PE/VC investors

Private Equity (PE) and Venture Capital (VC) investors are the catalysts of innovation and growth in the business world. PE firms primarily target established companies, seeking to optimize operations and unlock value through strategic investments and management expertise. They focus on long-term growth and profitability, often preparing businesses for a future sale or IPO. VC investors, by contrast, are the adventurers of finance, injecting capital into high-potential startups and early-stage companies. They embrace risk for the possibility of outsized returns, often becoming invaluable advisors. Both investor types not only bring capital but also strategic guidance, industry connections, and market insights, propelling their portfolio companies towards success.

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CIVC CIVC
CIVC Partners is a private equity firm, based in Chicago, focused on middle market buyout, recapitalization, and growth equity investments in industry sectors where our firm can combine its experience, resource network and insight to provide flexible capital for portfolio companies and investors. CIVC was founded in 1970, and our current investment strategy and the core of our management team have been in place since 1989, investing over $1.9 billion of capital in 70 platform companies since then. In this time span, CIVC has actively and consistently invested in the Business Services vertical. This focus area offers CIVC investment opportunities across numerous attractive, high growth niches. We believe this focused approach has led to our strong results by creating advantages in selecting and working with portfolio companies to achieve our collective strategic and financial goals.
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Civilization Ventures Civilization Ventures
Civilization Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on cutting edge innovations in exponential health tech and biology that address key opportunities in rapidly growing markets. <br />
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Clairvest Group, Inc. Clairvest Group, Inc.
Clairvest, a leader in the Canadian private equity industry for more than 35 years, has approximately $4.5 billion of capital under management. Clairvest partners with management to invest in profitable small and mid-sized North American companies, across a wide variety of industries. In addition to providing financing, Clairvest contributes strategic expertise and execution ability to support the growth and development of its investee partners. Clairvest realizes value through investment returns and the eventual disposition of its investments. Distinguishing Characteristics: 1. Alignment of Interest: We invest our own money along with our investment partners; at least 25% of each fund. We approach each investment as owners and shareholders. 2. Ownership Flexibility We back owner operators with a proven track record of success. We are comfortable owning between 20% and 80% of the equity, as long as management continues to have significant ownership share in the company. 3. True Value Creation Rather then rely on leverage or public market exits to drive our returns, we focus on EBITDA growth and building assets of strategic significance to larger national players. 4. We provide capital to facilitate growth. Our capital can be used to fund acquisitions, pursue growth CAPEX and/or provide liquidity to existing shareholders. 5. Deal Size We look to make investments of $20 to $100 million in companies with EBITDA greater than $5 million.
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Clarendon Fund Managers Clarendon Fund Managers
Clarendon Fund Managers is a venture capital fund manager based in Belfast. We manage Co-Fund NI, a £47 million equity fund, funded by Invest NI and British Business Investments, that will co-invest in deals led by business angels and other private investors. To date, we have invested £31m in multiple funding rounds into 82 companies, along with matching private investment of £67m. In addition Clarendon Fund Managers manages HBAN Ulster, the Halo & Business Angel Network in Northern Ireland. HBAN is the trusted network for business angels on the island of Ireland. Since its inception in 2019, HBAN Ulster has facilitated investment into 40 local companies, leveraging £8.4m of angel funding with round sizes totalling £38.5m. We are continuing to match investors with qualified pre-screened investment opportunities through our pitching events, online deal flow management platform and personal introductions. Should you wish to discuss either Co-Fund or HBAN please don't hesitate to get in touch with one of the team.
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Clarion Capital Partners Clarion Capital Partners
Clarion Capital Partners is a New York-based investment manager founded in 1999, specializing in Private Equity and Credit. The firm focuses on lower middle market companies, typically as the first institutional capital provider, targeting those with EBITDA between $7.5 million and $30 million. Clarion employs a thesis-driven, multi-year investment strategy, investing between $20 million and $100 million in equity, and has achieved top-quartile returns with its latest fund, Clarion IV, closing at $677 million. In its Credit segment, launched in 2018, Clarion specializes in Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) equity, mezzanine, and warehouse investments. The firm emphasizes a collaborative culture and has a team of experienced partners who have worked together for over 15 years. Clarion aligns its interests with investors by committing 10-15% of the capital in each fund. As of December 31, 2024, the firm managed approximately $1.9 billion in assets and has expanded its capabilities by becoming the investment manager for Crown Global International.
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Clarion Partners Clarion Partners
Clarion Partners is a leading pure-play commercial real estate investment manager. The Firm is headquartered in New York with a presence in major markets across the United States and Europe. Our organization is built on a broad network of real estate professionals who bring knowledge of local markets to every investment decision. • 40+ year history focused exclusively on real estate • $73.7 billion in total assets under management • ~500 global institutional investors • ~1,420 properties across numerous U.S. and European markets • Investments in high-quality assets across property sectors: industrial, housing, alternative, retail, office, and hotel property types • Broad range of real estate strategies across the risk/return spectrum: core, core-plus, value-add, and opportunistic • Investment options in both fund and separate account formats • Expertise in equity and debt structures • 350+ employees • SEC-registered investment adviser We seek to provide investors with long-term real estate solutions to support their investment objectives, mindful of our obligations of accountability, transparency, and trust. For more information, please visit our website, www.clarionpartners.com. All information as of 9/30/2025.
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Claritas Investimentos Claritas Investimentos
Claritas is a a pioneer in independent resource management, offering local and international funds. We have been operating in the market for 20 years, with a stable and experienced team, delivering solid and consistent results. Since 2012, we have been part of the Principal Financial Group, one of the world's largest asset managers.
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CLARK Investment Group (CIG) CLARK Investment Group (CIG)
Clark Investment Group is a private real estate development and investment company based in Wichita, Kansas since 1960. The Clark portfolio includes over 8,000,000 square feet of industrial, office, retail and hospitality real estate. With particular expertise in self-storage, Clark has developed over 100 self-storage facilities with more than 65,000 rental units, and is the nation’s largest source of private equity capital for self-storage development. <br />
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Class 5 Global Class 5 Global
Class 5 is in the people business. We have no factories, no inventory, and no secret formula. All we have are the people who choose to work with us. Great entrepreneurs are the single most important factor to Class 5’s success. Startups have many partners to choose from. So, what sets us apart? We believe its our culture.
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Clave Clave
Clave es COMPROMISO Impulsamos proyectos innovadores y pymes industriales, a través de inversiones o de la inmersión en el proceso de creación de valor de la empresa. Clave es PROFESIONALIDAD Contamos con más de 16 años de experiencia en los que hemos realizado más de 65 inversiones, participando en la definición de la estrategia y gestión de las empresas de sectores como la tecnología, energías renovables, agroalimentación y otros. Clave es INTEGRACIÓN DE EQUIPOS Fomentamos la colaboración estrecha y directa con los promotores y equipos directivos para apoyar el crecimiento de las empresas y afrontar los nuevos retos del mercado.
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