Riviera Equity Partners

Riviera Equity Partners is a Santa Barbara-based strategic advisory and principal investment company focused on small and medium-sized businesses. Our principals have institutional investment banking and private equity backgrounds with experience across a variety of industries including software, business services, industrials and manufacturing. We believe small business is the backbone of America and is often underserved by institutional advisors and investors. We take a partnering approach with our clients and offer a combination of strategic and operating advisory, capital investment and often exchange our services for equity to demonstrate alignment with the success of our partner companies. We have a highly dedicated and focused team with over 50 years combined investment banking and principal investing experience executing over 100 transactions totaling more than $25 billion in transaction value. The firm also has an extensive network of operating and investment partners currently with leading investment banks, hedge funds, family offices and private equity firms providing a significant pool of operating, investment and advisory resources.