M&A Deal Summary

Incline Equity Partners Acquires RKD Group

On August 23, 2022, private equity firm Incline Equity Partners acquired marketing company RKD Group from BV Investment Partners and First Capital Partners

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Incline Equity Partners’ 1st transaction in the Marketing sector.
  • This is Incline Equity Partners’ 62nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Incline Equity Partners’ 6th transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-08-23
Target RKD Group
Sector Marketing
Buyer(s) Incline Equity Partners
Sellers(s) BV Investment Partners
First Capital Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Advisor(s) Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. (Financial)

Target

RKD Group

Richardson, Texas, United States
RKD Group is a provider of omnichannel fundraising and marketing services for the nonprofit sector. RKD Group has raised billions of dollars for its clients and currently serves over 260 nonprofit organizations, within segments such as hospitals, social service, health, disease research, animal welfare, and faith-based charities. RKD Group was founded in 1970 and is based in Richardson, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Incline Equity Partners

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1982
PE ASSETS 5.8B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Incline Equity Partners is a private equity firm focused on lower middle-market growth companies. The Firm targets companies located in the US and Canada with enterprise values ranging from $25 to $750 million. Prospective transaction types include buyouts, minority recapitalizations, and corporate divestitures. Incline Equity Partners was formerly known as PNC Equity Partners. The Firm is based in Pittsburgh.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 63 of 73
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 20 of 23
State (Texas) 6 of 10
Country (United States) 62 of 71
Year (2022) 7 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-09 Industrial Air Flow Dynamics

Cleveland, Texas, United States

Industrial Air Flow Dynamics is a provider of non-turbine maintenance solutions and replacement parts to power plants. Industrial Air Flow Dynamics was founded in 2001 and is based in Cleveland, Texas.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-30 NovaVision

Bowling Green, Ohio, United States

NovaVision is a manufacturer and distributor consumable security products including holograms, tamper-evident tapes, seals, labels, bags and mechanical seals serving various end markets. NovaVision was founded in 1994 and is based in Bowling Green, Ohio.

Buy -

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

BV Investment Partners

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1983
PE ASSETS 2.6B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

BV Investment Partners is a private equity firm partner with entrepreneurs and families to invest in sound businesses and provide them with significant strategic, operating, and analytical assistance to accelerate the growth of the company through organic initiatives and acquisitions. BV was formed in 1983 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 28
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 2
Type (Secondary Buyout) 8 of 9
State (Texas) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 24 of 27
Year (2022) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-06-01 GlideFast Consulting

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

GlideFast Consulting is a ServiceNow Elite Partner and professional services firm that provides tailored solutions and professional services for ServiceNow implementations, integrations, managed support services, application development, and training. GlideFast Consulting was founded in 2015 and is based in Woburn, Massachusetts.

Sell $350M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-10-03 RafterOne

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States

RafterOne is a team of solution builders focused on constructing end-to-end, multi-cloud commerce experiences for the Salesforce Platform. The company is focused on helping clients optimize every touchpoint in the customer journey while providing the structure, tools, and support you deserve. It helps clients realize the possibilities with integrated experiences across Marketing, Commerce and Revenue Cloud, CRM, Service Cloud, and Data Services. RafterOne was founded in 1994 and is based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Sell -
SELLER

First Capital Partners

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
Founded 2006
PE ASSETS 241M USD
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

First Capital Partners is an Omaha, Nebraska-based private investment firm that provides equity and subordinated debt financing to lower middle-market companies. First targets businesses with revenues of $10 to $100 million and EBITDA up to $10 million. Investments are generally used to fund management buyouts, growth capital financings, recapitalizations, divestitures, and generational transfers of ownership. Broad areas of interest include manufacturing, business services, and value-added distribution. First Capital will not invest in startups, early stage companies, high technology, real estate, or retail. First Capital Partners is based in US.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 14 of 15
Sector (Marketing) 1 of 1
Type (Secondary Buyout) 5 of 5
State (Texas) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 14 of 15
Year (2022) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-07-21 J&E

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

J&E provides precision fabrication and machining services to a highly diversified client base including, among others, those in the medical, aerospace, commercial, and agricultural industries. J&E was formed in 1972 and is based in Plymouth, Minnesota.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-11-07 Dakotaland Autoglass

Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States

Dakotaland Autoglass is a regional distributor and service provider to the aftermarket automotive replacement glass and paint, body & equipment ("PBE") industries. Dakotaland Autoglass is based in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Buy -