Incline Equity Partners (“Incline”), a Pittsburgh-based private equity firm, is pleased to announce its partnership with RKD Group (“RKD” or the “Company”), North America’s largest provider of omni-channel fundraising and marketing solutions to the non-profit sector.

Headquartered in Dallas, TX, RKD provides data-driven solutions to support the fundraising efforts of non-profit organizations.  With nearly 50 years of experience, RKD serves hundreds of organizations across a diverse array of segments, such as food banks, health & disease, social service and animal welfare. The Company’s comprehensive suite of services includes strategic planning, content creation, marketing execution and performance analytics.  These services enable non-profit organizations to accelerate net revenue growth, build long-term donor relationships and drive donor engagement.

“RKD delivers a compelling value proposition by supporting critical fundraising initiatives for non-profit organizations,” said Joseph Choorapuzha, Partner at Incline.  “The Company has established scalable platforms and strong reputation from its omni-channel execution capabilities, cutting-edge data analytics and deep vertical expertise.  We are incredibly excited to partner with the Company in exploring multiple avenues of growth, such as executing strategic acquisitions and expanding its scope of services.”

“We look forward to making an even greater impact with non-profit organizations and communities as we enter our next chapter with Incline,” said Tim Kersten, CEO of RKD.  “RKD is proud to be a trusted partner to its clients and we are excited to further broaden our portfolio of services and capabilities.  Leveraging Incline’s resources and expertise, we plan to further enhance our growing digital and data offerings and pursue transformational productization opportunities to become a more complete solutions provider.”

About Incline Equity Partners:
Incline Equity Partners, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a private equity firm investing in manufacturing, distribution and business services companies. Incline is generally seeking growing companies with enterprise values of $25 – $750 million.  Incline’s typical investment types are ownership transitions for privately held businesses, buyouts and corporate divestitures within the U.S. and Canada.

Disclaimer:
Incline Management, L.P. (“IMLP”) is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser under the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended.  Registration as an investment adviser does not imply a certain level of skill or training.  IMLP provides investment advisory services only to privately offered funds.  IMLP does not solicit or make its services available to the public or other advisory clients. This press release is intended solely to provide information regarding Incline’s potential capabilities for prospective portfolio companies, and is not an offer to sell to any person, or a solicitation from any person of an offer to buy, any securities.  The statements contained herein are not statements of any IMLP client fund or investor and do not describe any experience with or endorsement of IMLP as an investment adviser by any such client or investor.