LONG-TERM GROWTH THROUGH LEADERSHIP AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Investment Approach
Rivermill Capital Investment is a private investment firm with the mission of leading a small or medium-sized business to new levels of growth. Rivermill Capital is looking to acquire a successful business in the Mid-Atlantic by providing both capital and new management talent.
EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH PROVEN SUCCESS.
RESULTS ORIENTED. FAMILY FOCUSED.
Rachel Beal
Founder & Managing Director
Rachel is the Founder and Managing Director of Rivermill Capital Investment. Drawing on her experience as an operator with a track record improving quality outcomes and financial performance, Rachel makes Rivermill Capital a great partner for owners looking to transition their business into trustworthy hands.
Before founding Rivermill Capital Investment, Rachel was Chief Executive Officer of White Oak Behavioral Health (formerly Strategic Behavioral Health) and Chief Operations Officer of UHS affiliated Poplar Springs Hospital. Prior to these appointments, Rachel served as Area Vice President with Healogics, an international healthcare management company, responsible for clinical and financial operations at hospital partnerships throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. Her healthcare administration career also includes managing a number of outpatient mental health services for the Wake County Division of Triumph, LLC in North Carolina, where she developed and launched a Spanish-Language service line.
Rachel has served on the Boards of Directors of Thrive in Western North Carolina and various local chapters of the American College of Healthcare Executives. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Old Dominion University and a Master of Healthcare Administration from UNC Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health.
Investors
Rivermill Capital Investment is fully subscribed and not seeking additional investors. For more information or investor biographies, please contact us directly.
What is a Search Fund?
An investment model invented by a Stanford professor in 1984, the search fund has been used by hundreds of successful entrepreneurs to deliver exceptional returns. A highly-trained manager with a business degree is backed by experienced advisors and investors to acquire an established business. Upon purchase, this manager becomes the CEO and is actively involved in the daily operations to grow the business with a long-term focus.
A 2018 study by Stanford’s Graduate School of Business found that solo search funds on average achieved a 2.7x multiple on investment capital and an IRR of 27.3%.
Search funds have three distinct phases:
PHASE 1
Recruit investors and advisors
PHASE 2
Search for and acquire a company
PHASE 3
Operate and grow the business as CEO
Learn more about the investment focus and contact Rachel Beal to discuss opportunities.
Investment Focus
Rivermill Capital Investment is seeking to acquire and operate one small-to-medium sized business in the Mid-Atlantic Region by providing a lucrative exit with flexible terms for the current owners.
An ideal business meets this investment criteria:
Financial Profile
$2-15MM in annual revenue
Stable, established business
Recurring cash flows >$1MM
EBITDA margin >10%
Low capex and working capital requirements
Operations Profile
Based in Mid-Atlantic region
High barriers to entry
Low customer concentration
Many fragmented industry players
Low external risks (regulatory, tech disruption, etc.)
Recurring revenue sources
Business-to-business preferred
Why Succession Planning?
Among business owners, twelve million baby boomers are getting ready to retire and sell their businesses, Wealth Management cited in a 2013 report. Yet an estimated 7 out of 10 business owners still don’t have a succession plan. When approaching retirement age, an exit into liquidity can provide a flexible, lucrative payout that supports a comfortable, worry-free lifestyle while maintaining the integrity of a legacy business. Ms. Beal is personally dedicated to preserving and steadily growing the company the owner has worked tirelessly to build.
Contact US
TO DISCUSS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES OR TO EXPLORE THE SALE OF YOUR BUSINESS, PLEASE CONTACT:
RACHEL BEAL, FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR
Email: rbeal@rivermillcapital.com
Phone: 804.482.0530
