Intermediaries

River Associates values its relationships with all intermediaries including business brokers, investment bankers, consultants accountants and attorneys. We recognize that our past success and future prospects depend on quality acquisition opportunities. These opportunities have and will come from intermediaries who have confidence in our ability to close a transaction and to treat acquisition candidates and intermediaries alike with responsiveness and respect.

We attempt to structure transactions that are fair to all parties and are in the long-term best interests of the target companies. We give honest appraisal of the value of the company based on the information provided. We do not submit unrealistically high bids with the intention of gaining a position of negotiating leverage and later lowering the price. With a long standing track record and financing relationships with numerous senior and mezzanine lenders, we have the ability to quickly close on a transaction. Intermediaries are encouraged to contact Mark Jones with acquisition opportunities that may be a good fit.

River Associates expects to fairly compensate intermediaries for closed transactions. We have worked under numerous fee structures and have structured retainer fee structures for those intermediaries who consistently offer us quality opportunities. Further, we have even offered intermediaries the ability to purchase equity in transactions where interest is expressed and where the intermediary can add value through assisting us in our search for add-on acquisitions.