Global lower middle market private equity and flexible capital firm

The Riverside Company

At a glance

Latest fundRiverside Value Fund II, $750M (Jul 2025) S6
EBITDA rangeUp to $35M S3
Deal typesPlatform, Add-on, Minority, Growth S3
GeographyUnited States, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand S3
SectorsSoftware & SaaS, IT Services & MSP, HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical, Auto Services & Collision, Healthcare Services, Education, Industrial & Manufacturing, Consumer & Food

What The Riverside Company buys

The Riverside Company, founded in New York in 1988, invests only at the smaller end of the middle market and counts more than 1,100 investments, with over 140 companies in its current portfolios worldwide. In North America it buys control through Riverside Micro-Cap, for companies with up to $10 million of EBITDA, and Riverside Capital Appreciation, for $10 million to $35 million of EBITDA. Riverside Value buys businesses in special situations with $75 million or more of revenue. Two non-control arms, Riverside Strategic Capital and Riverside Acceleration Capital, make minority investments and growth financings, the latter for software companies.

Riverside grows its companies by buy-and-build and posts an add-on wish list for many platforms. Logically wants managed IT and security providers with as little as $2 million to $3 million of revenue, CMIT Solutions wants non-franchised MSPs with up to $2 million of EBITDA, and T3 Services Group, Certified Collision Group, Relay Fire and Safety and SAFEbuilt also list the add-ons they want. For a small owner, joining one of these platforms is the likeliest route.

Recent deals

Announced in the 24 months before October 19, 2026.

DateCompanyTypeSectorSource
Oct 2026Northeast Inspection ConsultantsPennsylvania building plan review and inspection agency, the 19th add-on to SAFEbuiltAdd-onSource
Oct 2026Empty Building SecurityNew Jersey vacant-property security panel installer and rental company added to DAWGSAdd-onSource
Sep 2026Element Home ServicesResidential home services company added to T3 Services Group, adding three new statesAdd-onHVAC, Plumbing & ElectricalSource
September 2026Chronicle HeritageCultural resource management and archaeology consulting firm exited by Riverside Micro-CapExitSource
Aug 2026Yellow EmperorOregon liquid supplement maker, the first add-on to Western BotanicalsAdd-onIndustrial & ManufacturingSource
Jul 2026OnvivLife sciences communications and engagement firm added to Decera ClinicalAdd-onHealthcare ServicesSource
Jun 2026YumEarthOrganic, allergen-free candy brand sold to ACON InvestmentsExitConsumer & FoodSource
Jun 2026AssetIntelInfrastructure inspection and asset management software for transportation agenciesPlatformSoftware & SaaSSource
April 2026IronEdgeManaged IT services provider for small businesses and local governments exited by Riverside Micro-CapExitIT Services & MSPSource
Feb 2026Western BotanicalsUtah contract developer and manufacturer of vitamins and supplementsPlatformIndustrial & ManufacturingSource
Jan 2026Certified Collision GroupMembership network for independent collision repair shops in the U.S. and CanadaPlatformAuto Services & CollisionSource
Jan 2026TrustwellFood industry compliance and supply chain software sold to TPG's The Rise FundExitSoftware & SaaSSource
Dec 2025CertaSiteAgreement to sell the commercial fire protection and life safety platform to APi GroupExitSource
Dec 20251-Tom-PlumberEmergency plumbing and drain cleaning franchisor, the sixth add-on to EverSmith BrandsAdd-onHVAC, Plumbing & ElectricalSource
Dec 2025ShineWindow cleaning, holiday lighting and pressure washing franchisor added to Evive BrandsAdd-onSource
Nov 2025ContruentIllinois lifecycle cost management software for owners of large capital projectsPlatformSoftware & SaaSSource
Sep 2025Accurate Fire EquipmentNew York fire extinguisher and suppression service company added to Relay Fire and SafetyAdd-onSource
Aug 2025Modern CampusHigher education software company sold to Providence Equity Partners earlier in 2025ExitSoftware & SaaSSource
Aug 2025Performance Systems IntegrationAgreement to sell the Pacific Northwest fire and life safety company to Summit Fire & SecurityExitSource
Jul 2025FlavorSumAgreement to sell the natural flavors manufacturer to Warburg PincusExitConsumer & FoodSource
Jul 2025Riverside Value Fund IIClosed at its $750 million hard cap, more than double the first Value fundFund closeSource
Jun 2025The Marena GroupCompression garment maker sold to CenterGate CapitalExitSource
Apr 2025DAWGSChicago provider of door and window guards for vacant propertiesPlatformSource
Feb 2025Wall Street PrepFinancial training and certification company bought from Eden CapitalPlatformEducationSource
Jan 2025The Vomela CompaniesSt. Paul graphics and installation company, bought in partnership with the Auth familyPlatformSource

Portfolio by sector

From the firm's portfolio page S4.

