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CIVC Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Mar 2024, closing $10M. Last cheque observed Sep 2008.

Private equityQuietLast fund $10M, Mar 2024

SeedSeries ASeries BBusiness Services

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque6649days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$10MRounds led0 of 3Sole investor1 rounds
Pitch CIVC Partners

CIVC Partners highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $10M

What they do

CIVC Partners is a Chicago-based private equity firm investing in leading middle-market companies in the business services sector.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
Business Services
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2008

    2 rounds

  2. Sept
    Jinko Solar HoldingSeries B · CN$23MWith 2 others
  3. Feb
    Keen High TechnologiesVenture$10MSole investor
  4. 2007

    1 round

  5. Jan
    3NodSeries A · CN$5.3MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration12 named

CHChris H. GeneserExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
CJChristopher James PerryExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
CMChristopher Martin GeneserPartner - Chief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
DGDaniel G. HelleExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
DWDouglas W. PottersExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JDJohn David WrightExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
JHJohn Henry CompallExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
KHKeith H. YamadaExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
MMMarc Matthew McmanusExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
MDMarcus D. WednerExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
MJMichael J. MillerExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
SMScott Michael SchwartzExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed

We also hold 29 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$2.3Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
CIVC Partners, L.P.
SEC number
CRD 157330

Funds on its Form ADV

16 private funds, $2.3B in gross assets · filed May 2024

  1. CIVC Partners Fund VII, L.P.Private equity65 investors$553M
  2. CIVC Partners Fund VI, L.P.Private equity52 investors$476M
  3. CIVC Partners Fund V, L.P.Private equity105 investors$334M
  4. CIVC Partners Fund VII-A, L.P.Private equity31 investors$307M
  5. CIVC SIB CF, L.P.Private equity38 investors$220M
  6. CIVC Partners Fund VI-A, L.P.Private equity19 investors$197M
  7. CIVC Partners Fund V-A, L.P.Private equity12 investors$77M
  8. CIVC Partners Fund IV, L.P.Private equity30 investors$38M
  9. CIVC Partners Fund IV-A, L.P.Private equity11 investors$20M
  10. CIVC Partners Executive Fund V, L.P.Private equity15 investors$13M

And 6 more on the filing.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

1 of 2 we have independently watched raise

Kpa829studios

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

KPAUndisclosedSept 2014
Track UtilitiesUndisclosedJun 2014

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as CIVC Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name CIVC Partners in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about CIVC Partners

What does CIVC Partners invest in?

CIVC Partners invests most often at Series A and Series B (67% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Business Services.

How active is CIVC Partners?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2008.

How big are CIVC Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M.

Is CIVC Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2008.

Who does CIVC Partners invest alongside?

Most often Shenzhen Capital Group Co. (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is CIVC Partners?

CIVC Partners is a private equity firm based in Chicago, United States.

How much does CIVC Partners manage?

About $2.3B, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

Has CIVC Partners raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Mar 2024, reporting $10M raised.

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