This company is a leading B2B provider of specialized industrial parts and equipment to major manufacturing concerns across the Carolinas. Products are sold to numerous industries including converting, printing, packaging, plastics, textiles, medical and automotive.
Highlights:
• 35 plus year history of consistent financial performance.
• High-quality customer base with significant recurring purchases of market-leading product lines.
• Minimal working capital requirement.
• Significant growth potential.
Merrell leads Viking Mergers and Acquisitions efforts in the Greenville / Spartanburg, Upstate South Carolina, Atlanta and North Georgia markets. Merrell comes to Viking with previous experience as a senior operating executive, entrepreneur, and private equity investor. He has broad operating experience ranging from his leadership of a $70 million HVAC distribution business for Carrier Corporation (a division of United Technologies Corporation) to his successful role as CEO of a $15 million private regional waste hauling business. As a private equity investor, Merrell led majority investments several companies including an $85 million environmental services business and a $40 million apparel manufacturer.
Earlier in his career, Merrell held corporate development roles in two technology startups – both of which successfully grew from venture funded startups to large public companies.
Merrell has a BA in Economics from Hampden-Sydney College and an MBA Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester in Rochester, NY.
