Great Plains

Company Overview

GPCP is a Merger & Acquisition advisory firm founded to provide the highest level of performance and success for clients while using honesty and integrity throughout each relationship. The Management Team of GPCP brings over 30 years of successful transactional and business advisory experience to each client engagement.

Whether you are looking to sell your business, buy a business, create a succession/exit plan to maximize the value of your business or need financing to grow your business, we can help you. We side with the philosophy to always do the right thing in any circumstance, as we believe it’s the cornerstone in all business relationships.

At GPCP we are dedicated to a personal approach tailored to meet your specific needs. You will work directly with our managing members who will listen to your requirements and goals to create a comprehensive plan to drive a successful outcome for your transaction. We are committed to helping our clients maximize the value for their business through intensive front-end research and identifying the ideal scenario ahead of time. This approach ultimately mitigates problems on the back-end and helps ensure success. We can help you throughout the entire business sale process including; market research, marketing the business, managing due diligence, financing and leading the way to a successful closing.

GPCP primarily focuses on the Central Plains region (Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas) with companies on the lower-end of the “middle market” (less than $10 million of EBITDA). As Midwest natives, we know the region and its values and are dedicated to serving the great business owners and businesses across our region.

Our industries of focus are as follows:

Energy/Oil & Gas - Equipment, Services and E&P

Agriculture, Agribusiness and Animal Health

General Industrial - Manufacturing and Distribution

Business Services

Home and Facility Services

Tech-enabled Services and SaaS

(will consider deals outside of focus areas as appropriate)

GPCP is based in Kansas City, MO and has satellite offices in Oklahoma City, OK and Great Bend, KS.

Our team:

Rex R. Reinhardt, Managing Partner / rreinhardt@greatplainscp.com

Matthew W. Salamat, Director / msalamat@greatplainscp.com

Jake Boyd, Director / jboyd@greatplainscp.com

Keith Whitaker, Director / keith@greatplainscp.com

Lance M. Cleaver J.D., Advisor-General Counsel / lcleaver@greatplainscp.com

Rex E. Wiggins, Director-Business Development / rwiggins@greatplainscp.com

Analyst / analyst@greatplainscp.com

Services Offered

GPCP focuses on companies with EBITDA up to $10 million, with a “sweet spot” in the $500,000 – $5 million EBITDA range, typically representing Enterprise Values (EV) of $5 – 50 million range. GCP is opportunistic, however, and will engage with clients above or below aforementioned thresholds. GPCP is engaged by sell-side (or buy-side) clients seeking the following services: 

Buyout / Business Sale; Valuation Services; Growth Capital; Debt (Senior/Mezzanine) Financing; Majority or Minority Equity/Debt Recapitalization; Management Buyout / Acquisition Financing; Corporate Divestiture. 

Areas Served

Although GPCP management has experience in a plethora of industries and geographically agnostic, it is of particular focus to those in the Central US.