The Riverside Company
One of the largest small-company investors in the world, with strategies spanning micro-cap (under $10M EBITDA), capital appreciation ($10M to $35M), flexible capital, and software acceleration. Riverside appeared in four of this directory's five sector sweeps; whatever the sector, it probably has a fund shaped for it.
| Headquarters | Cleveland, New York |
|---|---|
| Fund size / AUM | Riverside Micro-Cap Fund VI: $1.872B; multiple funds |
| Check size / target EBITDA | Private Equity (Micro-Cap): $10M-$35M EBITDA; Flexible Capital $5M+ EBITDA; Acceleration Capital $3M-$15M recurring revenue |
| Target company size | $5M-$15M EBITDA |
| Sector focus | Business services (buy-and-build), software, industrial/infrastructure tech, healthcare, consumer; Healthcare explicit incl services, information technology, products & distribution; Software & IT (generalist with named Software & IT vertical; Acceleration Capital = software); Consumer brands / food & beverage; franchisors & multi-unit (among generalist LMM sectors) |
| Strategy | Buyout and growth |
| Add-on acquisitions | Active add-on acquirer |
| Website | riversidecompany.com |
Compiled from The Riverside Company's website and public announcements. Numbers change as new funds close; treat this as a starting point, not a term sheet. Report a correction.
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