Blue Valley's CEO, Loren M. Smith, has been responsible for dozens of acquisitions, over the last 30 years. All of these acquisitions have been Mid Market Manufacturing companies, with revenues ranging from $2M to $50M. Most of the sellers were founders; some retired after selling, some stayed on to run their companies post acquisition.
By executing an aggressive acquisition strategy, as CEO and principal shareholder, Smith took Monona Wire Corporation from $400k revenue to $85M, followed by a sale of the company for $90M cash in 2001.
Monona is a manufacturer of Electrical Wire Harness Assemblies. Smith was a founder of the Wire Harness Manufacturers Association [WHMA] and is a frequent speaker at their annual meetings.
As CEO of Blue Valley Capital, Smith has managed the sale of a number of Wire Harness Manufacturing companies, as well as the sale of manufacturing companies in a variety of other industries, including; Electronic/Electrical Assembly, Precision Metal Fabricating, and Metal Stamping.
Smith was General Manager of the Connector Products Division of Texas Instruments early in his career, and holds both BS and MBA degrees.
Smith never "hands off" clients to one of his Junior Associates, he's hands on with every client, start to finish.
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