Investment Summary

The Riverside Company Invests In Nustef

On January 23, 2017, private equity firm The Riverside Company invested in food company Nustef

Investment Highlights
  • This is The Riverside Company’s 8th transaction in the Food sector.
  • This is The Riverside Company’s 5th transaction in Canada.
  • This is The Riverside Company’s 4th transaction in Ontario.

Investment Summary
Date 2017-01-23
Target Nustef
Sector Food
Investor(s) The Riverside Company
Deal Type Growth Capital

Target

Nustef

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Nustef is a producer of Italian waffle cookies and artisan crackers. Nustef’s customers include blue chip customers in the grocery, mass, club and foodservice channels across the U.S. and Canada. Pizzelle cookies are a delicate, baked fresh-to-order and lower-calorie segment in the growing specialty cookie space. The recipe dates back centuries to the Abruzzo region of Italy, and the Reko variety are made in the traditional artisanal style, coming out thin, crispy and delicious.

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Investor

The Riverside Company

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 221 of 284
Sector (Food) 8 of 10
Type (Growth Capital) 35 of 58
State (Ontario) 4 of 4
Country (Canada) 5 of 7
Year (2017) 3 of 9
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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North Attleboro, Massachusetts, United States

iAutomation is a designer and distributor of innovative, highly engineered automation products, solutions, and services to leading manufacturers of technologically advanced automated equipment. iAutomation was established in 1997 and is based in North Attleboro, Massachusetts.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-02-01 Wiz Korea CO. LTD

Bundang, South Korea

Wiz Korea oversees more than 50 franchisees under the brand Wiz Island, an international school dedicated to teaching preschool aged children. Franchises are located in Korea, Vietnam, the and United States. The curriculum encourages the growth of children?s emotional, social and moral quotients by teaching children to manage their emotions and understand the emotions of others.

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