The Riverside Company elevates Ali Al Alaf to MD level

• Al Alaf will report to Karsten Langer, managing partner at Riverside Europe
• Prior to joining Riverside, Al Alaf worked at Ebury Partners, and Chrystal Capital Partners
• Riverside has made 960 investments

The Riverside Company has appointed Ali Al Alaf as managing director and head of origination for Riverside Europe, effective immediately.

Al Alaf will report directly to Karsten Langer, managing partner at Riverside Europe.

“Since joining Riverside, Ali has been a key member of our European origination team, initially as part of the research team and more recently as senior originator in the Nordic region, where he was responsible for originating several investments,” said Langer.

Al Alaf will be responsible for sourcing new platform and add-on investments across the continent, and co-ordinating with the North American origination team and other Riverside teams globally, according to a release.

Prior to joining Riverside, Al Alaf worked at Ebury Partners, and Chrystal Capital Partners.

The Riverside Company is a global investment firm based in New York. The firm has made 960 investments.