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River Associates is a time tested private equity partner for management teams
of niche lower middle-market companies in the United States and Canada.

OUR PHILOSOPHY
Founded in 1989, River Associates has built a reputation for integrity and acumen with all our constituencies,
including limited partners, investment referral sources, senior & mezzanine debt partners, and portfolio company
management teams. Our “Investments with Management” philosophy effectively captures the spirit of partnership,
respect, and trust which guides our actions in all aspects of business.

WHO WE ARE

INVESTMENT HISTORY STRONG REPUTATION
116 investments and 95 realizations over Over a quarter century building
the past 34 years relationships and references

EXCLUSIVE FOCUS SENIOR-LEVEL ATTENTION
A limited number of niche LMM Five partners with 130+ years of
opportunities are undertaken annually combined tenure at River

VALUE CREATION CAPITAL ACCESS
Transform entrepreneurial businesses River VIII, LP has $345 million in
into larger sophisticated platforms committed capital

CURRENT INVESTMENTS

INVESTMENT CRITERIA

INDUSTRIES $3 - $12 MILLION PREFERENCE FOR GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
Manufacturing, EBITDA for Management led buyout United States
Distribution, platform companies; and family succession and Canada
Industrial Services, smaller add-on transaction
Business Services acquisitions

Contact: P: 423.755.0888 633 Chestnut Street
Mark Jones [email protected] Suite 1640
Partner www.riverassociates.com Chattanooga, TN 37450