Over $3 Billion of transaction experience

Founder & Managing Partner - Dallas

Prior to founding Hayes Capital, Travis served as Head of Mergers & Acquisitions and a member of the steering committee at LiveCo, where he led multiple acquisitions and a transformative merger that positioned the business among the largest in its sector. Earlier, he was a deal lead in M&A and growth strategy at Integrity Marketing Group, executing numerous transactions and helping establish a wealth management division. Before that, he was an associate at Base Capital Funding, where he helped launch its direct private equity practice, and a senior analyst at a multi-family office investment firm focused on growth equity. He began his career in private equity and has consistently combined financial expertise with operational leadership to deliver shareholder value. Travis earned his Bachelor of Business Administration from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.

  CIO, Family Office - New York

  Prior to joining Hayes Capital, William was an investor in private markets at iCapital, where he focused on evaluating, underwriting, and managing private investment opportunities. He also served as an Advisor to a private family office, is the Founder of a stealth investment venture, and sits on the Board of Advisors of the Allocator Training Institute. Before that, William spent over a decade at Artemis Wealth Advisors, where he advanced from analyst to Portfolio Manager and a member of the investment committee. In that capacity, he managed asset allocation and portfolio construction for select client portfolios, led a team conducting due diligence across asset classes, and guided investment strategy through both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Earlier in his career, he held analyst roles at Fiduciary Trust International and Heading Century Consulting in Beijing, where he built infrastructure for risk management and investment sourcing. William holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BS in Finance from Virginia Tech. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

Managing Director - New York

Prior to joining Hayes Capital, Nick was Managing Partner of EVA Capital Management, where he oversaw diversified alternative strategies across actively managed equity products and customized indexes. He previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of EVA Dimensions, directing the expansion of the firm’s research platform and investment tools. Earlier, he was a Portfolio Manager at Weiss Multi-Strategy Advisers, Managing Director at Hunter Global Investors, and a senior automotive industry analyst at Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, Bear Stearns, and SG Warburg & Co. He began his career in equity research as a financial analyst at Goldman Sachs. Nick is a member of the Board of Trustees of Guild Hall of East Hampton and the Thomas Moran Trust and serves on the Board of the Penn Wrestling Grapplers Club. He earned his B.S. in Economics, Accounting, and Finance from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.