“We’ve Moved Downmarket”: Behind Riverside’s Unique Roll-Up Strategy
Few companies consider deals below $5 million EBITDA – and even fewer launch roll-ups with an asset that small. But The Riverside Company does just that, with an international edge.
US PE’s Outperformance of European PE Is Structural, Not Operational
It’s not that US firms are better operators – there are a number of structural reasons for the performance gap between European buyouts and their American counterparts.
Why Do Smaller Buyouts Outperform Large Caps? Operations.
Dedicated operating partners are scarce in the small- to mid-market. But counterintuitively, these firms’ operational successes have led them to outperform large buyouts.
PE Ownership Bears Some Blame for the Healthcare Cyberattack Crisis
Private equity involvement in healthcare has been controversial for many operational reasons — we can now add digital innovation to the list.
The Midmarket’s People Problem
2024 has seen a renewed interest in midmarket deals. Successful post-facto value creation, though, will rely on buyout firms’ ability to navigate human capital needs.
Operations Are at the Core of Edison Partners’ Energy AI Deal
Edison Partners’ $15M deal with energy AI tool Seismos leaned on Edison Edge, the firm’s operations platform. Such a platform is a rarity for a lower mid-market dealmaker.