The Riverside Company

Cleveland, New York · Buyout and growth · Active add-on acquirer

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

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