Riverside (REF) Invests in GFOS Group
August 22, 2024
An affiliated European fund (REF) of The Riverside Company has signed a definitive agreement to invest in GFOS Group, a Germany-based provider of workforce management, access control and manufacturing execution systems (MES). GFOS will remain family-led and will use the investment to accelerate product innovation, drive cloud migration and expand its geographic footprint into new markets.
- Buyers
- REF (affiliated European fund of The Riverside Company), Riverside Europe (The Riverside Company)
- Targets
- GFOS Group
- Industry
- Software
- Location
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Transaction Type
- Growth capital
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