Buildout (backed by The Riverside Company) Acquires ProspectNow

The Riverside Company Invests in Buildout, Inc.

July 22, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

The Riverside Company has made a minority growth investment in Buildout, Inc., a Chicago-based provider of SaaS marketing and CRM software for commercial real estate brokerages. The funding will support Buildout’s organic growth, product development and potential add-on acquisitions; Susquehanna Growth Equity remains a minority owner and Saratoga Investment Corp. provided debt financing.

Buildout Acquires Apto; Riverside Backs Add-on to CRE Software Platform

January 19, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Buildout, the commercial real estate (CRE) marketing automation software company backed by The Riverside Company, acquired Apto, a CRM and deal-management SaaS for CRE brokers, as an add-on to the Buildout platform. The acquisition expands Buildout's end-to-end CRE deal management capabilities and follows prior add-ons (Rethink, ProspectNow) to create an integrated, full-lifecycle solution for brokers.

Buildout Acquires Rethink (Think Tech Labs) — Riverside-backed Add-on

February 23, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Buildout has acquired Rethink (Think Tech Labs), a SaaS CRM provider for commercial real estate brokers, and will integrate Rethink’s CRM capabilities into its marketing and deal-management platform. The transaction is an add-on to Buildout’s Riverside-backed platform, aimed at expanding product capabilities and delivering an integrated end-to-end solution for brokerages.

Buildout Acquires Oval Room Group

January 12, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Buildout, a Chicago-based commercial real estate (CRE) software platform backed by The Riverside Company, has acquired Oval Room Group, a national CRE visual media solutions provider. The add-on expands Buildout's marketing capabilities by integrating Oval Room's photography, videography, virtual tours and other visual media services into Buildout's CRE marketing and deal-management platform.

The Riverside Company Makes Growth Investment in Cloudpermit

September 10, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

The Riverside Company has made a growth investment in Cloudpermit, a North American govtech SaaS provider that streamlines building permitting, inspections, licensing and related community development processes. The capital will support product and capability expansion — including enhanced BIM and AI features — and help Cloudpermit broaden its presence across the U.S., Canada and Finland.

ActiveProspect Acquires LeadsBridge

February 11, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

ActiveProspect, the Austin-based consent‑based marketing SaaS, has acquired LeadsBridge, a European provider of integration software that connects major advertising platforms to CRMs. The deal combines LeadsBridge’s real‑time integration capabilities with ActiveProspect’s lead optimization and compliance tooling to accelerate ActiveProspect’s international expansion and broaden its consent-based marketing platform.