Private Equity
The private equity market has grown steadily since the 1970’s and has gained significant popularity in recent years. The majority of private equity funds today consist of institutional and private investors committing significant amounts of capital. The primary objective of these private equity firms is to deliver returns to their investors, only.
At Leawood Clayton Partners, our approach to private equity is different than many of the prototypical private equity firms. We take a personal approach to private equity. Our private equity funds are fueled by the partners and principals of our firm who invest their own capital, and/or partner alongside entrepreneurs with the common goal of taking the company to the next level.
Leawood Clayton Partners acquisitions and investments typically include one or more of the following characteristics:
- Sales ranging from $2.5 to $15 million.
- Headquartered in the Midwest.
- Growth industries.
- Need for sales, marketing or financial expertise.
- Investments are not typically considered for the following; real estate and start-up or early-stage companies.
Transaction types include:
- Management Buyouts
- Family Business Transitions
- Recapitalizations
- Majority or Minority Investments
Acquisition & Investment History:
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Cathedral Properties
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HQ: St. Louis, MO
Business: Cathedral Properties was founded in 2008 to acquire properties owned by banks they had acquired through foreclosure. The Leawood portfolio contains over 130 properties located in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Cathedral Properties continues to proactively pursue portfolio growth and is actively seeking to invest capital in additional properties within the St. Louis market.
Website: www.cpropstl.com |
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Mack Hils, Inc.
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HQ: Moberly, MO
Business: Mack Hils, Inc. is a leading custom metal fabrication & precision machining firm serving the semi-conductor, heavy trucking, food service, agriculture & homeland security industries.
Website: www.mackhils.com |
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Fitz’s Bottling Company
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HQ: St. Louis, MO
Business: Fitz's Bottling Company is a regional soda brand in St. Louis, MO. The flagship brand is its root beer popularized by its microbrewery and restaurant located in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to root beer, Fitz's produces other soft drink flavors including diet root beer, cream soda, diet cream soda, grape pop, orange pop, strawberry pop, ginger ale, and orange cream. The soda is made in the old-fashioned style of using cane sugar (as opposed to high fructose corn syrup).
Website: www.fitzsrootbeer.com |
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Lucia’s Pizza Company
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HQ: St. Louis, MO
Business: Lucia's Pizza Company manufactures and distributes frozen pizza in the United States. The company sells its products through supermarkets and convenience stores. Lucia's Pizza Company was founded in 1981 and is based in Saint Louis, Missouri.
Website: www.luciaspizza.com |
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Contemporary Engineering Designs, Inc.
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HQ: Bloomsdale, MO
Business: based in Bloomsdale, MO, is an aerospace parts manufacturing company offering the highest quality waterjet and CNC machining for commercial, aeronautical and industrial purposes. As an industry leader, CED can handle all machining needs from prototypes to large production runs.
Website: www.cedinc.net |
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