Acquiring Private Businesses in the Midwest
Grand Valley Holdings is a Cincinnati-based acquirer of privately-held, family owned businesses in the Midwest US. The Principals of Grand Valley Holdings bring over 30 years of experience acquiring, developing, and operating private businesses.
We are strong believers in the benefit of long-term ownership and strategy. Unlike other “buy and flip” investors with short-term horizons, we bring long-term capital and manage our businesses with patience and discipline.
We appreciate that the sale of one’s business is a momentous decision, hence strive for solutions that provide positive outcomes for all stakeholders. Our transparency, flexibility, creativity, and patience enable us to address issues that often arise with ownership transitions of closely-held businesses.
We are active, every day owners of the businesses that we acquire. We focus on proximate businesses to allow for hands-on ownership. As owners, we develop relationships with our employees, customers, suppliers, and other partners.
The Midwest is in our blood and we see a great opportunity here. We appreciate the midwestern values of hard work, integrity, and transparency. We seek to strengthen, engage, and support our local communities and workforce.
Mr. McLean is a fifth-generation Cincinnatian with 18 years of private equity investment experience. He most recently led private investments for a large Los Angeles-based family office that was an active acquiror of businesses with a long-term horizon. Previously, Mr. McLean had worked for 15 years at an institutional private equity firm and a merchant bank. He brings experience across sectors, securities, and stages of investing. Lachlan holds a BS in Industrial Management from Carnegie Mellon University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Brennan, whose family has multi-generational roots in Cincinnati, established his career in New York with experience in private equity, public markets, and investment banking. He was most recently with Jefferies Financial Group (fka Leucadia National Corporation), a multi-billion dollar holding company primarily focused on long-term, control private investments. Andrew also has held various positions in middle-market private equity, public equities research, and investment banking. Andrew holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
We value the worth of your network and any referrals you can provide. We gladly agree to pay contingent referral fees on any closed investments. You can download our referral agreement here.
Referral Agreement
An 20-unit Penn Station franchisee with restaurants throughout Dayton and Cincinnati
A specialty manufacturer of components utilized by geotechnical contractors for infrastructure projects and highly engineered foundations
