The Riverside Company Acquires Bishops Cuts/Color

The Riverside Company Acquires Frenchies Modern Nail Care

November 16, 2023

Consumer Products

The Riverside Company has acquired Frenchies Modern Nail Care, a Littleton, Colorado–based franchisor of nail salons with more than 20 locations across multiple U.S. states. Riverside said the acquisition complements its franchising platform strategy — adding a personal care/beauty brand that can be scaled via franchise sales, marketing and geographic expansion (noted as a natural addition to Bishops Cuts/Color).

The Riverside Company Invests in Executive Home Care Franchising (Executive Care)

November 16, 2021

Healthcare Services

The Riverside Company, a private investment firm, has invested in Executive Home Care Franchising (Executive Care), a Hackensack, New Jersey–based provider of non-medical in-home services for seniors and disabled individuals. Riverside said it will support Executive Care’s growth through organic initiatives and strategic add-ons as part of its franchise specialization.

The Riverside Company Acquires The Lash Lounge for Head to Toe Brands Platform

March 19, 2024

Retail

The Riverside Company (via its Riverside Micro-Cap Fund) has acquired The Lash Lounge, a leading eyelash salon franchise, from Franworth. The deal adds The Lash Lounge — with more than 129 locations nationwide — as the third brand in Riverside's Head to Toe Brands platform to accelerate growth and geographic expansion in beauty and personal care services.

Trinity Hunt Partners Invests in Riverside Services to Launch Commercial Landscaping Platform

March 28, 2023

Environmental Services

Trinity Hunt Partners has launched a national commercial landscaping platform with its investment in Riverside Services, a nearly 50-year-old provider of commercial landscaping, design, maintenance and winter services serving the greater Boston area. Riverside's President Mark Levine will remain a significant shareholder and partner as Trinity Hunt supports growth through organic expansion and add-on acquisitions.

The Riverside Company Acquires LightHouse Business Information Solutions as Add-on to ProVelocity/IronEdge MSP Platform

June 12, 2023

IT Services

The Riverside Company, via its Micro-Cap Fund, has acquired LightHouse Business Information Solutions as an add-on to its Managed IT Services platform ProVelocity and IronEdge Group. LightHouse, headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico (with a satellite office in Olathe, Kansas), provides outsourced IT services to SMBs and local governments across professional services, industrials, healthcare and non-profit verticals; the deal expands Riverside’s MSP footprint in New Mexico and the Midwest.

The Riverside Company Invests in Independent Living Specialists (ILS)

April 6, 2020

Healthcare Services

The Riverside Company has made a growth investment in Independent Living Specialists (ILS), a Sydney-based retailer and distributor of mobility and homecare products. Riverside said the capital will support ILS's national expansion—both organically and via bolt-on acquisitions—and accelerate growth of its retail showrooms, clinically trained field force and online channels.