Bob D. Crants
Founder at Pharos Capital Group LLC
Profile
Bob D.
Crants is the founder of Pharos Capital Group LLC, which was founded in 1998.
He is currently the Chairman of Verdi Oncology LLC, Director of Back Yard Burgers, Inc., FasPsych LLC, SmartDM Holdings, Inc., Ascendant Media, Inc., Sona MedSpa International, Inc., TotalTrax, Inc., Seaside Healthcare LLC, and MOTION PT Group, Inc. He is also the Director & Chief Investment Officer of Pharos Capital BDC, Inc. since 2017.
Mr. Crants received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1990.
Bob D. Crants active positions
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SmartDM Holdings, Inc.
 SmartDM Holdings, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of LiveRamp Holdings, Inc., SmartDM Holdings, Inc. is a company that provides direct marketing services and information management. The company is based in Nashville, TN. SmartDM Holdings was acquired by Acxiom Corp. on January 07, 2005. | Director/Board Member | - |
Ascendant Media, Inc.
 Ascendant Media, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Ascendant Media, Inc. provides online marketing services. The company offers web-based marketing tools and services designed to help customers generate new sales leads. The company was founded by Curt Hahn & Steve Minor and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. | Director/Board Member | - |
MOTION PT Group, Inc.
 MOTION PT Group, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services MOTION PT Group, Inc. provides physical and occupational therapy services. The firm offers orthopedics, sports medicine, hand and upper extrimity center, spine center, hip center, pediatrics, lymphadema, vestibular rehabilitation, neurological rehabilititation, aquatic therapy, and diabetic neuropathy therapy. It also offers home visit rehabilitation services to patients. The company was founded in June 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Director/Board Member | - |
TechLab, Inc.
 TechLab, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology TechLab, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes rapid non-invasive intestinal diagnostics. It focuses on enteric disease and microbiology of the intestinal tract, and scope of study includes markers of intestinal inflammation, the toxins of Clostridium difficile, amebiasis, and vaccine development. It offers diagnostic tests for colitis, parasitology, intestinal inflammation, and Shiga toxins of enterohemorrhagic E. coli. The company was founded by Tracy Wilkins in 1989 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA. | Director/Board Member | 19/09/2016 |
Pharos Capital Group LLC
 Pharos Capital Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pharos Capital Group LLC (Pharos Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Bob Crants, Michael Devlin and Kneeland Youngblood. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | Founder | 01/01/1998 |
Pharos Capital BDC, Inc.
 Pharos Capital BDC, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Pharos Capital BDC, Inc. is an emerging growth company. It focuses on the healthcare sector. The company was founded on October 3, 2017 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Chief Investment Officer | 03/10/2017 |
Back Yard Burgers, Inc.
 Back Yard Burgers, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Back Yard Burgers, Inc. operates and franchises restaurants and provides catering services. Its restaurants specialize in charbroiled, freshly prepared, great-tasting food. The firm’s menu includes made-to-order gourmet Black Angus hamburgers and chicken sandwiches charbroiled over an open flame, fresh salads, chili and other specialty items, including hand-dipped milkshakes, fresh-made lemonade and fresh-baked cobblers. The company was founded by Lattimore M. Michael in 1987 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. | Director/Board Member | - |
FasPsych LLC
 FasPsych LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services FasPsych LLC provides staffing solutions. The firm manages a specialized pool of contracted psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners to provide telepsychiatry services via televideo communication. Its services include psychiatric consultation, utilization review, utilization management, and remote medical administrator and director. The company was founded by Edward C. Irby, Jr. in 2007 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. | Director/Board Member | - |
Seaside Healthcare LLC
 Seaside Healthcare LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Seaside Healthcare LLC provides behavioral health services. It offers psychiatric treatment services, substance-abuse rehabilitation, and treatment of dual diagnosis. The firm also provides inpatient treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and mental disorders. The company was founded by Franklin Roemer II in 2009 and is headquartered in Shreveport, LA. | Director/Board Member | - |
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Training of Bob D. Crants
| Princeton University | Undergraduate Degree |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 1 |
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| THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. | Finance |
| Private companies | 20 |
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Back Yard Burgers, Inc.
Back Yard Burgers, Inc. RestaurantsConsumer Services Back Yard Burgers, Inc. operates and franchises restaurants and provides catering services. Its restaurants specialize in charbroiled, freshly prepared, great-tasting food. The firm’s menu includes made-to-order gourmet Black Angus hamburgers and chicken sandwiches charbroiled over an open flame, fresh salads, chili and other specialty items, including hand-dipped milkshakes, fresh-made lemonade and fresh-baked cobblers. The company was founded by Lattimore M. Michael in 1987 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. | Consumer Services |
| Prison Realty Trust, Inc. | Commercial Services |
Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP
 Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP Investment ManagersFinance Goldman Sachs Asset Management LP (GSAMLP) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of GSAM Holdings LLC, and their ultimate parent is Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). Founded in 1988, GSAMLP provides investment solutions to a range of individual and institutional investors worldwide. | Finance |
Egenera, Inc.
