CIVC Partners

CIVC Partners, previously known as Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, is a Chicago-based private equity firm that presently has over $1.3 billion of equity capital under management.[1] The firm's predecessor was established in 1970 as a subsidiary of Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Company. CIVC Partners provides growth and buyout capital to middle-market companies engaged in business services, financial services, and marketing and information services. When Continental Illinois was acquired in 1994 by 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 with a diverse group of L.P. investors, and recently raised its fourth fund.

CIVC Partners

Type	Private Ownership
Industry	Private Equity
Founded	1989 (1989)
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Products	Private equity funds
Total assets	$1.3 billion
Website	www.civc.com

CIVC's major past and present investments include: LA Fitness, a health club operator; The Brickman Group, a commercial landscaping company; Thermo Fluids, an environmental services company; KS Energy Services, a utility services provider; TransWestern Publishing, a publisher of yellow pages directories; Goldline International, a direct marketer of numismatic and bullion coins; and Wintrust Financial Corporation, a regional bank holding company.