M&A Deal Summary

The Riverside Company Acquires Threshold Brands

On April 20, 2021, private equity firm The Riverside Company acquired franchising company Threshold Brands

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is The Riverside Company’s 4th transaction in the Franchising sector.
  • This is The Riverside Company’s 180th transaction in the United States.
  • This is The Riverside Company’s 6th transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2021-04-20
Target Threshold Brands
Sector Franchising
Buyer(s) The Riverside Company
Deal Type Consolidation

Target

Threshold Brands

Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Threshold Brands is a home service franchise comprised of five businesses: MaidPro, FlyFoe, Men in Kilts, Pestmaster and USA Insulation.

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Buyer

The Riverside Company

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 STATS #
Overall 260 of 283
Sector (Franchising) 4 of 5
Type (Consolidation) 9 of 9
State (Massachusetts) 6 of 6
Country (United States) 180 of 195
Year (2021) 4 of 14
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Columbus, Ohio, United States

ARCOS delivers SaaS solutions for managing resources, ensuring accurate, compliant shift scheduling, and automatically planning for all types of events. The ARCOS solution reports on the up-to-the-minute location and status of equipment and crews via mobile technology for utilities and other critical infrastructures like airlines, manufacturers, and industrial facilities. ARCOS was founded in 1993 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-05-01 Healthcare Operations Solutions

Melbourne, Australia

Healthcare Operations Solutions primarily offers time-sensitive transport of medical devices, consumables and equipment to the healthcare and medical industry in Australia and New Zealand. The company delivers mostly express freight (i.e. same day or next day) into hospitals on behalf of medical device/equipment suppliers in key medical verticals and also offers 3PL/4PL contract logistics.

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