Where you go to BUY, SELL or VALUE a business!

On March 10, 2013, Todd A. Torquato, Director of River’s Edge Alliance Group, LLC spoke to entrepreneurs about selling their businesses at the 2013 Entrepreneur’s Growth Conference.  Mr. Torquato co-presented the breakout session “Big Money: Selling Your Business & Getting Top Dollar” with Steve Chirin of Chirin Law Offices and Jack Roseman of The Roseman Institute serving as the moderator.

“It was a great event providing entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from experts about topics such as marketing, strategic planning and accessing capital,” said Mr. Torquato.

THANK YOU to the Duquesne SBDC for inviting us to speak, our co-presenters and especially all those who attended our session.

April 5, 2013 River’s Edge Alliance Group is pleased to announce the sale of USA Baby Pittsburgh to SM Coleman & Co., Inc.

USA Baby Pittsburgh is a locally owned and operated high-end retailer of infant, toddler, and pre-teen furniture and accessories.  The company was established in 1991 in Ross Township, Pennsylvania and carries brand names such as Young America, Romina, Echelon, Munire, Baby’s Dream, Pali, and many more.

River’s Edge Alliance Group acted as the exclusive sell-side advisor to USA Baby Pittsburgh in this transaction.

To learn more about River’s Edge Alliance Group’s sell-side brokerage services, please contact Todd Torquato at tatorquato@RiversEdgeAlliance.com.

March 29, 2013 River’s Edge Alliance Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of Advance Circuits Inc. (“ACI’) by Advanced Electrocircuits Corporation (“AEC”).

ACI is a manufacturer of rigid, rigid-flex, and flexible circuit boards located in Mentor, Ohio.  The company provides in-depth design, manufacturing, and consultative engineering support services to customers in the Midwestern United States.

AEC is a growing Pittsburgh based contract manufacturer of both single and double sided printed circuit boards.  The acquisition of ACI increases the company’s depth within the Midwestern U.S. market and creates synergistic benefits for customers of both companies.

River’s Edge Alliance Group acted as the exclusive finder and buy-side adviser to AEC in this transaction.

To learn more about River’s Edge Alliance Group’s business acquisition services, please contact Scott Mashuda at smashuda@RiversEdgeAlliance.com.

On March 14, 2013 Scott D. Mashuda, managing director of River’s Edge Alliance Group, LLC will speak to members of the Catalyst Connection regarding the principles of business valuation.

This discussion is the first of a three part series on valuing, exiting and acquiring small to mid-size manufacturing companies in Western Pennsylvania.

All three presentations are hosted and sponsored by the Catalyst Connection.  The “Selling Your Manufacturing Business” discussion will take place on April 24, 2013 and the “Acquiring a Manufacturing Business” discussion will take place on May 8, 2013 at the Catalyst Connection.  For information and registration please visit the Catalyst Connection website.

Catalyst Connection is an economic development organization dedicated to helping small manufacturers in southwestern Pennsylvania improve their competitive performance.

River’s Edge Alliance Group, LLC is the premier provider of business brokerage, mergers & acquisitions, and business valuation services in Western Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, Central Pennsylvania, and Northern West Virginia.  For more information please visit the River’s Edge Alliance Group website or contact Todd A. Torquato at tatorquato@RiversEdgeAlliance.com or (412) 631-8701.

River’s Edge Alliance Group is proud to announce that as of December 2012 we are a member Wire-Net!  Wire-Net is a Cleveland, Ohio based organization that was formed in 1988 to help manufacturers, and jobs, stay in the community at a time when plant closings and downsizing were commonplace.

Wire-Net focuses on assisting local manufacturing companies (with fewer than 100 employees) to create healthy communities and fuel economic growth.  Wire-Net is the only organization in Northeast Ohio working exclusively with manufacturers to keep and grow manufacturing jobs in Northeast Ohio as well as attract both public and private investment into local manufacturing and the surrounding communities.

River’s Edge Alliance Group is proud to be a part of the Wire-Net community and support manufacturing in Northeast Ohio!

For more information about River’s Edge Alliance Group or our involvement with Wire-Net, please contact Robert Madden, River’s Edge Alliance Group Director, at (216) 772-7354, or by e-mail at rmadden@RiversEdgeAlliance.com.