Venture • Real Estate

Five Elms Capital Invests In Smart Warehousing

On May 11, 2011, growth capital firm Five Elms Capital invested in real estate company Smart Warehousing

Investment Context
  • This is Five Elms Capital’s 1st transaction in the Real Estate sector.
  • This is Five Elms Capital’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Five Elms Capital’s 3rd transaction in Kansas.

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Investment Summary

Date May 11, 2011
Target Smart Warehousing
Sector Real Estate
Investor(s) Five Elms Capital
Deal Type Venture

Target Company

Smart Warehousing

Edgerton, Kansas, United States
Smart Warehousing provides technology-enabled warehousing and logistics firm specializing in cold storage and just-in-time retail fulfillment. Smart Warehousing was founded in 2001 and is based in Edgerton, Kansas.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

Five Elms Capital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Category Growth Capital Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 3.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Five Elms Capital is a private investment firm focused on investing in and partnering with founder-owned bootstrapped business services companies. The Firm will consider providing growth capital or to support shareholder liquidity needs. The Firm typically looks to invest $15 to $150 million of equity capital per transaction. Five Elms Capital was formed in 2006 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 6 of 31
Sector: Real Estate 1 of 1
Type: Venture 3 of 19
State: Kansas 3 of 5
Country: United States 5 of 25
Year: 2011 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-21 Catapult International

Lenexa, Kansas, United States

Catapult International provides technology-enabled solutions for freight forwarders, shippers, and carriers worldwide. Managing over one billion cargo rates at over a 99 percent accuracy rate, Catapult combines air, ocean, and ground rate contracts into one simple cloud-based system, enabling operations and sales departments to get their best carrier rate from point A to point B and realize dramatic efficiency improvements. Catapult International was formed in 2007 and is based in Lenexa, Kansas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-27 Spring Venture Group

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Spring Venture Group is an insurance brokerage and consulting services provider primarily in the Medicare supplement market. Spring Venture specializes in distributing Medicare Supplement, Medicare Advantage, and related products via its digital presence and dedicated team of insurance advisors. Spring Venture Group was founded in 2009 and is based in Kansas City, Missouri.

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