 Egenera, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Egenera, Inc. provides advanced server virtualization and converged infrastructure solutions. It offers Xterity cloud services that provides an intuitive, drag-and-drop cloud management solution that simplifies all cloud workflow processes including customized design, deployment, scalability, management, pricing, margin analysis, and billing. The firm also provides cloud management software suite. The company was founded by Vern J. Brownell in March 2000 and is headquartered in Boxborough, MA. | Technology Services |
iOnosphere, Inc.
 iOnosphere, Inc. Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications iOnosphere, Inc. provides VoIP telephone services and an international long distance wholesale carrier. It provides VoIP telephone service to small business and residential users via a broadband connection and an Internet access device. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC. | Communications |
FasPsych LLC
FasPsych LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services FasPsych LLC provides staffing solutions. The firm manages a specialized pool of contracted psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners to provide telepsychiatry services via televideo communication. Its services include psychiatric consultation, utilization review, utilization management, and remote medical administrator and director. The company was founded by Edward C. Irby, Jr. in 2007 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ. | Health Services |
Time Domain Corp.
 Time Domain Corp. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Time Domain Corp. manufactured ultra wideband products. The company was founded in 1987 and was headquartered in Huntsville, AL. | Electronic Technology |
SmartDM Holdings, Inc.
SmartDM Holdings, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Part of LiveRamp Holdings, Inc., SmartDM Holdings, Inc. is a company that provides direct marketing services and information management. The company is based in Nashville, TN. SmartDM Holdings was acquired by Acxiom Corp. on January 07, 2005. | Commercial Services |
Ascendant Media, Inc.
Ascendant Media, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services Ascendant Media, Inc. provides online marketing services. The company offers web-based marketing tools and services designed to help customers generate new sales leads. The company was founded by Curt Hahn & Steve Minor and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. | Commercial Services |
Pharos Capital Group LLC
Pharos Capital Group LLC Investment ManagersFinance Pharos Capital Group LLC (Pharos Capital Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Bob Crants, Michael Devlin and Kneeland Youngblood. The firm is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. | Finance |
TechLab, Inc.
TechLab, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology TechLab, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes rapid non-invasive intestinal diagnostics. It focuses on enteric disease and microbiology of the intestinal tract, and scope of study includes markers of intestinal inflammation, the toxins of Clostridium difficile, amebiasis, and vaccine development. It offers diagnostic tests for colitis, parasitology, intestinal inflammation, and Shiga toxins of enterohemorrhagic E. coli. The company was founded by Tracy Wilkins in 1989 and is headquartered in Blacksburg, VA. | Health Technology |
Windsor Health Group, Inc.
 Windsor Health Group, Inc. Multi-Line InsuranceFinance Windsor Health Group, Inc. provided insurance health plans specialty managed care services. The company was founded in 2000 and was headquartered in Atlanta, GA. | Finance |
Sona MedSpa International, Inc.
 Sona MedSpa International, Inc. Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Sona MedSpa International, Inc. provides laser hair removal, skin care, and anti-aging services. It offers anti-aging creams, cleansers, moisturizers, various toners, and gel products, acne clearing, skin care kits, skin rejuvenation, laser hair removal, acne treatment services, as well as various men's skin care products. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC. | Consumer Services |
Employee Benefit Solutions, Inc.
 Employee Benefit Solutions, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Employee Benefit Solutions, Inc. provides healthcare cost containment and wellness services. It offers the difference card, an employer-funded debit card programmed for reimbursement of approved out-of-pocket employee healthcare expenditures. The company was founded by Paul Staubi in 2006 and is headquartered in White Plains, NY. | Health Services |
TDC Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
 TDC Acquisition Holdings, Inc. Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology TDC Acquisition Holdings, Inc. manufactures ultra wideband products. Its products include hardware, software, rangenet, monostatic radar and Channel Analysis Tool. The company was founded by Larry W. Fullerton in 2010 and and is headquartered in Huntsville, AL. | Electronic Technology |
TotalTrax, Inc.
 TotalTrax, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services TotalTrax, Inc. manufactures automated, real-time, vehicle, driver, and inventory tracking products. It provides solutions that automate data collection and reporting for materials handling operations The firm also provides smart forklift and fleet management solutions. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Newport, DE. | Commercial Services |
Seaside Healthcare LLC
Seaside Healthcare LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Seaside Healthcare LLC provides behavioral health services. It offers psychiatric treatment services, substance-abuse rehabilitation, and treatment of dual diagnosis. The firm also provides inpatient treatment, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and mental disorders. The company was founded by Franklin Roemer II in 2009 and is headquartered in Shreveport, LA. | Health Services |
MOTION PT Group, Inc.
MOTION PT Group, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services MOTION PT Group, Inc. provides physical and occupational therapy services. The firm offers orthopedics, sports medicine, hand and upper extrimity center, spine center, hip center, pediatrics, lymphadema, vestibular rehabilitation, neurological rehabilititation, aquatic therapy, and diabetic neuropathy therapy. It also offers home visit rehabilitation services to patients. The company was founded in June 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Health Services |
Pharos Capital BDC, Inc.
Pharos Capital BDC, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Pharos Capital BDC, Inc. is an emerging growth company. It focuses on the healthcare sector. The company was founded on October 3, 2017 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX. | Finance |
Verdi Oncology LLC
 Verdi Oncology LLC Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Verdi Oncology LLC operates as physician practice and clinical trail management company. The company was founded by Wes Chapman in 2016 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN. | Health Services |
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