CIVC Partners, previously known as Continental Illinois Venture Corporation, is a Chicago-based private equity firm that presently has over $1.8 billion of equity capital under management. 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, 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.^[1] 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 sixth fund.

CIVC's major past and present investments 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, a leading operating of full service fitness clubs throughout the US; and Wintrust Financial Corporation, a regional bank holding company.^[2]