Riverside Insights (Alpine Investors) Acquires Aperture Education

Aperture, LLC Acquires QSI Consulting, Inc.

March 5, 2025

Consulting

Aperture, LLC, a Genstar-backed provider of forensic expertise and litigation support, has acquired QSI Consulting, Inc., a St. Louis-based forensic economics and expert witness firm. The acquisition expands Aperture's service capabilities in telecommunications economic analysis and litigation support.

7 Mindsets Acquires xSEL Labs

January 31, 2023

Education

7 Mindsets, a portfolio company of Gauge Capital, has acquired xSEL Labs, an Evanston, Illinois-based creator of scalable K-12 social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments. The bolt-on expands 7 Mindsets' assessment capabilities and complements its recent acquisitions (BASE Education and Better Together) to offer a more comprehensive SEL instruction, intervention and assessment suite.

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.

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.

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

October 11, 2019

Education

Riverside Insights, a portfolio company of Alpine Investors, has acquired ESGI, a SaaS provider of teacher-led early childhood assessment, reporting and analytics tools. The add-on expands Riverside's assessment technology suite and aims to accelerate ESGI product adoption across school districts through Riverside’s distribution and research-driven assessment capabilities.

Alpine Investors Acquires Escape Technology

July 18, 2017

Software

San Francisco-based private equity firm Alpine Investors has acquired Escape Technology, a Roseville, California provider of ERP software for K-12 school business departments. Dinan Capital Advisors served as exclusive financial advisor to Escape Technology and its shareholders in the transaction.