Riverside Partners Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Riverside Partners has invested in 3 companies.

Riverside Partners’ most common sectors for investment aresoftware (20%) and healthcare services (12%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include buyout (lbo, mbo, mbi) (43%) and growth capital (31%). In total, Riverside Partners has invested in 21 US states.

In the last 3 years, Riverside Partners has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (46%). Riverside Partners’ largest (disclosed) exit occurred in 2011 when it sold Vocollect for $190M.

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity74
    • M&A Buy Activity41
    • M&A Sell Activity33
  • Total Sectors Invested 17
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 24
  • M&A Advisors 1

Riverside Partners

Riverside Partners LLC

699 Boylston Street, 14th Floor,
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
United States
(617) 351-2800
www.riversidepartners.com
info@riversidepartners.com

Riverside Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on investments in healthcare and technology companies located throughout North America. The Firm has a particular interest in companies that are founder or family owned. Target companies are generally profitable with $3 to $15 million of EBITDA. Specific areas of interest within healthcare include suppliers to biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, medical technology and equipment, medical instrumentation, dental products and services, diagnostics and disposables, and specialized healthcare services. Areas of interest within technology include, analytical instrumentation, semiconductor equipment, industrial communications, wireless components, homeland security, and power generation technology. Transaction situations include partial or complete buyouts, recapitalizations, growth equity, divestitures, take privates, and strategic add-ons. Riverside Partners was formed in 1989 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Business Services, Communications, Education, Electrical Equipment, Electronics, Energy Services and Equipment, Healthcare Services, Information Technology, Manufacturing, Medical Products, Renewable Energy, Software, Staffing, Technology Hardware, Test/Measurement Equipment

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Stake Purchase

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Canada

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue - -
Target EBITDA 3 15
Investment Size - -
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (1.0/yr) # 36 2 - 2 - 1 41
Sell (1.0/yr) # 28 1 1 - 2 1 33
vol $527M $527M
  74

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Sequoia Consulting Group LLC 2024-09-18 - Trade Sale
Encinitas, California · www.sequoiabiotech.com
Net32, Inc. 2024-05-07 - Growth Capital
Cary, North Carolina · www.net32.com
Enovate Medical 2023-10-30 - Trade Sale
Murfreesboro, Tennessee · www.enovatemedical.com
Loftware, Inc. 2023-03-28 - Secondary Sale
Portsmouth, New Hampshire · www.loftware.com
UnisLink Holdings LLC 2022-05-10 - Growth Capital
Phoenix, Arizona · www.unislink.com
Sequoia Consulting Group LLC 2022-01-18 - Growth Capital
Encinitas, California · www.sequoiabiotech.com
R&D Altanova, Inc. 2021-10-26 - Trade Sale
South Plainfield, New Jersey · www.rdaltanova.com
Convergence Networks 2020-12-02 - Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI)
Portland, Oregon · www.convergencenetworks.com
Allied Dental 2020-12-01 - Merger
Toms River, New Jersey · www.allieddental.com
Syner-G BioPharma Group 2020-10-29 - Growth Capital
Framingham, Massachusetts · www.synergbiopharma.com
View All >>

Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Revecore Technologies 2017-02-14 Kemberton Healthcare Services LLC 2022-08-03 3
Franklin, Tennessee · www.revecore.com Franklin, Tennessee · www.kemberton.net
Calero Software LLC 2019-11-19 Market Data Services Ltd. 2019-11-19 3
Rochester, New York · www.calero.com Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom · www.mdsl.com
Revecore Technologies 2017-02-14 Bottom Line Systems LLC 2018-09-05 2
Franklin, Tennessee · www.revecore.com Crescent Springs, Kentucky · www.onlinebls.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Software 3 (33%) - 8 (19%) -
Healthcare Services - - 5 (12%) -
Medical Products - - 5 (12%) -
Business Services 1 (11%) - 3 (7%) -
Manufacturing - - 3 (7%) -
Technology Hardware - - 3 (7%) -
Communications - - 2 (5%) -
Information Technology 2 (22%) - 2 (5%) -
Life Science 1 (11%) - 2 (5%) -
Semiconductors - - 2 (5%) -
E-Commerce 1 (11%) - 1 (2%) -
Financial Services 1 (11%) - 1 (2%) -
Internet Software and Services - - 1 (2%) -
Packaging - - 1 (2%) -
Renewable Energy - - 1 (2%) -
Safety/Security - - 1 (2%) -
Staffing - - 1 (2%) -
Total 9 - 42 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 9 (100%) - 42 (100%) -
  Massachusetts 2 (22%) - 6 (14%) -
  New York 1 (11%) - 5 (12%) -
  Florida - - 4 (10%) -
  New Jersey - - 3 (7%) -
  New Hampshire - - 3 (7%) -
  Arizona 2 (22%) - 2 (5%) -
  Tennessee 1 (11%) - 2 (5%) -
  North Carolina 1 (11%) - 2 (5%) -
  Connecticut - - 2 (5%) -
  California - - 2 (5%) -
  Oregon 1 (11%) - 1 (2%) -
  Oklahoma 1 (11%) - 1 (2%) -
  Alabama - - 1 (2%) -
  Vermont - - 1 (2%) -
  Rhode Island - - 1 (2%) -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 (2%) -
  Ohio - - 1 (2%) -
  Maryland - - 1 (2%) -
  Kentucky - - 1 (2%) -
  Illinois - - 1 (2%) -
  Georgia - - 1 (2%) -
Total 9 - 42 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI) 4 (44%) - 18 (43%) -
Growth Capital 4 (44%) - 13 (31%) -
Secondary Buyout - - 6 (14%) -
Recapitalization 1 (11%) - 2 (5%) -
Stake Purchase - - 2 (5%) -
Consolidation - - 1 (2%) -
Total 9 - 42 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Secondary Sale 11 (33%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 10 (30%) 366M (69%)
Trade Sale 6 (18%) 162M (31%)
Merger 3 (9%) -
IPO 1 (3%) -
Recapitalization 1 (3%) -
Unknown 1 (3%) -
Total 33 $527M

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Choate Hall & Stewart
 9

Deal Values

sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $190M
< $100M 4 $337M
TOTAL $527M
Largest Vocollect, Inc.
$190M (2011-01-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
7 (17%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
36%
12 (36%)
Strategic(s)
55%
18 (55%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Large

PE Assets

1.0B USD

Established

1989

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Craig Stern

General Partner

David Belluck

General Partner

David Del Papa

General Partner

Max Osofsky

General Partner

Steve Kaplan

General Partner

FAQ

When was Riverside Partners founded?

Riverside Partners was founded in 1989.

What type of investor is Riverside Partners?

Riverside Partners is a private equity firm.

Where is Riverside Partners headquartered?

Riverside Partners is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

How much capital does Riverside Partners have under management?

Riverside Partners has 1.0B USD under management.

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