Riverside closes third acquisition of the year
Opening up a flow of business into the chemical and pharmaceutical industries in Europe and China, The Riverside Company has announced the purchase of ITT Richter Chemie-Technik GmbH, a leading supplier of pumps, valves, controls and related services to selected segments of the chemical, fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries. With this transaction, Riverside – the largest private equity firm investing in premier companies at the smaller end of the middle market – has tapped its third acquisition of 2006. Richter also marks Riverside Europe’s third purchase in the last four weeks; in late December, the firm’s European office closed the acquisitions of Diatron and Heat Seekers.
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