Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) • Retail

Riverside Acquires Keepsake Quilting

On June 1, 2000, private equity firm Riverside acquired retailer Keepsake Quilting

Acquisition Context
  • This is Riverside’s 2nd transaction in the Retail sector.
  • This is Riverside’s 18th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Riverside’s 2nd transaction in New Hampshire.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date June 1, 2000
Target Keepsake Quilting
Sector Retail
Buyer(s) Riverside
Deal Type Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)

Target Company

Keepsake Quilting

Center Harbor, New Hampshire, United States
Keepsake Quilting is the largest consumer direct-mail catalog in the world for quilting fabric supplies. The company sells fabrics, books, patterns and quilting equipment to the more than 18 million quilters around the world. Keepsake also has a retail store located near its headquarters.
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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Riverside

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm that seeks investments in profitable lower middle-market companies valued under $400 million. Riverside looks to invest in growth businesses headquartered in North America, Europe, and Asia (primarily Japan and South Korea), that have been in operation for at least five years. Riverside targets investments in a wide array of industries including distribution, automotive, healthcare, education, manufacturing, software, consumer services, plastics, publishing, food, communications, marine, and business services. Riverside was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 23 of 295
Sector: Retail 2 of 5
Type: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 23 of 147
State: New Hampshire 2 of 3
Country: United States 18 of 203
Year: 2000 2 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-04-01 Inscape Publishing

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Inscape Publishing is a specialized publisher of soft skills training material used by independent training consultants, corporations and their employees worldwide. Most of its products are self-administered, self-scoring assessment tools such as the DiSC theory of personality.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2000-08-01 HammerBlow Towing Systems

Wausau, Wisconsin, United States

HammerBlow Towing Systems Corp. is a manufacturer of jacks and couplers primarily for use in agricultural equipment and utility trailers. Approximately 50% of HammerBlow’s sales are to OEMs and 50% are to the after-market throughout the United States and Canada.

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