“Our relationship with Riverside during and after the acquisition has exceeded our most optimistic expectations. They have been and continue to be supportive and respectful of our staff, our corporate culture, and our company.”
Judy Sabanek President Keepsake Quilting
For Owners of Entrepreneurial and Family Companies
Riverside's experience includes buying over 40 family-owned companies in its history. We have invested in family-owned companies in a variety of situations:
- Owners who want to remain active in the business for a relatively short transition period of 1–3 years;
- Owners who want to remain active in management for the full period of Riverside's ownership;
- Owners who prefer a Board level role where they continue to represent the company in the community and the industry;
- Owners who desire full divestiture and no continuing active role in the company.
Riverside is open to structuring the type of financial and managerial arrangement that works best for the existing owners and the company.
Riverside is also cognizant of the many issues involved in selling a family-owned company–from tax considerations to family financial planning to the role the owner family plays in the community and industry. We also well understand and respect the need for utmost discretion during the selling process.
Most importantly the family and the entrepreneur have been able to build something of real value in the company because of its people–both management and workers. Riverside sees its role as adding to the vision of the entrepreneur and his family–not displacing it.
In addition to the above considerations, there are a series of reasons you may find Riverside attractive as a potential buyer of your company:
- Our expertise at working with industry leading companies valued between €15 and €150 million
- Our staff's years of experience and spirit of teamwork
- Our talent to close deals quickly and smoothly
- Our record of working successfully with companies to enhance their value
- A company that values principles as highly as profits
We are the professionals of Riverside and we look forward to working with you.