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Valesco Makes Investment In Drug Free Sport, LLC

Valesco is Excited to Partner With the Founder and Existing Management Team in Advancing the Company


Jan 25, 2017

Valesco Industries, LLC (“Valesco”) is pleased to announce its first investment out of Valesco Fund II, LP (“VFII”); with a capital commitment in Drug Free Sport, LLC (“Drug Free Sport” or the “Company”), a third-party administrator of unbiased and customized drug prevention/education and drug-testing programs for professional, collegiate, and amateur sports organizations.

Valesco is excited to partner with the founder and existing management team in advancing the Company’s role as a premier and trusted advisor to leading sport organizations around the world, as they seek to broaden and advance education programs, technological offerings and the reach of their testing and customer services.  We are proud to support Drug Free Sport’s Mission – to “Ensure Fair and Safe Sport” for its customers, the public, and the athletes it serves.

Valesco is a Dallas, Texas based private equity firm that focuses on making control and non-control investments in select growth-oriented small- and lower- middle-market businesses engaged in manufacturing, distribution and business-to-business services. Valesco specializes in partnering with a company’s management team to support its growth objectives. As long-term industry veterans, the principals have capitalized and built numerous successful businesses, serving those companies in varying roles as investors, managers, advisors and directors.

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