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River Associates Acquires Compass Health Brands

On December 27, 2005, private equity firm River Associates acquired medical products company Compass Health Brands

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is River Associates’ 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is River Associates’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is River Associates’ 2nd transaction in Ohio.
Investment Fate
  • Compass Health Brands was sold to a consortium of financial buyers in 2013.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2005-12-27
Target Compass Health Brands
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) River Associates
Deal Type Recapitalization

Target

Compass Health Brands

Middleburg Heights, Ohio, United States
Compass Health Brands is a provider of bath safety, durable medical equipment, health aids, medication compliance, mobility, pain management, personal care, respiratory, and sleep therapy serving both professional and consumer markets. Compass Health Brands was founded in 1993 and is based in Middleburg Heights, Ohio.

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Buyer

River Associates

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Large
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

River Associates is a private equity firm that targets buyouts, divestitures and recapitalizations of lower middle-market companies. River looks for investments in manufacturing, high-margin distribution, industrial services and 'non-faddish' retail companies. The Firm focuses on companies located in the US and Canada with minimum sales of $15 million and EBITDA of $3 to $12 million. River Associates avoids investing in heavily regulated industries as well as start-up, high-technology, commodity or natural resource companies. River Associates was formed in 1989 and is based in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 9 of 39
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Recapitalization) 2 of 3
State (Ohio) 2 of 5
Country (United States) 9 of 37
Year (2005) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-04-27 Terra Renewal Services

Russellville, Arkansas, United States

Terra Renewal LLC is a provider of environmentally-friendly disposition solutions for non-hazardous liquid waste. On a recurring basis, Terra collects wastewater residuals from food processing companies, restaurants, municipalities and oil & gas companies and, in most cases, land applies this material for beneficial use on farmland pursuant to environmental permits. Terra Renewal also provides industrial and municipal lagoon and digester clean-out services, and yellow grease and grease-trap collection, reprocessing and recycling services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-05-12 Liberty Wire and Cable

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Liberty Wire and Cable (Colorado Springs, CO) Liberty Wire and Cable is a premier global supplier of a complete line of wire and cable products along with connectors and connector systems, cable assemblies, interconnects and a broad range of related accessories. Core products are sold primarily for audio/video and security applications to customers serving the residential, commercial and broadcast industries as well as selected OEM’s.

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