About Riverside
Riverside is a private equity firm founded in 1988. It is primarily based in Cleveland, United States. As of Apr 2026, Riverside is an active investor with a portfolio of 332 companies, comprising 332 funding rounds and 196 acquisitions. In the last 12 months, it has participated in 9 funding rounds and has made 2 acquisitions. The firm primarily invests in companies based in United States and Germany. Its portfolio is spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Business Services. Its latest investment was a $***** PE round in Key Polymer on Jan 14, 2026
Overall Riverside portfolio has seen 147 acquisitions, namely TodayTix, Neighborly and Peak. A lot of funds co-invest with Riverside, with names like Oxx sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Riverside has a team of 302 people, including 89 partners.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
1988
Location
Cleveland, United States
Portfolio Companies
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Acquisition Deals
Investment Deals
Riverside's Portfolio
Riverside has a portfolio of 332 companies. They have invested in a total of 332 companies. Their most recent investment was in Key Polymer (PE round) on Jan 14, 2026. Here are the most recent investments by Riverside:Date | Company | Round | Amount | Co-Investors |
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Jan 14, 2026 | PE | 1082 | - | |
Nov 19, 2025 | Unattributed | 9068 | - | |
Nov 11, 2025 | PE | 8107 | - | |
Sep 2025 | Series A | 4671 | - |
Riverside has acquired 196 companies. Their most recent acquisition was of Certified Collision Group on Jan 07, 2026. Here are the most recent acquisitions by Riverside:
Acquisition Date | Company | Short Description | Total Funding | Founded Year |
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Jan 07, 2026 | Provider of automotive repair services | - | 2014 | |
Jun 25, 2025 | Heavy asset condition management software | - | 1991 | |
Mar 01, 2025 | Manufacturer of steel panels for securing doors and windows on properties | - | 2009 | |
Feb 11, 2025 | Provider of financial modelling courses | - | 2004 |
Here is the portfolio snapshot of Riverside:
Investments by Year
The maximum number of investments were made in 2020
Acquisitions by Year
The maximum number of acquisitions were made in 2017
Portfolio by Location
Companies are primarily in United States and Germany
Portfolio by Sector
Companies are primarily in Enterprise Applications
Team profile of Riverside
Riverside has a team of 302 members including 89 Partners and 55 Principals located in United States, Germany and 9 more locations. Riverside's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Riverside:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Village of Pelham | - | ||
Partner | Cleveland | - | ||
Partner | London | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | |||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | Brussels | - | ||
Partner | Cleveland | - | ||
Partner | Cleveland | - | ||
Partner | Cleveland | - | ||
Partner | Santa Monica | - |
Co-investors of Riverside
Over the past 38 years, 46 investors have co-invested in Riverside's portfolio companies.
- Top Co-investors of Riverside: 46 investors entered a company along with Riverside. These include investors like Oxx (1 company).
Riverside News
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Yukon Supports The Riverside Company’s Investment in Western BotanicalsBusiness Wire•Feb 24, 2026•Riverside, Yukon Partners, Brown Gibbons Lang & Company
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Riverside's Add-On to Impact XM Creates Global Experiential Marketing PowerhouseFinancial Post•Feb 20, 2026•Riverside, Omnicom Group
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Riverside Closes Acceleration Capital Growth Lending Fund III at $200MBenzinga•Feb 18, 2026•Riverside
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Jack Morton and Impact XM Unite to Create a Global Experiential PowerhouseExhibitor•Jan 21, 2026•Impact, Jack Morton, Riverside
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Apollo Supplies $245M Construction Loan for Charlotte Office TowerCommercial Observer•Jan 07, 2026•Liberty Mutual Investments, RXR, Riverside, Apollo
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Incline sells Certified Collision Group to The Riverside Companyaftermarketmatters.com•Jan 07, 2026•Riverside, Incline Equity Partners, Certified Collision Group
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TPG's Rise Funds Acquires Majority Stake in Trustwell for food industry compliancePulse 2.0•Jan 06, 2026•Trustwell, TPG, Riverside, The Rise Fund and 1 other
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APi Group Announces Acquisition of CertaSite and Provides Full-Year 2025 UpdateBusiness Wire•Dec 10, 2025•APi Group, CertaSite, Riverside, Amundi and 1 other
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Pacific Lawn Sprinklers Joins Riverside Company’s Evive Brands PlatformLandscape Management•Nov 12, 2025•Pacific Lawnsprinklers, Riverside
