Great Range Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Profile

Great Range Capital’s most common sectors for investment are consumer products (25%) and distribution (25%). The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (75%) and divestiture (25%). In total, Great Range Capital has invested in 2 US states.

In the last 3 years, Great Range Capital has exited 1 company. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (100%). 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 Activity5
    • M&A Buy Activity4
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 2
  • 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 ≤ '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 3 1 - - - - 4
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - 1 - - - 1
vol $79M $79M
  5

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
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. 2013-02-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Wichita, Kansas · www.fairbankequipment.com
LLL Transport, Inc. 2011-09-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Mission, Kansas · www.llltransport.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Fairbank Equipment, Inc. 2013-02-02 Central, Inc. 2014-09-04 1
Wichita, Kansas · www.fairbankequipment.com Evans, Colorado

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Consumer Products - - 1 (25%) -
Distribution 1 (33%) - 1 (25%) -
Staffing 1 (33%) - 1 (25%) -
Transportation 1 (33%) - 1 (25%) -
Total 3 - 4 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 3 (100%) - 4 (100%) -
  Kansas 3 (100%) - 3 (75%) -
  Arkansas - - 1 (25%) -
Total 3 - 4 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (100%) - 3 (75%) -
Divestiture - - 1 (25%) -
Total 3 - 4 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (100%) 79M (100%)
Total 1 $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)
100%
1 (100%)
Exited to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

Investor Summary

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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