Welcome To Prairie Street Capital, Inc.

Prairie Street Capital, Inc. is a boutique investment and advisory firm that provides growth capital, strategic guidance, and operating expertise to help companies successfully maneuver the challenges that come with growth.

Founded in 1996 by Mr. Michael Barry with a mission to offer companies the best attributes of a strategic and financial partner and to put his own capital to work.

  • More than just money: operational and strategic resources
  • Partnership oriented philosophy and creative transaction structures

Funded by owner’s own capital, Chicago and Boston based institutional money and a group of high net-worth individual investors.

  • Ability to offer high speed, certainty of close and a one-stop solution
  • No bait and switch with lean decision making

Investment Criteria

  • Target Size:
    Enterprise Value: $5 to $100 million ($10 to $50 million sweet spot),
    EBITDA: Negative to $20 million
  • Transaction Types:
    Control or significant minority equity
    investments: turnarounds and restructurings
  • Industries of Particular Interest;
    Business and financial services;
    distribution; manufacturing/industrial
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Experienced Partners

  • Michael Barry, CTP
    Mr. Michael Barry, the President of Prairie Street Capital, has extensive experience as the CEO of industrial distribution....
  • Randy Talcott
    Mr. Randy Talcott, a partner of Prairie Street, is a seasoned financial executive with over 30 years of experience in a variety...
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Representative Companies

Welcome To Prairie Street Capital, Inc.

Prairie Street Capital, Inc. is a boutique investment and advisory firm that provides growth capital, strategic guidance, and operating expertise to help companies successfully maneuver the challenges that come with growth.

Founded in 1996 by Mr. Michael Barry with a mission to offer companies the best attributes of a strategic and financial partner and to put his own capital to work.

  • More than just money: operational and strategic resources
  • Partnership oriented philosophy and creative transaction structures

Funded by owner’s own capital, Chicago and Boston based institutional money and a group of high net-worth individual investors.

  • Ability to offer high speed, certainty of close and a one-stop solution
  • No bait and switch with lean decision making

Client Testimonials

Prairie Street Capital was a key player in the successful turnaround and sale of MilesTek Corp. Their expertise in both operations management and financial administration were a vital part of the transformation of MilesTek into a key player in the military-aerospace marketplace and into a valuable acquisition target. Their years of executive management experience combined with solid banking strength were vital to our success.

David McCarthy, President-MilesTek Corp

Prairie Street is a trusted advisor and partner. We have co-invested with Prairie on multiple occasions and it is often our first call when seeking another investor with whom to collaborate. Mike Barry, founder of Prairie, melds the experience of a seasoned and disciplined CEO with the financial sophistication of a successful private equity investor. The result is the creation of value through improved operations, a focused strategy and excellent oversight of management teams.

Peter G. Lehman, Granite Creek Partners, L.L.C.