Summit Equity Group

Summit Equity Group, LLC is a private equity firm established in 2004 and headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, with an additional office in Kansas, Missouri. The firm focuses on investing in middle-market, mature companies, specifically targeting acquisitions of small to medium-sized private companies. Summit Equity Group does not engage in real estate or lifestyle businesses and typically avoids small, standalone retail operations. The firm prefers investments in sectors such as manufacturing, value-added distribution, and business services, primarily within the Continental United States, with a preference for companies located in the Central time zone. Summit Equity Group generally targets companies with annual revenues between $20 million and $50 million and/or EBITDA ranging from $4 million to $8 million, seeking to acquire stakes of 51 percent to 100 percent in its portfolio companies.