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Heartland Equity Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

Heartland Equity Partners’ most common sectors for investment arebusiness services (40%) and manufacturing (40%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (80%) and growth capital (20%). In total, Heartland Equity Partners has invested in 2 US states.

In the last 3 years, Heartland Equity Partners 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 Activity6
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 3
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 1

Heartland Equity Partners

Heartland Equity Management, LLC

4800 North Lilac Drive,
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 55429
United States
(612) 940-4427
www.heartland.fund
toma@heartlandequitypartners.com

Heartland Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market opportunities in the upper Midwest US (Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa). The Firm generally pursues profitable companies operating in defensible markets. The Firm's target revenue size is $5 to $30 million and prospective transaction situations include buyouts, recapitalizations, and divestitures. Sectors of interest include manufacturing, value-added distribution, and business services. Heartland Equity Partners is based in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Distribution, Manufacturing, Publishing

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

Geographic Preferences: Midwest US

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 30
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (0.2/yr) # 4 1 - - - - 5
Sell (0.2/yr) # - - 1 - - - 1
  6

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Visual Impact LLC 2022-08-16 - Trade Sale
Blaine, Minnesota · www.visigns.com
ABM Equipment, LLC 2021-05-25 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Hopkins, Minnesota · www.abmequip.com
Spectrum Aeromed, Inc. 2019-04-03 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Fargo, North Dakota · www.spectrum-aeromed.com
Ajax Metal Forming Solutions LLC 2017-11-08 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Minneapolis, Minnesota · www.ajaxmfs.com
Visual Impact LLC 2015-12-15 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Blaine, Minnesota · www.visigns.com
Cass Screw Machine Products Co. 2015-12-09 - Growth Capital
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota · www.csmp.com
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Business Services 1 (25%) - 2 (40%) -
Manufacturing 2 (50%) - 2 (40%) -
Aerospace 1 (25%) - 1 (20%) -
Total 4 - 5 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 4 (100%) - 5 (100%) -
  Minnesota 3 (75%) - 4 (80%) -
  North Dakota 1 (25%) - 1 (20%) -
Total 4 - 5 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 3 (75%) - 4 (80%) -
Growth Capital 1 (25%) - 1 (20%) -
Total 4 - 5 -

Exits by Deal Type

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

M&A Connections

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

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2014

Specialist/Generalist

Generalist

Leadership

Tom Ahonen

Managing Director

Christopher Curtin

Principal

Jerry Bauer

Principal

John Hofkes

Principal

Jonathan Dobbs

Principal

FAQ

When was Heartland Equity Partners founded?

Heartland Equity Partners was founded in 2014.

What type of investor is Heartland Equity Partners?

Heartland Equity Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Heartland Equity Partners headquartered?

Heartland Equity Partners is headquartered in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.

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