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Summit Equity Group

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Summit Equity Group is a private investment group that was founded in 2004 to identify and acquire small to medium-sized private companies and provide them resources to realize their full potential, emphasizing long-term growth and value creation for its holdings and investment partners.

Focus Areas
Private equity / lower-middle-market investments

Tracked deals

6

6 tracked deals across 2020-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

3 buyout · 2 addon · 1 growth capital

Summit Equity Group Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 4 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 4 years for Summit Equity Group. 1 2020 2 2021 2 2022 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    Manitowoc Tool & Machining, Summit Equity Group, Midwest Growth Partners, NewSpring Mezzanine
    Target
    Mid Valley Industries
    Seller
    Gardner Standard LLC
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Addon

    Manitowoc Tool & Machining (a portfolio company backed by Summit Equity Group, Midwest Growth Partners and NewSpring Mezzanine) completed the acquisition of Mid Valley Industries, a Kaukauna, Wisconsin-based precision contract manufacturer, on January 17, 2024. The deal is an add-on to MTM's platform and is intended to expand MTM's large turning and milling capabilities and broaden its end-market exposure to heavy equipment, aerospace/defense and energy customers.

  • Buyer
    Midwest Growth Partners, Summit Equity Group, NewSpring Mezzanine, Company management
    Target
    Manitowoc Tool & Machining
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Midwest Growth Partners and Summit Equity Group, with mezzanine financing from NewSpring Mezzanine and a management rollover, completed an acquisition of Manitowoc Tool & Machining (MTM). The transaction positions MTM — a precision, production-oriented contract manufacturer serving OEM customers across agriculture, HVAC, aerospace & defense, medical and logistics/e-commerce — for continued growth and expanded capabilities under sponsor ownership.

  • Buyer
    Summit Equity Group
    Target
    CAI Custom Alloys, Inc.
    Industry
    Manufacturing
    Type
    Buyout

    Summit Equity Group, a Des Moines-based private investment firm, has acquired CAI Custom Alloys, Inc., a Belvidere, Illinois processor of high-performance superalloy scrap. The transaction — advised by Dresner Partners — will allow CAI to accelerate market penetration and expand its capabilities supplying nickel-, cobalt- and specialty-superalloy materials to aerospace and high-performance industrial customers; financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    Summit Equity Group
    Target
    Enviro-Log, Inc., Enviro-Log Home Products, Inc.
    Seller
    Enviro-Log, Inc., Enviro-Log Home Products, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Des Moines-based private investor Summit Equity Group acquired Enviro-Log, Inc. and Enviro-Log Home Products, Inc., consolidating the businesses as Enviro-Log Company LLC. The acquisition (terms undisclosed) will position the company to accelerate geographic expansion and product-line growth for its eco-friendly manufactured firelogs, firestarters and packaged firewood sold through major North American retailers.

  • Buyer
    Summit Equity Group, Midwest Growth Partners, Northcreek Mezzanine, Livingston Machinery management
    Target
    Livingston Machinery Company, Ag Solutions Group
    Seller
    Livingston Machinery Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
    Industry
    Agriculture
    Type
    Addon

    Summit Equity Group and Midwest Growth Partners, with co-investor Northcreek Mezzanine and Livingston management, acquired Livingston Machinery Company by purchasing stock held in the company’s ESOP and capitalized Ag Solutions Group Holding Company, LLC to combine Livingston with Ag Solutions Group. The move creates a scaled agricultural equipment dealer platform serving multiple Midwest and Southern states and provides capital for growth, M&A and management succession.

  • Buyer
    Midwest Growth Partners, Summit Equity Group
    Target
    FAST Ag Solutions
    Industry
    Manufacturing

    Midwest Growth Partners (MGP), in partnership with Summit Equity Group (SEG) and FAST Ag Solutions' senior management, announced an investment in FAST Ag Solutions, a Windom, Minnesota-based manufacturer of liquid fertilizer application and spraying equipment. The capital partnership will support the company's organic growth and pursue growth via mergers and acquisitions; FAST Ag Solutions employs 51 full-time team members and serves customers in the United States and select international markets.

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