The Riverside Company Acquires E&A Scheer (Premium Rum Blender)

Platinum Equity Acquires E&A Scheer (and The Main Rum Company) from The Riverside Company

January 11, 2024

Food & Beverage

Platinum Equity has acquired E&A Scheer and its subsidiary The Main Rum Company from The Riverside Company. E&A Scheer is a global blender and vendor of premium rum in bulk, with operations in Amsterdam and a customer experience center at The Main Rum Company in Liverpool; Riverside said it more than doubled the company's EBITDA during its ownership.

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.

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.

The Riverside Company Invests in Alpha-H

April 30, 2019

Consumer Products

The Riverside Company has invested in Alpha-H, the Australian skincare maker best known for its Liquid Gold exfoliating treatment, to support the brand's international growth and product development. Riverside will partner with Alpha-H's existing management and shareholders to accelerate distribution across new and existing regions; KPMG M&A advised Alpha-H and Riverside was advised by KPMG, Deloitte and Herbert Smith Freehills.

The Riverside Company / Abracon Acquire AEL Crystals Ltd (Add-on)

March 9, 2021

Manufacturing

The Riverside Company has invested in AEL Crystals Ltd as an add-on to its Abracon platform. AEL, a long-established UK supplier of quartz-based frequency control components and RF products based in Salfords/Earlswood, will bolster Abracon’s EMEA presence while Riverside plans to expand AEL’s geographic footprint, product innovation, and sales and engineering capabilities.

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.