Platte River Equity Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Platte River Equity has acquired 3 companies.

Platte River Equity’s most common sectors for investment areenergy services and equipment (22%) and aerospace (19%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (38%) and secondary buyout (25%). In total, Platte River Equity has invested in 19 US states and 2 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Platte River Equity has exited 2 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is secondary buyout (42%). Platte River Equity’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2013 when it sold Hetsco for $33M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity49
    • M&A Buy Activity32
    • M&A Sell Activity17
  • Total Sectors Invested 12
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 9
  • M&A Advisors 2

Platte River Equity

200 Fillmore Street, Suite 200,
Denver, Colorado 80206
United States
(303) 292-7300
www.platteriverequity.com
info@platteriverequity.com

Platte River Equity is a private equity firm focused on investing in small and middle-market private companies based in the US. Platte River generally invests $25 to $100 million of equity capital per transaction and looks for businesses that can benefit from the Firm's operating expertise. Sectors of interest include aerospace manufacturing and services, metals, chemicals, energy and energy services, natural resources, financial services, and communications. Platte River typically targets control investment situations, but will opportunistically pursue minority investments. Platte River Equity was formed in 2006 and is based in Denver, Colorado.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Aerospace, Agriculture, Business Services, Chemicals, Communications, Distribution, Electrical Equipment, Energy Services and Equipment, Financial Services, Machinery, Manufacturing, Marine, Metals/Mining, Oil/Gas Exploration, Transportation

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Secondary Buyout, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 20 250
Target EBITDA 7 30
Investment Size 25 100
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 28 1 2 1 - - 32
Sell (0.6/yr) # 14 1 1 1 - - 17
vol $33M $33M
  49

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
GME Supply Co. 2023-07-18 - Secondary Buyout
Columbia, Missouri · www.gmesupply.com
Womack Machine Supply Co. 2023-02-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Dallas, Texas · www.womackmachine.com
Belt Power LLC 2022-08-23 - Secondary Buyout
Smyrna, Georgia · www.beltpower.com
Vertical Supply Group 2022-04-12 - Secondary Buyout
Greensboro, North Carolina · www.verticalsupplygroup.com
Turf Care Supply LLC 2022-01-11 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Brunswick, Ohio · www.turfcaresupply.com
Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. 2021-10-04 - Secondary Buyout
Sandy Hook, Connecticut · www.mesfire.com
In-Place Machining Co. LLC 2021-09-22 - Secondary Buyout
Milwaukee, Wisconsin · www.inplace.com
CTS Engines LLC 2020-12-28 - Secondary Buyout
Fort Lauderdale, Florida · www.ctsengines.com
GME Supply Co. 2019-12-04 - Stake Purchase
Columbia, Missouri · www.gmesupply.com
PRV Metals LLC 2019-08-28 - Secondary Buyout
Denver, Colorado · www.prvmetals.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (10%) - 7 (22%) -
Aerospace - - 6 (19%) -
Distribution 4 (40%) - 5 (16%) -
Chemicals 2 (20%) - 3 (9%) -
Machinery - - 2 (6%) -
Manufacturing - - 2 (6%) -
Metals/Mining 1 (10%) - 2 (6%) -
Agriculture 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
Business Services - - 1 (3%) -
Consumer Products - - 1 (3%) -
Electrical Equipment 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
Marine - - 1 (3%) -
Total 10 - 32 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 10 (100%) - 31 (97%) -
  Colorado - - 4 (13%) -
  Texas 1 (10%) - 3 (9%) -
  Illinois 1 (10%) - 3 (9%) -
  Georgia 2 (20%) - 2 (6%) -
  Connecticut 2 (20%) - 2 (6%) -
  North Carolina 1 (10%) - 2 (6%) -
  Washington - - 2 (6%) -
  Indiana - - 2 (6%) -
  South Carolina 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
  Oregon 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
  Ohio 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
  Wisconsin - - 1 (3%) -
  Oklahoma - - 1 (3%) -
  Missouri - - 1 (3%) -
  Massachusetts - - 1 (3%) -
  Louisiana - - 1 (3%) -
  Florida - - 1 (3%) -
  California - - 1 (3%) -
  Arizona - - 1 (3%) -
Canada - - 1 (3%) -
  Alberta - - 1 (3%) -
Domestic 10 (100%) - 31 (97%) -
Cross-border - - 1 (3%) -
Total 10 - 32 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (40%) - 12 (38%) -
Secondary Buyout 4 (40%) - 8 (25%) -
Growth Capital 1 (10%) - 4 (13%) -
Acquisition Financing - - 3 (9%) -
Stake Purchase - - 3 (9%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (3%) -
Divestiture 1 (10%) - 1 (3%) -
Total 10 - 32 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 7 (41%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 4 (24%) 33M (100%)
Trade Sale 2 (12%) -
Unknown 2 (12%) -
Bankruptcy 1 (6%) -
IPO 1 (6%) -
Total 17 $33M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
St. Charles Capital
 1
Legal Deals
Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott
 19

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $33M
TOTAL $33M
Largest Hetsco, Inc.
$33M (2013-04-30)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
25%
8 (25%)
Strategic(s)
3%
1 (3%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
41%
7 (41%)
Strategic(s)
35%
6 (35%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.3B USD

Established

2006

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

J. Landis Martin

Chairman & Managing Director

Gregory Sissel

Managing Director

Kristian Whalen

Managing Director

Mark Brown

Managing Director

Peter Calamari

Managing Director

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