Investment represents RPC’s fourth portfolio company

WESTERLY, R.I., June 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — River Pines Capital (RPC), a private investment firm focused on scaling category-defining companies across the middle market, today announced today announced a strategic investment in Bendon, Inc. (“Bendon” or “the Company”), a producer of licensed children’s coloring, activity, and educational products. Bendon’s Founder and CEO, Ben Ferguson, will continue to lead the company, and he and members of his management team will retain a meaningful ownership stake in the company.

Bendon is a portfolio company of Brightstar Capital Partners (“Brightstar”) and represents…