Riverside Insights (Alpine Investors) Acquires Aperture Education

Riverside Insights (Alpine Investors) Acquires Early-Childhood SaaS Provider ESGI

October 11, 2019

Education

Riverside Insights, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, has acquired ESGI, a SaaS provider of teacher-led early childhood assessment, reporting and analytics tools. The add-on expands Riverside's assessment technology suite and aims to accelerate ESGI product adoption across school districts through Riverside’s distribution and research-driven assessment capabilities.

Riverside Insights (Alpine Investors) Acquires ImPACT Applications

January 9, 2020

Medical Devices

Riverside Insights, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, acquired ImPACT Applications, a provider of FDA-cleared neurocognitive concussion assessment tools. ImPACT will continue to operate under its brand with Mike Wahlster remaining as leader; the deal expands Riverside's assessment offerings across education, healthcare, and sports markets.

Alpine Investors Acquires Escape Technology

July 18, 2017

Software

San Francisco-based private equity firm Alpine Investors has acquired Escape Technology, a Roseville, California provider of ERP software for K-12 school business departments. Dinan Capital Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to Escape Technology and its shareholders in the transaction.

The Riverside Company Acquires Applied Educational Systems (AES) as iCEV Add-on

October 12, 2022

Education

The Riverside Company has acquired Applied Educational Systems (AES), a Lancaster, Pennsylvania–based provider of digital career and technical education curriculum. AES will be integrated as an add-on to Riverside’s iCEV platform to expand iCEV’s SaaS-based K–12 and career-technical curriculum offerings and broaden reach across U.S. schools and career centers.

Aperture, LLC Acquires QSI Consulting, Inc.

March 5, 2025

Consulting

Aperture, LLC, a Genstar-backed provider of forensic expertise and litigation support, has acquired QSI Consulting, Inc., a St. Louis-based forensic economics and expert witness firm. The acquisition expands Aperture's service capabilities in telecommunications economic analysis and litigation support.

7 Mindsets Acquires xSEL Labs

January 31, 2023

Education

7 Mindsets, a portfolio company of Gauge Capital, has acquired xSEL Labs, an Evanston, Illinois-based creator of scalable K-12 social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments. The bolt-on expands 7 Mindsets' assessment capabilities and complements its recent acquisitions (BASE Education and Better Together) to offer a more comprehensive SEL instruction, intervention and assessment suite.