Riverside Company is a global private equity firm specializing in investments in growing businesses with enterprise values of up to $400 million. Established in 1988, Riverside has completed over 480 transactions and manages a diverse international portfolio of more than 80 companies. As one of the largest private equity firms in the world, Riverside Company focuses on both control and non-control investments to support the growth and development of companies across various industries.
Accel-KKR LLC is a private equity firm focused on growth capital and middle market investments, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California, with additional offices in Atlanta and London. The firm specializes in buyouts of non-core divisions from larger companies, acquisitions of closely held private firms, and going-private transactions for small public companies. Accel-KKR targets businesses with revenues between $10 million and $200 million, often preferring majority ownership or control investments. Its primary investment area is the technology sector, which includes software, Internet technologies, and IT-enabled services, as well as various sub-segments like enterprise software, telecommunications equipment, and business process outsourcing. The firm seeks to provide liquidity and growth capital to companies that prefer to remain private or lack the scale to enter public markets. Accel-KKR commits capital ranging from less than $10 million to over $100 million, aiming to foster long-term growth in its portfolio companies.
MASSACHUSETTS CAPITAL RESOURCE COMPANY was established in 1977 as a limited partnership privately owned and funded by Massachusetts-based life insurance companies. The Company’s mission was to create a source of risk capital to fill the senior debt to equity funding “gap” experienced by growing companies. Their investment activity complements, rather than competes with, the financing provided by senior lenders and equity investors. Mass. Capital provides higher risk growth and acquisition capital to manufacturing, distribution, service and technology companies. They focus on emerging growth and middle market companies with operations in Massachusetts. Their investments are structured to fit the specific needs of portfolio companies and to complement funding available from senior lenders and equity investors.
Charlesbank Capital Partners is a prominent private equity firm with approximately $2 billion in assets, headquartered in Boston with an additional office in New York City. The firm specializes in investments in mature middle-market companies across various industries, primarily in the United States. Charlesbank focuses on supporting skilled management teams through management-led buyouts, growth capital financings, and turnarounds. It typically invests between $20 million and $150 million in companies with enterprise values ranging from $50 million to $1.5 billion and EBITDA between $15 million and $75 million. The firm prefers to take both majority and minority stakes, generally holding investments for five to seven years before exiting through initial public offerings or strategic sales. Established in 1998, Charlesbank aims to build fundamentally strong businesses while exploring opportunities in Europe and emerging markets in Asia and Africa.
Spiral Capital is a venture capital firm with multiple entities focusing on seed, early, middle, and late-stage investments in mobile, internet, software, healthcare, industrials, transportation, emerging technologies, and various other sectors in Southeast Asia, Japan, and the United States. Founded in 2012 as IMJ Investment Partners, it later transformed into Spiral Ventures to operate independently. With offices in Singapore, Jakarta, and Tokyo, Spiral Capital aims to support startups and innovative companies in their growth journey across different markets in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific region.
BOOST&Co provides debt solutions to innovative SMEs in Europe. They understand innovation and entrepreneurship and they create financing solutions to help SMEs develop. At BOOST&Co they don’t have a fixed lending model. Every one of their loans is individually designed to fit each SME’s needs. Precision Lending doesn’t require you to give up control or autonomy – they don’t want to run your company. If they didn’t like the way you do things, they wouldn’t be lending to you. BOOST&Co is independent and thinks independently. This means they only lend where they think the situation is right. They manage their own capital and make their own decisions.
Saarländische Wagnisfinanzierungsgesellschaft (SWG), established in 1997, is a Germany-based financial services firm dedicated to supporting emerging technology companies and innovative businesses. The organization aims to facilitate the growth and development of these enterprises by providing equity and quasi-equity financing. SWG focuses on assisting companies in their early stages as well as established firms looking to develop new products and enhance their marketing efforts. By offering tailored financial support, SWG plays a significant role in fostering innovation and entrepreneurship within the European venture capital landscape.
Summit Group, founded by Barry Sack in 1985 and headquartered in London, focuses on investing in companies across various sectors including finance, marketing, business services, property services, medical services, and energy. The firm primarily targets start-ups and early-stage investments but is also open to distress refinancing for more established businesses and buyouts. In addition to its investment activities, Summit Group is involved in property development, collaborating with landowners on projects to share in development profits.
C5 Capital is a family capital-backed investment firm founded in 2014, headquartered in London, with additional offices in Luxembourg, Cape Town, Washington D.C., and Manama. The firm specializes in early-stage investments across the Middle East, North America, and Europe, focusing on sectors such as data technology, global security, and cybersecurity. C5 Capital aims to build long-term relationships with committed investors and innovative founder teams, supporting partners at various stages of growth. With a strong emphasis on industry expertise and execution capability, the firm seeks to provide funding and growth opportunities while contributing to the public good. C5 Capital typically invests between £2 million and £25 million in companies with a minimum revenue of $5 million and a revenue growth rate of over 20% annually. The firm prefers to take equity positions, often seeking board representation in its portfolio companies.
Goldman Sachs is a global financial services firm that provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. The company offers financial advisory services, underwriting services, and client execution services in various markets. They also engage in securities services, financing, and investing activities across a range of asset classes. Additionally, Goldman Sachs manages investment portfolios and mutual funds for institutions and individuals globally. The firm operates various segments, including Investment Banking, Institutional Client Services, Investing & Lending, and Investment Management. Founded in 1869 and headquartered in New York, Goldman Sachs aims to drive technology-based disruption and invest in late-stage venture capital and growth equity transactions to build revolutionary businesses worldwide.