Business Services

  • Affinitiv
  • Apollo Interactive
  • ARCOS
  • AWP Safety
  • Certified Collision Group
  • Corporate Visions, Inc.
  • EverSmith Brands
  • HydroCorp
  • Jack Morton
  • Navigate360
  • ON Location
  • OutSolve
  • Pro-Vigil
  • Recovery Point
  • Relay Fire and Safety
  • SAFEbuilt
  • SCRAM Systems
  • Screenvision Media
  • The Townsend Group
  • The Vomela Companies
  • Wall Street Prep

Consumer Brands

  • Elite Sportswear
  • Head to Toe Brands
  • siffron
  • T3 Services Group

Education & Training

  • Decera Clinical
  • iCEV
  • Lexipol
  • PeopleGrove

Franchisors

  • Best Life Brands
  • CMIT Solutions
  • Evive Brands
  • Threshold Brands

Healthcare

  • CircleLink Health
  • CRIO
  • ReadySet Surgical
  • Soluta and Boon-Chapman Benefit Administrators
  • Wondr Health

Software & IT

  • Align Ops
  • Allure Security
  • Aptivio
  • AssetIntel
  • BlueFletch
  • Buildout, Inc.
  • CauseMatch
  • Cloud Range
  • CloudLex
  • Cloudpermit
  • Consensus
  • Contruent
  • CyberSaint Security
  • Deck Commerce
  • decusoft
  • Fielo
  • Freightwise
  • FURTHER
  • Ideon
  • Intrepid Networks
  • Kasasa
  • Kaseware
  • Keona Health
  • LoadStop
  • Logically
  • Mediafly
  • MMG Fusion
  • Occuspace
  • Omnigo Software
  • Oomnitza
  • Partium
  • Propensity
  • Purple
  • Pypestream
  • Quivers
  • RedTeam
  • Soter
  • ThreatMark, Inc.
  • Trava Security
  • Unifocus
  • Zoobean

Specialty Manufacturing & Distribution

  • CIS Secure Computing
  • DAWGS
  • HMI
  • Momentum Group
  • OnScent
  • Unichem Specialty Chemicals
  • US Cabinet Depot
  • Western Botanicals

Greymont’s take

How The Riverside Company fits a seller

Riverside suits owners who want a buyer that closes deals often and may already own a platform in their field. Its add-on criteria are unusually specific: managed IT and security providers can go to Logically or CMIT Solutions, residential HVAC, plumbing and electrical companies to T3 Services Group, businesses serving collision shops to Certified Collision Group, and fire and life safety contractors with recurring inspection work to Relay Fire and Safety. Riverside also sells what it builds, as it did with CertaSite, Performance Systems Integration and IronEdge in 2025 and 2026.

Because Riverside runs several strategies, an owner should first ask which one would invest, since a Strategic Capital or Acceleration Capital deal is a minority stake or growth financing, not a sale of control. Owners should also ask how the platform plans to integrate their team and brand after closing.

Questions owners ask

Does Riverside buy managed IT service providers?

Yes. Its portfolio company Logically seeks managed IT and managed security providers serving smaller businesses with as little as $2 million to $3 million of revenue, and CMIT Solutions is looking for non-franchised MSPs with up to $2 million of EBITDA. Riverside exited IronEdge, another MSP platform, in April 2026.

What is the smallest company Riverside will look at?

Riverside says it considers deals from under $1 million to more than $400 million of enterprise value. Riverside Micro-Cap targets North American platforms with less than $10 million of EBITDA, and add-ons to existing platforms can be much smaller, such as the MSPs Logically is seeking.

Does Riverside take minority stakes?

Yes, through two flexible capital arms. Riverside Strategic Capital makes minority investments in U.S., Canadian and European companies with $5 million or more of EBITDA, and Riverside Acceleration Capital provides growth capital to software companies with $3 million to $15 million of recurring revenue.

Does Riverside invest in collision repair?

In January 2026 Riverside invested in Certified Collision Group, a membership network for independent collision repair shops in the U.S. and Canada. Its add-on criteria seek software, service and network businesses that support collision repair and other auto service operators.

Sources

  1. S1The Riverside Company home page Accessed October 19, 2026
  2. S2The Riverside Company: History Accessed October 19, 2026
  3. S3The Riverside Company: Investment Criteria Accessed October 19, 2026
  4. S4The Riverside Company: Portfolio Accessed October 19, 2026
  5. S5The Riverside Company: Locations Accessed October 19, 2026
  6. S6The Riverside Company Closes Value Fund II at $750 Million Hard Cap (July 17, 2025) Accessed October 19, 2026
  7. S7The Riverside Company: Logically Accessed October 19, 2026
  8. S8Shifting into High Gear: The Riverside Company Invests in Certified Collision Group (January 6, 2026) Accessed October 19, 2026
  9. S9The Riverside Company: IronEdge Accessed October 19, 2026
  10. S10The Riverside Company: Private Equity Accessed October 19, 2026
  11. S11The Riverside Company Closes Micro-Cap Fund VI at $1.872 Billion (March 7, 2023) Accessed October 19, 2026
  12. S12The Riverside Company: Currents (news releases) Accessed October 19, 2026

Compiled by Greymont Advisors from public sources, including the firm’s own website and press releases. Greymont is not affiliated with The Riverside Company. Figures are as reported on the dates shown and may have changed. Request a correction

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