founder and Managing Partner of SunTx Capital Partners, commented: “We congratulate Veritex and its employees on reaching this tremendous milestone. Veritex enters the public markets with a strong balance sheet, an unparalleled management team, a loyal client base and an unending desire to make a difference in the communities that it serves. SunTx is proud to be an investor in Veritex since 2010 and we look forward to supporting the bank’s continued growth.”
About Veritex Holdings, Inc.
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Veritex Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: VBTX) is a bank holding company that conducts banking activities through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Veritex Community Bank, with locations throughout the Dallas metropolitan area. Veritex Community Bank (www.veritexbank.com) is a Texas state chartered bank regulated by the Texas Department of Banking and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
About SunTx Capital Partners
SunTx Capital Partners, LP, is a Dallas, TX based private equity firm that invests in middle market manufacturing, distribution and service companies. SunTx specializes in supporting talented management teams in industries where SunTx can apply its operational experience and financial expertise to build leading middle-market companies with operations typically in the Sun Belt region of the United States. SunTx was founded in 2001 and currently has over $600 million assets under management. The capital committed by SunTx comes from the principals of SunTx as well as from institutional investors, including leading university endowments and corporate and public pension funds. More information about SunTx can be found at www.suntx.com.
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