Riverside Company

The Riverside Company is a prominent global private equity firm established in 1988, headquartered in New York. It specializes in making control and non-control investments in growth-stage businesses valued at up to $400 million. With a diverse portfolio that includes over 80 companies, Riverside has completed more than 480 transactions across various sectors, including business services, consumer brands, education and training, franchising, healthcare, software, information technology, and specialty manufacturing. The firm operates internationally, with investment activities spanning the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand.

Marc Baudry

Vice President

Stuart Baxter

Founding Partner, Australia

George Benson

Operating Partner

Erick Bronner

Global Head of Fundraising and Investor Relations

Brian Bunker

Senior Advisor

Steve Burns

Partner

James W. Butterfield

Partner

Antonio Cabral

Managing Partner

Michael Chou

Managing Partner

George Cole

Managing Partner

Debra Costanza

Director of Administration of North America and Asia Pacific

Lilian Dorvil

Director, Fundraising and Investor Relations

Jonathan Drillings

Partner

Shaun Duncan

Partner

Michael Eblin

Operating Partner

Charles Eckert

VP

Douglas England

Managing Director, Finance

Jaime Escribano

Senior Associate

Simon Feiglin

Managing Partner

Matthias Fink

Principal

Drew Flanigan

Partner

Andrew Fohrer

Partner

Jason Fulton

VP

Jeffrey Goodman

Senior Operating Partner

Jeffrey Gordon

Managing Partner

Timothy Gosline

Partner

Hal Greenberg

Founding Partner

Jenny Guo

Senior Associate

Anne Hayes

Senior Partner

Daniel Haynes

Partner

Graham Hearns

Managing Director and Chief of Staff

Jeremy Holland

Managing Partner

Dörte Höppner

Chief Operating Officer

Anna Kelleher

Director of Finance

Pam M. Koberg

Manager of Fundraising and Investor Relations

Stewart Kohl

Co-CEO

Suzanne Kriscunas

Founding Partner, Capital Appreciation

Karsten Langer

Managing Partner

L. Joseph Lee

Partner

Joseph Lee Jr.

Senior Partner

Jeroen H. Lenssen

VP

Joe Manning

Senior Partner

John McKernan

Partner

Edouard Merette Jr.

Director

Michael Michienzi

Senior Operating Partner

Garrett Monda

Partner

Jason Murphy

Management Company CFO

Rex Niles

Operating Partner

Stephen O'Hara

VP of Origination

Karen Pajarillo

Partner

Charles Payton

Senior Associate, Fundraising and Investor Relations

Nicholas Pejnovic

Principal

Fabio Pesiri

Senior Operating Partner

Hunter Peterson

Partner

Alan Peyrat

Senior Partner

Meranee Phing

Partner

Dave Reiss

Managing Director of Finance

Jay Reynolds

Principal

Stephen Rice

Principal

Ryan C. Richards

Partner

Peggy Roberts

Managing Partner

Brad Roberts

Co-CIO

Ronnie A. Sansom

Global Executive Operating Partner and Managing Partner

Ron Sansom

Managing Partner

Brian S. Sauer

Senior Partner

Peter Schaberger

Partner

Loren Schlachet

Managing Partner

Béla Schwartz

CFO

Martin Scott Ph.D

Partner

Michael Skelton

RCAF Group Chief Financial Officer

Ash Sorrenti

Senior Associate

Nicholas Speer

Partner

Sarah H. Spencer

Director of Strategic Analysis and Sourcing

Steven Spiteri

Partner, Transacting

Steven J. Stubitz

Operating Partner

Béla Szigethy

Co-CEO

Kin Bee Tay

Executive Director

Jim Toth

Managing Partner

Paul Tran

Senior Associate

Peter Tsang

Co-CIO

Ivica Turza

Managing Director, Origination Asia

Hiroaki Wakashita

VP

Jack Wang

Director

Kevin Xu

VP

Rafael Álvarez-Novoa

Partner

Past deals in New Jersey

CloudLex

Private Equity Round in 2021
CloudLex, Inc. operates a cloud based legal platform for trial lawyers in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Its platform provides proactive matter management, firm level calendaring, document management and storage, conflict checks, management reports and dashboard, email communication, firm-wide task allocation and tracking, and internal firm conversation applications. CloudLex, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Bentley Laboratories

