CIVC PARTNERS
CIVC PARTNERS is a Series C+ and buyout fund in the US and Canada investing in Fintech, business-services, utility-and-infrastructure-services, facility-services, transportation-logistics, environmental-services, insurance-services, it-services, digital-marketing-services, compliance-and-risk-management and market-research.
- Stages
- Series C+, buyout
- Sectors
- Fintech, business-services, utility-and-infrastructure-services, facility-services, transportation-logistics, environmental-services, insurance-services, it-services, digital-marketing-services, compliance-and-risk-management, market-research
- Invests in
- US-wide, Canada
- Actively investing
- Yes
- Founded
- 1970
- Assets under management
- $2.27B
- Website
- civc.com
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Thesis
CIVC Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm established in 1970, focusing on providing growth and buyout capital to middle-market companies. Their investment thesis centers on identifying high-growth niches within business services (including IT, digital marketing, compliance, and fintech), utility and infrastructure services, facility services, transportation & logistics, environmental services, and insurance services. The firm employs a strategy of buyout, recapitalization, and growth equity investments, targeting platform companies with $5 million to $25 million in EBITDA. CIVC Partners has a geographical focus on the United States and Canada. The firm's AUM is approximately $2.27 billion, with its latest fund, CIVC Partners Fund VII, closing at $870 million in November 2023. Since 1989, they have invested over $2.7 billion in more than 86 platform companies.
Common questions
Does CIVC PARTNERS invest at the Series C+ stage?
Yes. CIVC PARTNERS lists Series C+ and buyout among the stages it invests in.
Where does CIVC PARTNERS invest?
CIVC PARTNERS invests in the US and Canada.