Investment Summary

River Associates and Eagle Private Capital Invest In TopDown

On May 14, 2018, private equity firm River Associates and mezzanine finance firm Eagle Private Capital invested in automotive company TopDown

Investment Highlights
  • This is River Associates’ 1st and Eagle Private Capital’s 2nd transaction in the Automotive sector.
  • This is River Associates’ 28th and Eagle Private Capital’s 74th transaction in the United States.
  • This is River Associates’ 1st and Eagle Private Capital’s 6th transaction in California.
Investment Fate
  • TopDown was recapitalized in 2022.

Investment Summary

Date 2018-05-14
Target TopDown
Sector Automotive
Investor(s) River Associates
Eagle Private Capital
Deal Type Acquisition Financing

Target

TopDown

North Hollywood, California, United States
TopDown is a designer, manufacturer, and supplier of automotive aftermarket products. TopDown was founded in 1979 and is based in North Hollywood, California.

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Investor(S) 2

Investor

River Associates

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1989
PE ASSETS 1.1B 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 29 of 39
Sector: Automotive M&A 1 of 1
Type: Acquisition Financing M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: California M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 28 of 37
Year: 2018 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-03-23 Specialty Fenestration Group

Houston, Texas, United States

Specialty Fenestration Group is a niche window and door platform comprised of two industry-leading brands – Quikserv & United States Bullet Proofing. The partnership between Quikserv and USBP leverages the platform’s collective manufacturing and innovation capabilities to provide a comprehensive, and best-in-class line of security and transaction products to the security, glazing and architectural communities. Specialty Fenestration Group was founded in 1986 and is based in Houston, Texas.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
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2019-02-01 Trident Solutions

Sherman, Texas, United States

Trident Solutions is a manufacturer of commercial marking products and customized vinyl films. Since the company’s inception, it has been creating products for a variety of end markets including the electrical, plumbing, utilities, forestry, surveying and irrigation industries. Trident Solutions was established in 1942 and is based in Sherman, Texas.

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Investor

Eagle Private Capital

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

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Category Mezzanine Finance Firm
PE ASSETS 1.0B USD
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Eagle Private Capital (EPC) makes private equity and mezzanine investments in middle-market companies. The Firm typically invests $4 to $15 million per investment. EPC looks to partner with management or other private equity investors to provide growth or change of control capital. EPC is based in St. Louis, Missouri.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 74 of 87
Sector: Automotive M&A 2 of 2
Type: Acquisition Financing M&A Deals 3 of 3
State: California M&A 6 of 7
Country: United States M&A 74 of 87
Year: 2018 M&A 4 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-04 USAM DC

Manassas, Virginia, United States

USAM DC is a provider of planning-to-completion services for complex, large-scale projects across the country in a variety of industries including corporate, healthcare, hospitality, entertainment, government, retail, and multi-family. USAM DC was established in 2017 and is based in Manassas, Virginia.

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2018-07-02 Boutique Brands

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Boutique Brands is a fast-fashion platform for online women’s apparel, featuring distinct brands like Discount Divas and Lime Lush that cater to specific customer segments. Boutique Brands is based in Huntsville, Alabama.

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