Great Range Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Great Range Capital has acquired 1 company.

Great Range Capital’s most common sectors for investment areconsumer products (20%) and distribution (20%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (80%) and divestiture (20%). In total, Great Range Capital has invested in 3 US states.

In the last 3 years, Great Range Capital has exited 3 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (75%). Great Range Capital’s largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2018 when it sold Mountain Valley Spring Company for $79M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity4
  • Total Sectors Invested 5
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4
  • M&A Advisors 1

Great Range Capital

1968 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Suite 200,
Mission Woods, Kansas 66205
United States
www.greatrangecapital.com
ryan.sprott@greatrangecapital.com

Great Range Capital is a Kansas City-based private equity firm focused on acquiring controlling interests in mid-sized businesses in the Midwest. The Firm will consider a variety of transaction situations, including leveraged and management buyouts, recapitalizations, build-ups, growth financings, and structured equity deals. Great Range looks to invest $5 to $30 million in companies valued between $$10 to $100 million. Areas of interest include business and industrial services, healthcare services/devices, retail and consumer, established media and niche manufacturing. Great Range was formed in 2010.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services, Digital Media, Distribution, Healthcare Services, Manufacturing, Media, Medical Products, Retail, Transportation

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

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

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 10 -
Target EBITDA 3 -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 - - - 1 - 5
Sell (0.8/yr) # - 1 - - - 3 4
vol $79M $79M
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Realm Companies LLC 2022-11-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Newton, Iowa · www.realminc.net
Apple Bus Co. Inc. 2022-02-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Cleveland, Missouri · www.applebuscompany.com
Fairbank Equipment, Inc. 2022-01-06 - Secondary Buyout
Wichita, Kansas · www.fairbankequipment.com
Realm Companies LLC 2021-11-22 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Newton, Iowa · www.realminc.net
Mountain Valley Spring Company LLC 2018-10-15 79M USD Add-on Acquisition
Hot Springs, Arkansas · www.mountainvalleyspring.com
Labor Source 2017-11-29 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Olathe, Kansas · www.onesourcelabor.com
Mountain Valley Spring Company LLC 2014-03-04 - Divestiture
Hot Springs, Arkansas · www.mountainvalleyspring.com
Fairbank Equipment, Inc. 2012-12-21 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Wichita, Kansas · www.fairbankequipment.com
GirtonLLL Transport 2011-09-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Mission, Kansas · www.girtononline.com
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M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products - - 1 (20%) -
Distribution - - 1 (20%) -
Manufacturing - - 1 (20%) -
Staffing 1 (50%) - 1 (20%) -
Transportation 1 (50%) - 1 (20%) -
Total 2 - 5 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 2 (100%) - 5 (100%) -
  Kansas 2 (100%) - 3 (60%) -
  Iowa - - 1 (20%) -
  Arkansas - - 1 (20%) -
Total 2 - 5 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 2 (100%) - 4 (80%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (20%) -
Total 2 - 5 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 2 (50%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (25%) 79M (100%)
Secondary Sale 1 (25%) -
Total 4 $79M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Stinson Leonard Street LLP
 1

Deal Values

sell # Total
< $100M 1 $79M
TOTAL $79M
Largest Mountain Valley Spring Company LLC
$79M (2018-10-15)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
25%
1 (25%)
Strategic(s)
75%
3 (75%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2010

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Paul Maxwell

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Ryan Sprott

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Tracy Christian

CFO

Mark Robinson

Managing Director

Christie Mcfall

Business Development Director

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