Investment Summary

Riverside Invests In GFOS

On August 22, 2024, private equity firm Riverside invested in software company GFOS

Investment Highlights
  • This is Riverside’s 26th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Riverside’s 16th transaction in Germany.

Investment Summary

Date 2024-08-22
Target GFOS
Sector Software
Investor(s) Riverside
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

GFOS

Essen, Germany
GFOS provides software solutions for businesses in a variety of areas, including workforce management, access control, and manufacturing execution systems. GFOS was founded in 1988 and is based in Essen, Germany.

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Investor

Riverside

New York, New York, United States

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Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1988
PE ASSETS 5.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Riverside Company is a global private equity firm that seeks investments in profitable lower middle-market companies valued under $400 million. Riverside looks to invest in growth businesses headquartered in North America, Europe, and Asia (primarily Japan and South Korea), that have been in operation for at least five years. Riverside targets investments in a wide array of industries including distribution, automotive, healthcare, education, manufacturing, software, consumer services, plastics, publishing, food, communications, marine, and business services. Riverside was formed in 1988 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 291 of 295
Sector: Software M&A 26 of 27
Type: Growth Capital M&A Deals 64 of 65
Country: Germany M&A 16 of 16
Year: 2024 M&A 6 of 8
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-07-16 Anitox

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States

Anitox manufactures antimicrobial preservatives for animal feeds, feed ingredients, and foodstuffs for human consumption. The company develops patented products that enhance animal feed safety and hygiene, and improve animal feed manufacturing processes. Anitox was founded in 1977 and is based in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-09-10 Cloudpermit

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Cloudpermit is an online software solution for community development. As simple and smart software solutions, Cloudpermit empowers local governments, development communities, and the public with online land management processes. Cloudpermit is based in Toronto, Ontario.

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