Private Equity Round in 2016
Bentley Laboratories Llc formulates and manufactures HBA products for cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. The company’s products include skin care, hair care, and bath and body products; and creams, OTC, lotions, USDA organic, gels, NPA, hot fills, natural, powders, and alcohol/fragrance filling products. It serves specialty retailers, direct-sale marketers, and private brand marketers. The company was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Edison, New Jersey.

tricenna LLC

Private Equity Round in 2016
Tricenna LLC, operating as The Dermatology Group, P.C., provides comprehensive medical and surgical dermatologic care addressing various skin issues, including skin cancer, dermatitis, psoriasis, eczema, and acne. The company offers a wide range of clinical services such as skin cancer screenings, Mohs surgeries, and treatments for various dermatological conditions. In addition to its medical offerings, it provides cosmetic dermatology services that include BOTOX injections, skin resurfacing, laser treatments, and the provision of skincare products. Tricenna LLC also offers plastic surgery procedures like facelifts, nose surgeries, and breast augmentations. Established in 1992, the company is headquartered in West Orange, New Jersey, and maintains an additional office in Riverdale, ensuring a multidisciplinary approach that combines clinical expertise with advanced technology and personalized patient care.

tricenna

Acquisition in 2016
Tricenna is a dermatology-focused physician practice management company. It supports dermatology, cosmetic and aesthetic practices by offering resources needed to drive the success of their businesses. It offers dermatology, cosmetic, and aesthetic practices a range of business services including IT support, legal and compliance, marketing, HR management, and more. It also offers patients a centralized resource for accessing the services of every practice in its network. Tricenna was founded in 2017 and is based in West Orange, New Jersey.

Thibaut Inc.

Acquisition in 2006
Thibaut Inc. designs and manufactures wallcoverings, coordinating print fabrics, embroideries, and woven upholstery fabrics for homes and other projects. The company also provides wallpaper and fabric services for special projects. It offers its products through interior designers, trade-only showrooms, and retail stores in the United States and internationally. The company was founded in 1886 and is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey with warehouses in Newark, New Jersey; and London, England. Thibaut Inc. is a former subsidiary of RPM International Inc.

Veritext

Acquisition in 2005
Veritext Corp. provides deposition and litigation support services to the legal services industry. The company's services include court reporting, transcript repository, real-time depositions monitoring and video shooting, text annotation, electronic transcripts delivery, remote video streaming, and video conferencing services. It also provides legal documents interpreting, discovery, and hosting and trial preparation services. In addition, the company provides Veritext Exhibit Management Solution (XMS), a digital solution for managing exhibits before, during, and after the deposition. Veritext Corp. was founded in 1997 and is based in Florham Park, New Jersey with additional offices in New York and Mineola, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Miami, Florida; Chicago, Illinois; and Los Angeles, California.

Water-Jel Technologies

Acquisition in 2005
Water-Jel Technologies manufactures burn care products for the pre-hospital treatment of burn injuries. Its professional products include emergency burn care products, such as fire blankets and wraps, burn stations, burn dressings, burn kits, and pain-relieving gels for burns; radiation relief products, including skincare system and soothing lotion; first aid products, such as sprays, creams, and ointments; hand sanitizers; and professional-grade therapeutic analgesic solutions. Water-Jel Technologies' consumer products comprise Burn Jel plus, an emergency burn care treatment for minor burns; household burn kits; burn dressing packs; sunburn relief products; radiation relief products; and pain relieving topical analgesic solutions. It serves industries, emergency medical services, fire services, sea air rescue, U.S. military armed forces, and food service markets. Water-Jel Technologies sells its products through distributes in the United States and internationally. It began operation, with its headquarters in Carlstadt in New Jersey, and it is a former subsidiary of Worldwide Xceed Group.

American Products Company

Acquisition in 2003
American Products Company manufactures precision machining and assembly products for aerospace, military, telecommunication, medical, commercial, electronic, and automotive industries. The company is dedicated to applying the principles of total quality management to the daily operations to guarantee that it meets or exceeds the customers’ requirements. American Products Company was founded on 1955 and is headquartered in Union, New Jersey.