Subject: Re: [Fot] Moss and Rimmer Bros bought by equity firm

From: J Wagner via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 15:52:42 -0700

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utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Bin=
go=E2=80=A6 &nbsp; Yep=E2=80=A6</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr">On the other hand, Radial may help bring some organizational and manufa=
cturing prowess amongst their various enterprises.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Portfolio =E2=80=94 Radial Equity Partners</div><div=
 dir=3D"ltr"><br>https://www.radialequity.com/portfolio</div><div dir=3D"ltr=
"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">But, yes, I=E2=80=99m definitely concerned abou=
t the greatly reduced competition especially given that the Roadster Factory=
 has been hobbled. &nbsp;</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div></div><div di=
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ockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 14, 2024, at 2:57=E2=80=AFPM, Gary Swanson via=
 Fot &lt;[email-masked]&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote=
 type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">My somewhat limite=
d experience in the M&amp;A industry says that the consolidation of 2 signif=
icant players in a market can lead to better price control by the acquirer.&=
nbsp; Read that - higher&nbsp;pricing to the customer due to reduced competi=
tion.&nbsp; Hope I'm wrong...</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D=
"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 11:32=E2=80=AFAM R. John L=
ye via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</a>&=
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=09

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<div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">That does n=
ot sound good at all to me.&nbsp; Rather worrying, I would say.<br>
<br>
John
&nbsp;

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<span>On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 07:11:29 -0400, Mike Harmuth via Fot &lt;<a href=3D=
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te:</span><br>
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<div><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-=
size:20.2936px;letter-spacing:0.405872px">Not sure if this is good news..</s=
pan></div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>
<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size:=
20.2936px;letter-spacing:0.405872px">Radial Equity Partners (=E2=80=9CRadial=
=E2=80=9D) today announced simultaneous investments in Moss Motors (=E2=80=9C=
Moss=E2=80=9D) and Rimmer Bros (=E2=80=9CRimmer Bros=E2=80=9D) to form a lea=
ding, global specialty supplier of restoration &amp; replacement parts focus=
ed on British vehicle brands.</span>

<div>&nbsp;</div>

<div>Press release</div>

<div><a href=3D"https://www.radialequity.com/news/moss-rimmer" target=3D"_bl=
ank">https://www.radialequity.com/news/moss-rimmer</a></div>

<div>&nbsp;</div>

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From: Gary Swanson via Fot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2024 07:56:51 -0400

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J Wagner - I agree with your view about bringing added organizational
"heft" to the marketplace and should have mentioned that in my response.  I
certainly hope you are correct!

On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 6:52=E2=80=AFPM J Wagner <[email-masked]> wrote=
:

> Bingo=E2=80=A6   Yep=E2=80=A6
>
> On the other hand, Radial may help bring some organizational and
> manufacturing prowess amongst their various enterprises.
>
> Portfolio =E2=80=94 Radial Equity Partners
>
> https://www.radialequity.com/portfolio
>
> But, yes, I=E2=80=99m definitely concerned about the greatly reduced comp=
etition
> especially given that the Roadster Factory has been hobbled.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 14, 2024, at 2:57=E2=80=AFPM, Gary Swanson via Fot <[email-masked]=
.net>
> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB=BF
> My somewhat limited experience in the M&A industry says that the
> consolidation of 2 significant players in a market can lead to better pri=
ce
> control by the acquirer.  Read that - higher pricing to the customer due =
to
> reduced competition.  Hope I'm wrong...
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 11:32=E2=80=AFAM R. John Lye via Fot <[email-masked]=
eam.net>
> wrote:
>
>> That does not sound good at all to me.  Rather worrying, I would say.
>>
>> John
>>
>> On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 07:11:29 -0400, Mike Harmuth via Fot <
>> [email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>> Not sure if this is good news..
>>
>> Radial Equity Partners (=E2=80=9CRadial=E2=80=9D) today announced simult=
aneous
>> investments in Moss Motors (=E2=80=9CMoss=E2=80=9D) and Rimmer Bros (=E2=
=80=9CRimmer Bros=E2=80=9D) to form
>> a leading, global specialty supplier of restoration & replacement parts
>> focused on British vehicle brands.
>>
>> Press release
>> https://www.radialequity.com/news/moss-rimmer
>>
>> mike h
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<div dir=3D"ltr">J Wagner - I agree with your view about bringing added org=
anizational &quot;heft&quot; to the marketplace and should have mentioned t=
hat in my response.=C2=A0 I certainly hope you are correct!</div><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 14, =
2024 at 6:52=E2=80=AFPM J Wagner &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">=
[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);=
padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr"=
>Bingo=E2=80=A6 =C2=A0 Yep=E2=80=A6</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"ltr">On the other hand, Radial may help bring some organizational and =
manufacturing prowess amongst their various enterprises.</div><div dir=3D"l=
tr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">Portfolio =E2=80=94 Radial Equity Partners</=
div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><a href=3D"https://www.radialequity.com/portfolio"=
 target=3D"_blank">https://www.radialequity.com/portfolio</a></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr">But, yes, I=E2=80=99m definitely concer=
ned about the greatly reduced competition especially given that the Roadste=
r Factory has been hobbled. =C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div></d=
iv><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><=
br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div dir=3D"=
ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On Apr 14, 2024, at 2:57=E2=80=AFPM, Gar=
y Swanson via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blan=
k">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr">My somewhat limite=
d experience in the M&amp;A industry says that the consolidation of 2 signi=
ficant players in a market can lead to better price control by the acquirer=
.=C2=A0 Read that - higher=C2=A0pricing to the customer due to reduced comp=
etition.=C2=A0 Hope I&#39;m wrong...</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><d=
iv dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 11:32=E2=80=AFA=
M R. John Lye via Fot &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_=
blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmai=
l_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,20=
4,204);padding-left:1ex">
=09

<div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Arial;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">That does =
not sound good at all to me.=C2=A0 Rather worrying, I would say.<br>
<br>
John
=C2=A0

<br>
<br>
<span>On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 07:11:29 -0400, Mike Harmuth via Fot &lt;<a href=
=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt;=
 wrote:</span><br>
=C2=A0
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div><span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font=
-size:20.2936px;letter-spacing:0.405872px">Not sure if this is good news..<=
/span></div>

<div>=C2=A0</div>
<span style=3D"color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:&quot;Open Sans&quot;;font-size=
:20.2936px;letter-spacing:0.405872px">Radial Equity Partners (=E2=80=9CRadi=
al=E2=80=9D) today announced simultaneous investments in Moss Motors (=E2=
=80=9CMoss=E2=80=9D) and Rimmer Bros (=E2=80=9CRimmer Bros=E2=80=9D) to for=
m a leading, global specialty supplier of restoration &amp; replacement par=
ts focused on British vehicle brands.</span>

<div>=C2=A0</div>

<div>Press release</div>

<div><a href=3D"https://www.radialequity.com/news/moss-rimmer" target=3D"_b=
lank">https://www.radialequity.com/news/moss-rimmer</a></div>

<div>=C2=A0</div>

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