The Riverside Company Invests in PaleoWest

The Riverside Company / PaleoWest Acquire Commonwealth Heritage Group as Add-on

September 26, 2022

Professional Services

The Riverside Company has added Commonwealth Heritage Group, Inc. (CHG), a Michigan-based cultural resource management firm, as an add-on to its PaleoWest platform. The acquisition expands PaleoWest’s geographic footprint and service capabilities—adding maritime/underwater archaeology—and creates a coast-to-coast cultural resources platform to better serve public- and private-sector clients on infrastructure and land-development projects.

PaleoWest Acquires Stratified Environmental and Archaeological Services (SEAS)

February 27, 2023

Environmental Services

PaleoWest, a cultural resource management and consulting firm headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, has acquired Stratified Environmental and Archaeological Services, LLC (SEAS), a Colorado-based CRM firm serving the Four Corners region. The acquisition expands PaleoWest's geographic footprint and technical capacity to support clients across federal and state land management, renewables, transportation, and utilities.

The Riverside Company Invests in Western Botanicals

February 12, 2026

Food & Beverage

The Riverside Company has made a growth investment in Western Botanicals, a Spanish Fork, Utah-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) of vitamins, minerals and supplements. Riverside will partner with management — which retains a meaningful ownership stake — to support organic growth, expand product and format capabilities, and pursue an M&A strategy to broaden Western Botanicals' capabilities.

The Riverside Company Invests in PeopleGrove

May 12, 2022

Education

The Riverside Company has made a growth investment in PeopleGrove, a San Francisco–based provider of career mentorship and alumni engagement software for higher education. The capital will support product development, accelerate growth, and enable PeopleGrove to pursue strategic acquisitions and broader market expansion.

The Riverside Company Invests in Apollo Interactive

June 29, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

The Riverside Company’s Strategic Capital Fund made a non-control (growth) investment in Apollo Interactive to help scale the tech-enabled lead generation provider. Riverside plans to support Apollo’s growth — including one or more strategic add-on acquisitions — to deepen product and vertical coverage across insurance and mortgage markets.

The Riverside Company Invests in Avance Clinical

November 9, 2021

Healthcare Services

The Riverside Company has invested in Avance Clinical, a leading Australian contract research organisation (CRO), to support the company's regional and international expansion. The investment will help Avance accelerate its clinical trials business — including vaccine and gene-technology studies — with a particular focus on growth in North America and Asia.