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River Associates seeks to partner with management teams in companies where opportunities exist to maintain and enhance profitability internally as well as through acquisitions. Our general acquisition criteria are as follows:

  • Niche Manufacturing, High Margin Distribution or Industrial Service Companies as well as Select Retail Businesses which are not Faddish in Nature
  • Companies based in the United States and Canada
  • Operations in Industries Where Growth is Possible Due to Market or Market Share Expansion and/or Through Acquisitions of Complimentary Companies or Product Lines
  • Strong and Committed Management Team with Top One or More Executives (Incumbent or New) Willing to Co-Invest Alongside River Associates
  • Platform Company Financial Parameters:

Sales : Greater than $10 million

EBITDA : $2 - 10 million (Adjusted for nonrecurring expenses)

Margins which exhibit internal pricing strength.  For example, gross margins of at least 20% are preferred.

·        River Associates will partner with other funded and fundless private equity groups in situations which meet our general criteria.

·        River Associates will generally avoid investments into heavily regulated industries as well as start-up, high-technology, commodity or natural resource companies.

·        Strategic add-on acquisitions of any size will be considered.

To discuss a potential investment opportunity, please contact Mark Jones.

Companies Currently Held That Will Consider Add-On Acquisitions:

Roscoe Medical, Inc.

 

Distributor of respiratory supplies and replacement parts to the home health care market.  See www.roscoemedical.com for details.

Lucent Polymers

 

Compounder of recycled engineering and other plastic resins.  See www.lucentpolymers.com for details.

Wheaton Industries

 

Producer and marketer of laboratory instruments and equipment, liquid handling equipment and specialty glass apparatus.  See www.wheaton.com for details.

Spectrum Corporation

 

Compounder, packager, and marketer of specialty lubricants for power lawn and garden equipment.  See www.spectrumcorporation.com for details.

Coining, Inc.

 

Manufactures brazing and soldering preforms used for a variety of joining applications in microelectronics packaging and assembly.  See www.coiningllc.com for details.

 

 

River Associates Investments, LLC
633 Chestnut Street, Suite 1640
Chattanooga, TN 37450
Phone: (423) 755-0888
Facsimile: (423) 755-0870

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