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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Sand River Capital is a buy-side advisory firm that provides deal sourcing, structuring, financing, diligence, execution and post-transaction consulting services to private equity firms, family offices, family-owned or closely held business, special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and best in class management teams.
FOCUS INDUSTRIES FOR ACQUISITION FOR EXISTING CLIENTS
CLEAN POWER GENERATION
(North America / Europe)
Waste to energy equipment and services
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Carbon capture and storage systems
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Cleantech system component manufacturers
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Technologies supporting the extraction or conversion of minerals used as feedstock and/or in the clean energy value chain
CLEAN POWER STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION
(North America / Europe)
Fuel Cells
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Batteries
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Tanks and Tanker Systems
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Pipelines, terminals and transmission facilities (conversion of existing and/or new)
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Transportation systems and components
CLEAN POWER DISTRIBUTION
(North America / Europe)
Fueling Stations
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Charging Stations
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Charging Systems
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CLEAN POWER END MARKET CONVERSION
(North America / Europe)
Conversion of equipment for use in transportation, manufacturing
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Add-on equipment for heat transfer or regeneration
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Heat recovery / heat exchange systems
CLEAN POWER SERVICES
(North America / Europe)
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Waste stream treatment and management equipment and services
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Conversion services contractor focused on emissions reduction of facilities, vehicles or infrastructure
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Maintenance and repair service contractors for generation, transmission and end market assets
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Permitting, lobbying and regulatory services
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Software and services to support operations
MANUFACTURING
(North America)
Niche manufacturing
Safety equipment and supplies
Modular construction
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Value added distribution
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Specialty chemicals
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Industrial coatings
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Maintenance and repair
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BUSINESS SERVICES
(Global)
Staffing / Recruiting
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Tech-enabled services
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Environmental Services
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Facilities management and services
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Transportation and Logistics
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SPECIALTY FINANCE
(North America)
Equipment Leasing
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Invoice financing
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Accounts Receivable Financing
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Royalty Monetization
Lease to own structures
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Loan facility participations
AUTO SERVICES
(North America)
Car washes
Quick lube / oil change centers
Brake and muffler centers
Tire centers
Convenience stores
Travel centers
Truck stops
REAL ESTATE
(U.S. and Canada)
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Qualified opportunity zone development
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Sale-leaseback of owned and operated real estate
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Build to suit real estate
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Build to suit real estate with buyout option for tenant
ACQUIRER PROFILE
(CLIENT PROFILE)
Focused acquisition or investment criteria with clearly defined capabilities of extent of management expertise
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Committed capital or balance sheet capital available
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Clear definition of existing management expertise the acquirer has for target assets with an aligned view of requisite management capabilities are required from the target and/or from an executive search process commensurate with the execution of a transaction.
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TARGET PROFILE
(ACQUISITION CRITERIA PROFILE)
Legacy asset disposition for assets owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by lenders, funds or family offices
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Corporate Divestitures
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Family succession or monetization of family or founder-owned, closely held companies or assets
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Companies in need of growth capital
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Management buyouts (existing management seeking to buy out existing partners)
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Management buy-ins (management team seeking to acquire and take an active management role)
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Monetization of owned real estate (sale-leaseback)
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Consolidation / Roll-up of defined niche industry or financial assets
REPRESENTATIVE TARGET ASSET CHARACTERISTICS
Developed markets (North America / Western Europe) assets or businesses
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Experienced existing or proposed management team with core expertise and skills in the sector
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Promising technology with strong customer demand for products and services and barriers to competition (for growth businesses or assets)
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Proven franchises with leading market position or protected local economics (for mature businesses or assets)
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Expectations for growth and/or a plan and clear catalyst for turnaround with free cash flow or (or a visible path toward free cash flow)
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Opportunity to drive value pro forma acquisition through enhanced operational excellence
REPRESENTATIVE ACQUIRERS
Private Equity Funds
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Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
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Family Offices
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Public Companies
(business development teams)
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Family-owned or closely held private businesses seeking to accelerate growth commensurate with institutionalization to lay the groundwork for ultimate exit or monetization
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Special situation funds seeking asymmetric profiles by acquire misunderstood or complex assets
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Independent sponsors with internal operating partners / executive leadership capabilities
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