The Riverside Company
Deal focus: Riverside flourishes in Australia
The Riverside Company has notched a sizeable exit with the sale of Australia’s Energy Exemplar as the GP expands its local team and launches its fourth Australia fund
Riverside builds out Australia team
The Riverside Company has added two principals to its Australia investment team as its assets under management (AUM) in the country cross the AUD 1.5bn (USD 965m).
Blackstone, Vista buy Australia's Energy Exemplar, Riverside exits
The Blackstone Group and Vista Equity Partners have agreed to acquire Energy Exemplar, an Australia-based simulation software company, setting up a sizeable exit for The Riverside Company.
Affinity recruits Australia head, re-hires executive from Quadrant
Affinity Equity Partners has strengthened its coverage of Australia and New Zealand with the recruitment of Nick Speer from The Riverside Company as a partner and local team leader and the rehiring of Mark Chudek from Quadrant Private Equity.
Riverside backs Australia events software provider
The Riverside Company has invested an undisclosed sum in EventsAIR, an Australian events management software provider for in-person, virtual, and hybrid events.
Riverside backs Australia clinical trials business
The Riverside Company has acquired Avance Clinical, an Australia-based contract research organization (CRO) with a view to building out its clinical trials business.
Riverside adds to Australia workplace wellbeing rollup play
The Riverside Group has bought Australian injury management and occupational rehabilitation services provider Nabenet as part of a workplace wellbeing rollup strategy.
Riverside exits Japan bicycle business to Daiwa
The Riverside Company has sold Japan-based bicycle retailer Y International to domestic private equity firm Daiwa PI Partners for an undisclosed sum.
Riverside to buy Australian insurance broker
The Riverside Group has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Australian disability insurance broker Altius from Sydney-listed AUB Group for A$57 million ($44.3 million) in cash.
Riverside exits Malaysian chemicals business
The Riverside Company has exited one of its few remaining Asia Pacific investments outside of Australia with the sale of Malaysia-based specialty chemicals distributor DCM Asia.
Australia cross-border: Fool me once
Asian markets continue to represent an attractive destination for Australian PE-backed companies, but investors will need to show increasingly skeptical buyers that their cross-border plans have borne fruit
Operational value-add: Sweat equity
As Asian GPs trial a range of operational value-add strategies with an eye on shifting market dynamics, they are discovering that helping portfolio companies requires self-inspection
Riverside exits Australian orthopedics player
The Riverside Company has sold Australia’s Global Orthopaedic Technologies (GOT) for an undisclosed sum to Corin Orthopaedic, a UK-based firm recently bought by Permira.
Riverside secures exits in New Zealand, Australia
The Riverside Company has sold New Zealand-based animal health devices manufacturer Simcro, along with Work Health Group, an occupational rehabilitation services provider in Australia.
The crystal ball: Predictions for 2018
From China to Australia and secondaries to venture debt, industry participants share their perspectives on the year to come for fundraising, investments and exits
Riverside exits Australia's Learning Seat
The Riverside Company has sold Learning Seat, an Australia-based online compliance training specialist, to NASDAQ-listed marketing services provider Callidus Software for $26.4 million in cash.
Riverside invests in Australia energy software player
The Riverside Company has made an investment of undisclosed size in Energy Exemplar, a software provider for the electric power, water, gas and renewables industries.
Bolt-on acquisitions: Buying growth
Bolt-on acquisitions enable private equity firms to bring down the cost of investments through multiple arbitrage and leveraging synergies. But in a climate of heady valuations, are GPs thinking too big?
Riverside makes Malaysia chemicals bolt-on
The Riverside Company has completed its second deal in Malaysia as Drex-Chem Malaysia (now known as DCM Asia), the chemicals distributor it bought in 2014, acquired Erapoly Marketing.
Riverside promotes Steven Spiteri to partner in Australia
The Riverside Company has appointed a second partner in six months in Australia, with the promotion of Steven Spiteri, who has been with the firm since 2010.
Riverside, Silverfern buy Australia's Waste Services Group
The Riverside Company and The Silverfern Group, a US-headquartered middle market investment manager that represents a set of family offices, have acquired Australia’s Waste Services Group for an undisclosed sum.
Riverside adds partner in Australia
The Riverside Company has promoted Nicholas Speer, a principal in its Melbourne office, to partner.
Portfolio: The Riverside Company and Simcro
The Riverside Company believes New Zealand’s Simcro has what it takes to build its animal health device business worldwide, and is using its global reach and long-term perspective to help the company succeed