# CIVC Partners

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{{Short description|Chicago-based private equity firm}}
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{{Infobox company
| logo   = CIVC Partners logo.png
| name   = CIVC Partners
| type   = [Private Ownership](/source/Private_Company)
| key_people     =
| foundation     = {{start date and age|1970}}
| location       = [Chicago](/source/Chicago), [Illinois](/source/Illinois), United States
| industry       = [Private Equity](/source/Private_Equity)
| products       = [Private equity fund](/source/Private_equity_fund)s
| assets         = $1.8 billion
| homepage       = {{URL|https://www.civc.com/}}
}}

'''CIVC Partners,''' previously known as Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, is a [Chicago](/source/Chicago)-based private equity firm.

CIVC Partners provides growth and buyout capital to middle-market companies engaged in business services, utility and infrastructure services, facility services, transportation & logistics, outsourced services, environmental services, IT services, software & tech-enabled services, insurance services, compliance and risk management, digital marketing services and financial technology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sector Focus |url=https://www.civc.com/sector-focus/}}</ref>

== History ==
The firm's predecessor was established in 1970 as a subsidiary of [Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company](/source/Continental_Illinois_National_Bank_and_Trust_Company).   When Continental Illinois was acquired in 1994 by [Bank of America](/source/Bank_of_America), the CIVC team formed a semi-independent private equity firm, CIVC Partners, with backing from Bank of America. Today, CIVC is an independent middle-market [private equity firm](/source/private_equity_firm) with a diverse group of L.P. investors, and recently raised its seventh fund.

CIVC's major investments from the past and present include: Crest Insurance Group, a leading insurance brokerage; Magna Legal Services, a legal support services firm; KPA, an EHS compliance management software company; The Brickman Group, a commercial landscaping company; Thermo Fluids, an environmental services company; Stoneridge Insurance Brokers, an insurance brokerage and managing general agent; EN Engineering, a utility/power/energy focused engineering company; PowerTeam Services, a provider of infrastructure services to the gas and electric utility industry; Ground Penetrating Radar Systems (GPRS), a nationwide provider of private utility locating and concrete scanning services; [LA Fitness](/source/LA_Fitness), a leading operating of full service fitness clubs throughout the US; and [Wintrust Financial Corporation](/source/Wintrust_Financial), a regional bank holding company.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.civc.com/portfolio/|title = Portfolio}}</ref>

CIVC Partners acquired [Colorado](/source/Colorado)-based database and analytics service provider in January 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dorbian |first=Iris |date=2024-01-16 |title=CIVC Partners snaps up data managed services firm Datavail |url=https://www.pehub.com/civc-partners-snaps-up-data-managed-services-firm-datavail/ |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=PE Hub |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official website}}

{{Private equity firms}}

Category:Financial services companies established in 1970
Category:Private equity firms of the United States
Category:Companies based in Chicago

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