“While most private equity firms can provide financial resources, Platte River Equity differentiates themselves and adds value through their deep bench of expertise and experience, demonstrated by decades of continuing the success of the management teams and companies they invest in.”
Jonathan Eder, Former Owner
IN-PLACE MACHINING COMPANY
"Over the last 15 years, our team has helped make MES the top choice for first responders to meet their equipment and service needs. The team at Platte River will provide a unique perspective and insight to help us continue our expansion of product and service offerings and geographic reach."
Tom Hubregsen, Executive Chairman
MES LIFE SAFETY
We look forward to partnering with Platte River and will benefit from the firm's significant experience with industrial distribution businesses. We are excited about continuing to grow our geographic presence and to expand our product offering and breadth and depth of services. We are confident Platte River is the right partner to build upon our history as the leading distributor of conveying solutions."
Don Heitmeier, CEO
BELT POWER
"We have known the Platte River team for a number of years and are excited to partner with them given their track record, industrial distribution expertise and culture. We look forward to expanding the service and support we provide to our suppliers and customers and plan to leverage Platte River's extensive experience to continue our strong growth trajectory. We could not be more excited about this partnership and alignment of our strong cultures."
Matt Oldroyd, CEO
EVOLUTION MOTION SOLUTIONS
"Joining forces with Platte River enables us to expand TIPCO's reach and impact across new markets. Their commitment to foundational growth and operational excellence supports our vision of delivering best-in-class service and technology to our customers, and we are eager to see the milestones we will achieve together."
Rob Lyons & Brad Marshall, Co-CEOs
TIPCO TECHNOLOGIES
"Platte River works with distributors all across the country. They bring a wealth of knowledge and share experience with other portfolio companies, and we are confident that our partnership will bring additional resources to support our future growth across North America."
Eric Chernik, CEO
BUILDING CONTROLS & SOLUTIONS
"Platte River has been a great partner for us. They've let us keep our identity and continue the legacy we've built, while staying hands-off with our day-to-day operations. They've put less pressure on us and more focus on being true partners."
Rex Henderson, Founder
CHEMTECH