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

Riverside Insights (Alpine Investors) Acquires Aperture Education

June 1, 2022

Education

Riverside Insights, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, acquired Aperture Education, a provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for K-12 schools. The deal adds Aperture's DESSA SEL assessment suite to Riverside's portfolio of ability and achievement assessments to expand its K-12 assessment capabilities and reach.

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.

ASG (Alpine Investors Portfolio) Acquires Sierra Interactive

October 13, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

ASG, a portfolio company backed by Alpine Investors, has acquired Sierra Interactive, a Louisville-based provider of lead generation and CRM software for real estate teams. The transaction positions ASG to expand its footprint in vertical real estate SaaS and accelerate Sierra's product and team growth.

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.

The Riverside Company Acquires ESHA Research

March 8, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm, has acquired ESHA Research, a Salem, Oregon–based provider of SaaS nutritional analysis, label-compliance and formulation software. Riverside plans to invest in product innovation, sales and marketing, and customer support to accelerate product development, expand internationally, and pursue complementary add-on opportunities while ESHA continues to operate under its existing management and location.

Energy Services Group Acquires Ascent Software Assets from Alpine Energy Systems

July 1, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Energy Services Group (ESG) expanded its commercial relationship with Nordic Energy Services and acquired the software assets of Alpine Energy Systems, including the Ascent customer and broker portal. The assets add SaaS capabilities — billing, data management, contact-center support, sales management and analytics — to ESG's retail energy platform; terms were not disclosed.