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Darrell J. Mays

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Mays // Mock Capital Partners

Atlanta, GA, USA

Darrell Mays

RockWood Advisory Partners

Modest! Golf Management

Darrell’s Biography

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Darrell J. Mays is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Mays // Mock Capital Partners. He is a highly respected investments and telecommunications executive and, through an expertise developed over more than three decades and including more than fifteen acquisitions, has emerged as a leading founder and investor in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industry.

Mays // Mock Capital Partners is a middle market private equity firm focused on the TMT, energy and transportation sectors. The firm targets companies that serve large-SMB to enterprise customers that want an opportunity to work with Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certified companies. Mays // Mock also plays an active role in corporate development, where its founders have long-standing relationships.

Darrell previously founded nsoro, LLC, a provider of turnkey telecommunications infrastructure services. He oversaw rapid growth as CEO, with revenues reaching approximately $70M in under five years. In 2008, nsoro was acquired by MasTec, Inc., with Darrell appointed as President. By 2016, his final year with... Darrell J. Mays is the Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Mays // Mock Capital Partners. He is a highly respected investments and telecommunications executive and, through an expertise developed over more than three decades and including more than fifteen acquisitions, has emerged as a leading founder and investor in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) industry.

Mays // Mock Capital Partners is a middle market private equity firm focused on the TMT, energy and transportation sectors. The firm targets companies that serve large-SMB to enterprise customers that want an opportunity to work with Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certified companies. Mays // Mock also plays an active role in corporate development, where its founders have long-standing relationships.

Darrell previously founded nsoro, LLC, a provider of turnkey telecommunications infrastructure services. He oversaw rapid growth as CEO, with revenues reaching approximately $70M in under five years. In 2008, nsoro was acquired by MasTec, Inc., with Darrell appointed as President. By 2016, his final year with MasTec, revenues increased to over $2.3B.

In 2005, Darrell founded the nsoro Foundation, which provides resources to young adults aged out of the foster care system to pursue a postsecondary education. To date, nsoro has raised more than $4.4M in scholarships for 346 students. In 2019, the foundation was named Foundation of the Year by Rising in Community Excellence (RICE), a group that honors individuals and organizations that work to improve lives throughout Atlanta.

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Darrell’s Newsfeed

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Starfish Ball Boosts College Goals of Nsoro Foundation

The nsoro Educational Foundation, founded by Darrell Mays, is gearing up for its 16th annual Starfish Ball, which will be held on January 22nd at the St. Regis Atlanta. All proceeds from the event will benefit the foundation’s scholarship program.

The nsoro Foundation Raises $1.3 M For Scholarships

The event was a celebration of 15 years of service and raising $1.3 million for aspiring collegians aging out of the foster care system. The distinguished guests were nsoro's twenty-nine college graduates from ten states across the country. Their presence provided up close insights on the value of nsoro's Scholarship and the critical wrap-around supports provided throughout their post-secondary journey.

Darrell’s Background

Mays // Mock Capital Partners

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Jul 2022 - Present

Atlanta, GA, USA

Mays // Mock Capital Partners is a middle market private equity firm focused on the TMT, energy and transportation sectors. Mays // Mock targets companies that serve large-SMB to enterprise customers that want an opportunity to work with Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) certified companies.

Pensare Acquisition Corp.

Chief Executive Officer

2016 - Apr 2020

Atlanta, GA, USA

Pensare Acquisition Corp. was a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, acquisition or similar business combination in the telecommunications, media, and technology (TMT) industries. After a business combination with Stratos Management (Computex), Pensare changed its name to American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.

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Darrell’s Gallery

Darrell Mays receives an award at nsoro event

Darrell Mays and Jerome Bettis during an interview

Darrell Mays accepting an ward at nsoro fundraiser

Darrell Mays and nsoro win foundation of the year at the RICE awards

Darrell Mays giving a talk at a charity event

Previous Board Positions

Loyola School

Board of Trustees

New York, NY, USA

Loyola School is an independent co-educational Jesuit school located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Its mission is to foster an environment where learning is a transformative process and where individual talents are used both to grow in personal worth and to serve others.

Philanthropy

The nsoro Foundation

Founder & Chairman

2005 - Present

Atlanta, GA, USA

The nsoro Foundation was established to ensure that all young adults who have aged out of the foster care system have the resources and opportunities they need to thrive and become educated, confident, self-sustaining, and contributing members of society.

The Carter Center

Fmr. Board of Councilors

Atlanta, GA, USA

Founded in 1987, the Board of Councilors is a leadership advisory group that serves to advance the understanding of and support for The Carter Center and its activities among private-sector opinion leaders in Atlanta and Georgia.

Media

Transforming the Investments Industry

Feature

Jan 2021

Atlanta, GA, USA

Darrell Mays, along with fellow Navigation Capital colleagues Jack Sawyer, Lawrence Mock, David Panton and Robert Willis, were featured by Atlanta Magazine in its Atlanta 500 issue for their work in the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) space. The featured article also discussed the creation of the SPAC Operations Group at Navigation Capital Partners and its early investments.

Closer Look: NFL Hall of Famer Jerome Bettis Lends Support To Foundation Providing Educational Resources To Youth

Interview

Feb 2020

Atlanta, GA, USA

Darrell Mays, founder of The nsoro Foundation, NFL hall of famer Jerome Bettis, and Riheem Jefferson, a nsoro scholar, join “Closer Look with Rose Scott” to discuss the mission of the foundation.

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Awards & Recognition

The RICE Awards

Foundation of the Year

2019

Atlanta, GA, USA

The Rising in Community Excellence (RICE) Award is given to individuals, businesses, and charities that demonstrate a keen awareness about community needs and step into the fray, lending a hand and making things better.

Press Releases

‘Super Soaker’ Inventor Joins Rare Quadruple Play in SPAC Market

Jun 2021

New York, NY, USA

Navigation Capital Partners unveiled plans for a quartet of new blank-check companies, in the latest sign that repeat issuers’ enthusiasm for the SPAC market remains unabated.

Darrell’s Education

Georgia State University

BA | Business Administration