Who We Are

Felsted Capital is a Houston, Texas-based single-family office owned by the Hunt family. Our story began in 1987, when Kevin Hunt founded ValvTechnologies to manufacture metal-seated, severe-service valves engineered for zero leakage under the most extreme pressures and temperatures. Used in critical industries including nuclear, power, chemicals, and mining, these valves serve as the final line of defense that keeps plants running, protects the people who work in them, and prevents costly shutdowns and catastrophic failures. Over 34 years, we built ValvTechnologies into one of the world's leading valve manufacturers before selling the company to the Severn Group in 2021.

In 2012, we acquired Portersville Valve, a valve maintenance and repair company, and PRD Technologies, an industrial valve distributor, and combined them into a single business. Serving the same critical industries as ValvTechnologies, PRD built its reputation on reliability; customers trusted it to select and repair the valves their operations could not afford to have fail. We expanded the business through a combination of organic and inorganic growth until its sale to Ferguson in 2026. Through these experiences, we have learned how to create lasting value while giving employees and managers the opportunity to grow and succeed alongside the businesses.

The same principles that defined ValvTechnologies and PRD Technologies guide how we invest today: build things that hold when it matters most, and be a partner others can rely on. Because we have built, run, and sold businesses of our own, we understand the decisions you face as an owner firsthand. We know what it means to feel responsible for the employees and customers who depend on you and to want liquidity without watching what you spent a lifetime building lose its identity. We are not a private equity firm, and we don't approach a transaction like one. We partner with strong management teams to build on the foundation already in place.

Our capital is patient, and we work with owners to create structures that align our interests with those of our partners and management. We support existing management teams with our decades of operating experience and industry relationships to help accelerate growth. With every investment, we move forward together as one team, so that success is shared rather than simply transacted.

Our Approach

Long-Term Horizon

We invest without fixed holding periods or set timelines. That freedom lets us focus on what's genuinely best for our investments and partners.

Operational Partnership

We work with management teams to develop and execute strategic plans. Having faced the same challenges our partners face, we offer practical, grounded guidance.

Flexibility

As a family-owned firm, we have the latitude to structure creative terms and move quickly. Rather than forcing owners into a rigid process, we shape each transaction around what makes sense for them.

Core Values

We believe lasting success is rooted in staying true to the values and identity that built a business. Our strongest partnerships share the principles we hold ourselves to: hard work, integrity, reliability, teamwork, and community.

Building Value

We're driven to help good companies become great ones. By leveraging our operating experience with the strengths of the management teams we back, we create value together.

Legacy & Stewardship

The businesses we invest in were built on decades of hard work. We act as careful stewards of that heritage, ensuring reputation, culture, and relationships remain intact and thrive for generations.

We've built, run, and sold manufacturing and industrial businesses. We believe our decades of business experience and industry connections will help our partners and management teams accelerate growth and unlock new opportunities.