Rural American Fund Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Rural American Fund has invested in 2 companies.

Rural American Fund’s most common sectors for investment arechemicals (34%) and food (34%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include growth capital (100%). In total, Rural American Fund has invested in 3 US states.

In the last 3 years, Rural American Fund has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity4
    • M&A Buy Activity3
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Rural American Fund

Rural American Fund

115 South LaSalle Street, Suite 2920,
Chicago, Illinois 60603
United States
(312) 750-0662
www.raflp.com

Rural American Fund is a private equity firm that specializes in lower middle-market companies operating in agriculture or ag-related industries. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction situations including recapitalizations, acquisition financings, growth financings, and other liquidity needs. Rural American prefers control situations where it can commit $5 million per transaction. Specific ares of interest include agronomic testing, crop nutrients/fertilizers, crop production, food security, irrigation, protein production, seeds, agriculture chemicals, and agriculture equipment/machinery. Rural American was formed in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Agriculture, Chemicals, Food

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Acquisition Financing

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 -
Target EBITDA 2 -
Investment Size 5 10
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 1 - - 2 - - 3
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - - - 1 - 1
  4

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Aquatrols Corporation of America, Inc. 2023-01-19 - Trade Sale
Paulsboro, New Jersey · www.aquatrols.com
Firehouse Strategies 2022-09-28 - Growth Capital
Washington, District of Columbia · www.firehousestrategies.com
Fisher Nut Co. 2022-09-28 - Growth Capital
Modesto, California · www.fishernut.com
Aquatrols Corporation of America, Inc. 2015-05-01 - Growth Capital
Paulsboro, New Jersey · www.aquatrols.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Chemicals - - 1 (33%) -
Food 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Marketing 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 3 (100%) -
  District of Columbia 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
  California 1 (50%) - 1 (33%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (33%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Growth Capital 2 (100%) - 3 (100%) -
Total 2 - 3 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 1 (100%) -
Total 1 -

M&A Connections

Deals
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

FAQ

When was Rural American Fund founded?

Rural American Fund was founded in 2007.

What type of investor is Rural American Fund?

Rural American Fund is a private equity firm.

Where is Rural American Fund headquartered?

Rural American Fund is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

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