Press Releases
Press Kit
The Latest News and Portfolio Activity
Press releases and articles published prior to November 4, 2022 are being provided for informational purposes only and are not intended as advertising.
Nov
2024
Tessenderlo Kerley Acquires Tiger-Sul from Platte River Equity
Nov
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company Womack Machine Supply Rebrands as Evolution Motion Solutions
Oct
2024
Platte River Equity Named to Inc.’s 2024 Founder-Friendly Investors List
Oct
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. Acquires Frontline Outfitters
Oct
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company TIPCO Technologies Completes Two Add-on Acquisitions, Adding Alliance Hose & Rubber Co. and Hoses2U
Oct
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company Turf Care Supply, LLC Acquires Agri-Nutrients, Inc.
Sep
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. Acquires Premier Safety
Sep
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company TIPCO Technologies Acquires Charter Industrial Supply
Aug
2024
Platte River Equity Featured in July / August Issue of Industrial Distribution
Aug
2024
Platte River Equity 2024 Mid-Year Update
Jul
2024
MES Announces Marvin Riley Joining as Chief Executive Officer and Tom Hubregsen Transitioning to Executive Chairman
Jul
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company Municipal Emergency Services, Inc. Acquires Firefighter Trucks, Inc.
Jun
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company Belt Power, LLC Acquires Mol Belting Systems, Inc.
Jun
2024
Platte River Equity’s Engines of America Series | Belt Power
May
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company Belt Power, LLC Acquires Avtech Industrial Products
May
2024
Platte River Equity’s Engines of America Series | TIPCO Technologies
Apr
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company MFG Chemical Acquires H.P. Polymers
Apr
2024
Hose of South Texas Joins Platte River Equity Portfolio Company TIPCO Technologies
Feb
2024
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company MFG Chemical Acquires Masters Company
Jan
2024
Platte River Equity’s Engines of America Series | Spartaco
Jan
2024
Platte River Equity 2023 Year in Review
Dec
2023
Platte River Equity’s Engines of America Series | Womack-Morrell
Dec
2023
Platte River Equity Invests in Merger of TIPCO Technologies and HydraTech Industrial Solutions
Nov
2023
Platte River Equity’s Engines of America Series | MES
Nov
2023
Platte River Equity Named to Inc.’s 2023 List of Founder-Friendly Investors
Nov
2023
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company Belt Power, LLC Acquires Reliable Rubber, LLC
Nov
2023
Platte River Equity Promotes Nick Moscaritolo to Managing Director, Portfolio Company Operations
Oct
2023
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company Belt Power, LLC Acquires Blankenship Belting
Aug
2023
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company Spartaco Acquires Ronin Revolution Corp.
Jul
2023
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of GME Supply Co.
Jun
2023
Morrell Group Joins Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Womack Machine Supply Company
May
2023
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Belt Power, Names Rob Belcher as Chief Operating Officer
Feb
2023
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Spartaco, Acquires Bulldog Bender
Feb
2023
Platte River Equity Acquires Womack Machine Supply Company
Jan
2023
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, MES, Acquires Blue Ridge Rescue Suppliers
Jan
2023
Platte River Equity Promotes Eric Crawford to Managing Director
Jan
2023
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, GME Supply, Acquires Farwest Line Specialties LLC
Jan
2023
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Belt Power, LLC, Acquires Dunham Rubber & Belting Corporation
Nov
2022
Portfolio Company Operations Spotlight: LEAN Operations Toolkit Training
Nov
2022
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Municipal Emergency Services, Acquires Interstate Rescue, LLC
Oct
2022
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Municipal Emergency Services, Acquires Coastal Fire Systems, Inc.
Oct
2022
Platte River Equity Named to Inc.’s 2022 List of Founder-Friendly Investors
Aug
2022
Platte River Announces the Acquisition of Belt Power, LLC
Jul
2022
Platte River Equity Forms Executive Advisor Network to Support it’s Portfolio Companies
Jul
2022
Platte River Equity Firm Update
May
2022
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Municipal Emergency Services, Acquires Code 4 and Uniform House
Apr
2022
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of Vertical Supply Group
Feb
2022
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, GME Supply Co., Acquires TEAM-1 Academy
Jan
2022
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Turf Care Supply, Promotes Mark Mangan to President
Jan
2022
Platte River Equity Announces the Acquisition of Turf Care Supply, LLC
Oct
2021
Platte River Equity Announces the Acquisition of Municipal Emergency Services, Inc.
Sep
2021
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of In-Place Machining Company to Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
Jul
2021
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, In-Place Machining Company, Acquires Exact Metrology
Apr
2021
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Vertical Supply Group, Acquires Rescue Direct
Dec
2020
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of CTS Engines to J.F. Lehman & Company
Sep
2020
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Vertical Supply Group, Acquires Fred Marvin Associates
Jul
2020
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, GME Supply Co, Acquires Custom Tool Supply
Jun
2020
GME Supply Co Names Michael Mattingly as Chief Financial Officer
Apr
2020
Brian Klaban Joins Platte River Equity as Director of Business Development & Debt Capital Markets
Dec
2019
Platte River Equity Invests in GME Supply Co
Sep
2019
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of PRV Metals, LLC to Tinicum, L.P.
