Riverstone's investment professionals understand the businesses of the management teams with whom they have partnered, share their perspective on the industry, know the risks, and in general speak their language.
In the end, there is no substitute for industry knowledge, insight, experience and relationships. Riverstone uses these competitive advantages to support management teams in their quest to optimize value. We believe value is maximized through investments in companies where the strategic insight, experience and relationships of Riverstone combined with the abilities of exceptional management teams can be fully developed. This approach—building sustainable value through improved operating performance—typically occurs over time, which requires patience, foresight and conviction.
Riverstone believes the industry experience of its investment professionals enables it to determine better the quality of a potential portfolio company's assets, products and services, as well as the overall economic risk and return potential. Riverstone's collective experience provides perspective, familiarity and the ability to identify investment opportunities and help pioneer new applications from existing asset structures. Riverstone is capable of providing management teams with valuable advice, insight and direction as they execute their strategies.