The Riverside Company Acquires Controlling Stake in Cryptomathic

The Riverside Company Acquires Majority Stake in Montel AS

June 14, 2022

Data & Analytics

The Riverside Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority stake in Montel AS, a founder- and manager-owned Norwegian provider of energy and electricity market information. Riverside will support Montel's growth by scaling the organization, developing new products, driving geographic expansion and pursuing selective add-on acquisitions while the founder and management team remain with the business.

The Riverside Company Acquires Controlling Stake in Essential Compositions

December 19, 2024

Manufacturing

The Riverside Company, via an affiliated European fund, has acquired a controlling stake in Essential Compositions, a Gandía, Spain-based developer and manufacturer of fragrances. Riverside will support the company's commercial and R&D expansion, pursue a buy-and-build strategy in the specialty ingredients/fragrance space, and the Catalá family will reinvest alongside Riverside.

Riverside Research Acquires Cog Systems

March 3, 2025

Cybersecurity

Riverside Research, a U.S. national security nonprofit, has acquired Cog Systems, a developer of secure virtualization and cryptographic solutions for mobile and IoT devices. The acquisition strengthens Riverside Research's cyber resilience and hardware-backed secure-computing capabilities to accelerate delivery of defense-grade, end-to-end security solutions for government and mission-critical customers.

HKW Acquires CIS Secure Computing; Riverside Makes Minority Investment

April 20, 2021

Cybersecurity

HKW, a middle-market private equity firm, has acquired CIS Secure Computing from Acorn Growth Companies. The Riverside Company’s Riverside Strategic Capital Fund partnered with HKW as a minority investor to support CIS’s product and software expansion and pursue strategic add-on acquisitions; CIS is headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia and provides secure endpoint communications solutions to government and security-conscious customers.

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 Acquires Controlling Stake in BioDue S.p.A

November 16, 2022

Pharmaceuticals

The Riverside Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in BioDue S.p.A, an Italian developer and manufacturer of dietary supplements, medical devices and cosmetics. Riverside plans to pursue a pan‑European buy‑and‑build strategy to expand BioDue's product range and commercial reach, while supporting operational improvements across its production sites.