Jul
2019
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Sherrill Inc., Completes Two Add-on Acquisitions
Jun
2019
CTS Engines Promotes Vesa Paukkeri to Chief Executive Officer
Mar
2019
Nick Moscaritolo Joins Platte River Equity as Director of Portfolio Company Operations
Jan
2019
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of Profile Products LLC to Incline Equity Partners
Jan
2019
Platte River Equity Acquires Sherrill, Inc.
Jan
2019
Platte River Equity Announces Promotion of Eric Crawford to Principal
Jan
2019
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, In-Place Machining Company, Acquires Cutting Edge Services Corporation
Apr
2018
Platte River Equity Invests in Dealers Transmission Exchange
Apr
2018
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, Profile Products, Acquires Southern Athletic Fields
Mar
2018
Platte River Equity Portfolio Company, MFG Chemical, Acquires Gulf Bayport Chemicals
Sep
2017
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of Wildcat Minerals to Eagle Materials
Jul
2017
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of ACT Independent Turbo Services, Inc. to Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction
Jun
2017
Platte River Equity Closes Its Fourth Fund at Hard Cap of $625 million
Jun
2017
Platte River Equity Acquires MFG Chemical
Apr
2017
Platte River’s Peter Calamari on Mergers & Acquisitions Roundtable
Mar
2017
Platte River Equity Promotes Derria Banta to Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer
Feb
2017
Platte River Equity Announces Promotion of Mark Brown to Managing Director
Jan
2017
In Memoriam: William H. Robb
Dec
2016
Platte River Equity Acquires Tiger-Sul Products
Nov
2016
Platte River Equity Invests in In-Place Machining Company, LLC
Sep
2016
Platte River Equity Hires Three New Investment Professionals
Jul
2016
Platte River Equity Acquires CTS Engines
Dec
2015
Platte River Equity Acquires Jameson Tools
Oct
2015
Platte River’s Profile Products Acquires Central Fiber’s Erosion Control & Landfill Cover Businesses
Sep
2015
Platte River Equity Acquires Huskie Tools, Inc.
Sep
2015
Platte River Equity Adds Two Investment Professionals
Jul
2015
Platte River Equity Completes Follow-On Investment in First River Energy
May
2015
Platte River Equity Acquires Profile Products LLC
Aug
2014
Platte River Equity Partners with Midstream Energy Executives to Launch First River Energy
Jul
2014
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of The WellMark Company to Dover
Oct
2013
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of Global X-Ray & Testing Corporation to Intertek
Sep
2013
Platte River Equity Acquires Majority Stake in Wildcat Minerals LLC
Sep
2013
Kristian Whalen Joins Platte River Equity as a Managing Director
May
2013
Platte River Equity Announces the Sale of Hetsco, Inc.
Dec
2012
Platte River Equity Closes Platte River Equity III, L.P. at Hard Cap of $405 Million
Nov
2012
Platte River Equity Acquires the Wellmark Company
May
2012
Platte River Equity Announces Sale of PRV Aerospace, LLC
Feb
2012
Platte River Equity Makes Investment in TPG Mt. Vernon Marine, LLC
Jan
2012
PRV Metals Closes Acquisition of TechSpec, Inc.
Nov
2011
Platte River Equity Closes Acquisition of Sierra Alloys Company
Sep
2011
Platte River Equity Hires Two Private Equity Professionals
Jun
2011
PRV Aerospace Closes Acquisition of Quality Forming, LLC
Dec
2010
PRV Aerospace Closes Acquisition of Arden Engineering, Inc.
Dec
2010
Platte River Equity Closes Acquisition of Car-Ber Testing Services
Aug
2010
Platte River Equity Closes Purchase of Global X-Ray & Testing Corp.
Jun
2010
Platte River Equity Closes Purchase of Advanced Combustion Technology, Inc.
Apr
2009
Platte River Equity Announces Final Closing of its $235 Million Second Fund
Sep
2008
Platte River Equity Closes Purchase of Hetsco, Inc.
Sep
2008
Platte River Equity Hires Richard Wood as Chief Executive Officer of PRV Aerospace
Apr
2008
Platte River Equity Announces Intrepid Potash, Inc. Initial Public Offering
Jan
2008
Platte River Equity Closes Purchase of Giddens Industries, Inc.
Feb
2007
Platte River Equity Closes Purchase of Precision Machine Works, Inc.
Fact Sheets & Downloads
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A Strategic Partner for Industrial Companies
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A Sustainable Partner to Lower Middle Market Businesses
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Business Development Contacts:
Lauren A. Metz
Vice President of Business Development
E: lmetz@platteriverequity.com
P: 303-292-7321
Tess McGovern
Business Development Associate
E: tmcgovern@platteriverequity.com
P: 303-292-7302