<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="auto">Hard to know the outcome. Usually, PE firms are all about cash flow. I liked the differences Rimmer Bros brought to the table with Moss. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">They are likely to first either eliminate Moss Europe or merge it into Rimmer. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Eventually, like the PE (Bertram Capital) did with BMW parts company ECSTuning, rolling up Turner Motorsport, Pelican Parts and Bavarian Autosport. Pricing, inventory and platform are all the same, as is now lousy customer service. </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">It did help FCP Euro expand their business when customers became disenchanted with ECS.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Mark</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:12px;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent from my Galaxy</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Mike Harmuth via Fot <fot@autox.team.net> </div><div>Date: 4/14/24 7:23 AM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: FoTTriumph <fot@autox.team.net> </div><div>Subject: [Fot] Moss and Rimmer Bros bought by equity firm </div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:20.2936px;letter-spacing:0.405872px">Not sure if this is good news..</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:20.2936px;letter-spacing:0.405872px"><br></span></div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Open Sans";font-size:20.2936px;letter-spacing:0.405872px">Radial Equity Partners (“Radial”) today announced simultaneous investments in Moss Motors (“Moss”) and Rimmer Bros (“Rimmer Bros”) to form a leading, global specialty supplier of restoration & replacement parts focused on British vehicle brands.</span><br><div><br></div><div>Press release</div><div><a href="https://www.radialequity.com/news/moss-rimmer">https://www.radialequity.com/news/moss-rimmer</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>mike h</div></div>
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