The Riverside Company
Background
Founded in 1988, The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm specializing in investments in growing businesses valued at up to $400 million. With a mission to foster long-term partnerships based on trust, common goals, and shared values, Riverside has completed over 1,000 investments since its inception. The firm's international portfolio includes more than 80 companies, reflecting its significant presence in the investment management industry.
Key Strategic Focus
Riverside's strategic focus encompasses control and non-control investments across various sectors, including business services, consumer brands, healthcare, software and IT, and specialty manufacturing and distribution. The firm employs diverse investment strategies through its business units:
- Riverside Capital Appreciation: Targets larger enterprises with significant growth potential.
- Riverside Micro-Cap: Focuses on smaller companies poised for expansion.
- Riverside Europe: Concentrates on European market opportunities.
- Riverside Australia: Invests in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Riverside Acceleration Capital: Provides flexible capital solutions to growing businesses.
- Riverside Strategic Capital: Offers non-control capital solutions to companies.
- Riverside Technology Capital Solutions: Invests in technology-driven enterprises.
- Riverside Value: Focuses on value-oriented investment opportunities.
This diversified approach enables Riverside to cater to a broad spectrum of market conditions and client needs.
Financials and Funding
As of May 2025, The Riverside Company reported annual revenues of approximately $75 million, with a total funding of $12 million. The firm employs around 478 professionals across six continents, including North America, Europe, and Asia.
Investment Portfolio
Riverside's investment portfolio is extensive and diverse, encompassing companies across various industries and regions. Notable investments include:
- Apollo Interactive: A tech-enabled lead generation provider delivering high-intent consumer leads in the insurance and mortgage sectors.
- Aptivio: Developer of a market monitoring platform designed to detect hidden revenue opportunities.
- ARCOS: Provider of callout and resource scheduling solutions.
- Be Green Packaging: Manufacturer and designer of environmentally friendly packaging.
- BeaconMedaes: Manufacturer of medical gas systems.
- BeneSys: Provider of employee healthcare and pension benefit programs.
- Bentley Laboratories: Manufacturer of beauty products and over-the-counter pharmaceuticals.
- BioDue: Developer, manufacturer, and commercializer of food supplements, medical devices, cosmetics, and other products.
- Blue Microphones: Manufacturer of electronics.
- Blueprint: Modern title and escrow solution for real estate professionals.
- Bohemia Interactive Simulations: Provider of game-based simulation and training products.
- Brandmuscle: Provider of marketing services.
- Brookson: Provider of tax management, invoicing, and cash management services.
- Buildout, Inc.: Provider of SaaS-based marketing and customer relationship management software to commercial real estate brokerages.
- Camelot Education: Provider of education services for K-12 students.
- casavi: Platform for digital management of real estate.
- CauseMatch: Peer-to-peer fundraising platform.
- Censis: Provider of surgical instrument tracking and workflow solutions.
- CertaSite: Provider of fire and protection services.
- Chronicle Heritage: Cultural resource management consulting firm.
- CircleLink Health: Provider of outsourced medical services and guidance between doctor's visits.
- CIS Secure Computing: Designer and manufacturer of computing and communication solutions for government and commercial customers.
- Clarus: Manufacturer of glassboards, glass architectural walls, and accessories.
- Clayton Group Services: Provider of environmental and occupational safety services.
- Clinical Education Alliance: Provider of interactive live and web-based certified continuing medical education (CME) activities and related training for healthcare professionals.
- Clockworks Analytics: SaaS platform enabling facilities teams to better manage and maintain large commercial buildings, hospitals, and campuses.
- Cloud Factory: Distributor of cloud services, NextGen hosting, and digital infrastructure.
- Cloud Range: Provider of cyber-readiness solutions for security teams within large enterprises and governments.
- CloudLex: Provider of cloud software for law practices personal injury litigation.
- Cloudpermit: Provider of community development software to municipal customers.
- CMIT Solutions: Franchisor of outsourced IT services for small and medium-sized businesses.
- Coeur: Manufacturer of medical devices.
- Commonwealth Laminating & Coating: Manufacturer and distributor of window film.
- compleet: SaaS vendor for data-driven programmatic recruitment solutions.
- Computer Press: Publisher of books and magazines.
- Connexient: Provider of indoor navigation solutions.
- Connor Sport Court International: Manufacturer of recreational flooring.
- Consensus: Personalized demos in B2B sales and marketing.
- Convertr: Provider of marketing data optimization and routing platforms.
- Core Higher Education Group: Provider of higher education technology used to manage experiential learning, clinical processes, assessments, and career readiness.
- Corporate Visions, Inc.: Provider of sales, marketing, and customer success messaging, content tools, and IP-based training solutions to B2B companies globally.
- CreditLogic: Provider of SaaS-based data management and decisioning platform.
- CRIO: Provider of eSource and other eClinical software.
- Crisis Prevention Institute: Provider of crisis prevention training.
- Cryptomathic: Provider of high-end hardware-agnostic secure server solutions to a wide range of industry sectors, including banking, government, technology manufacturing, cloud, and mobile.
- Delaget: Provides operational insights and resources to help growing restaurateurs quickly and easily expand their business and improve profitability.
- Delta Petroleum Company: Blender and packager of lubricants.
- DentalPlans: Provider of online dental savings plans.
- DHD Healthcare: Manufacturer of respiratory therapy devices.
- EPCO: Manufacturer of panels for overhead doors.
- ePilot: Software-as-a-Service cloud platform enabling companies to simplify their B2C and B2B business.
- Essential Compositions: Developer and manufacturer of fragrances.
- Euromed: Supplier of herbal extracts and natural active substances.
- EventsAIR: Events management software for in-person, hybrid, and virtual events.
- Fielo: Software provider for loyalty and incentive programs.
- Fisher/Unitech: Provider of 3D solid modeling design software and 3D printing hardware.
- FLA Orthopedics: Producer of medical braces and supports.
- FlavorSum: Developer and supplier for a wide variety of flavor applications within the food and beverage industry.
- Gastromatic: Provider of workforce management software for blue-collar industries in the DACH region.
- GFOS: Provider of integrated software solutions for workforce management.
- Global Claims Services: Provider of insurance services.
- Global Orthopaedic