The Riverside Company, a company that offers private equity investment services, agreed to acquire The Townsend Group, a provider of global real estate and real asset investment advisory services, from Aon, a professional services provider. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Townsend has always been an innovator and we have grown our business through thoughtful collaboration with our clients and an integrated team approach, with a senior team averaging 20 years of working together. This new partnership ensures continuity and exciting growth opportunities for our clients and further development opportunities for our colleagues. We are grateful for the continued support of our clients globally and the next initiatives for growth supported by our partners at Riverside, and we appreciate and look forward to maintaining our long-standing relationship with Aon,” Anthony Frammartino, The Townsend Group President.