please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . february 2016 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message civc partners type private ownership industry private equity founded 1989 headquarters chicago illinois united states products private equity funds total assets 1.3 billion website www.civc.com 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 experienced difficulties in 2008 with its high profile investment in the financial guaranty insurance company also known as fgic a bond insurer . 2 civc s major past and present investments include la fitness a health club operator ; first franklin a sub prime mortgage bank ; 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 . references edit www.civc.com fgic still searching for a lifeline . thedeal.com may 9 2008 external links edit civc partners company website v t e private equity and venture capital investment firms investment strategy venture growth mezzanine secondaries leveraged buyout history history of private equity and venture capital early history of private equity private equity in the 1980s private equity in the 1990s private equity in the 2000s investors angel investor corporate venture capital commercial bank crowdfunding institutional investor insurance company investment bank endowment family office fund of funds high net worth individual merchant bank pension fund sovereign wealth fund private equity firms venture capital firms portfolio companies this article about a private equity or venture capital firm is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title civc partners & oldid 743336373 categories private equity firms of the united statesinvestment banking private equity groupscompanies based in chicagoprivate equity firm stubshidden categories articles with a promotional tone from february 2016all articles with a promotional tonearticles needing additional references from february 2016all articles needing additional referencesarticles needing additional references from november 2015all stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 04 55 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view