Funds & Criteria
Our four fund families encompass different investments, geographies and investment criteria, but share our common global strategy.
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Riverside Capital Appreciation Fund (RCAF) traces its lineage to 1988. It invests in North American-based platform companies with EBITDA of $5 million to $20 million.
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Riverside Europe Fund (REF) began making investments in 1997. This fund family invests in leading companies from Portugal to Scandinavia with EBITDA of between €3 million and €20 million.
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Riverside Micro-Cap Fund (RMCF) made its first investment in 2005. This fund family seeks fast-growing North American “micro” companies with up to $5 million in EBITDA.
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Riverside Asia-Pacific Fund (RAF) was launched in 2007. This fund family targets the developed economies of Asia, focusing on Japanese and South Korean companies with less than $10 million in EBITDA.
When we consider a company for acquisition, we generally measure it against these criteria:
- Niche leaders with significant and defensible market share
- Growth opportunities (organic, buy & build)
- Diversified customer base
- Enterprise Value between €15 and €200 millions
- Operating profit of at least €3 million
- Operating profit margin exceeding 10%
- Three years of profitable history
- Management team willing to co-invest