About River Associates Investments
River Associates Investments (“River”) is a private equity firm based in Chattanooga, TN, that focuses exclusively on investing in the lower middle-market and has served as a financial sponsor partner for management teams for over 25 years. Target businesses can be privately held, private equity-backed, or divestitures from larger companies. River is opportunistic as to industry and has invested in numerous manufacturers, high margin distributors, industrial service providers and business service companies. The firm targets U.S. & Canadian companies typically with EBITDA in the $3-12 million range. Since its founding in 1989, River has initiated 80 transactions, many of which have been strategic add-on acquisitions to platform companies. The partners at River have collectively worked together for over one hundred years.