March 2015 Court Square Capital acquired Research Now. The firm's predecessor Citicorp Venture Capital Equity Partners traces its roots to 1968 with the founding of Citicorp Venture Capital. In the 1980s, CVC Equity Partners began to focus primarily on leveraged buyout transactions. The spin out of Court Square came at the same time as the spin outs of private equity groups from other leading investment banks including:
JPMorgan Chase (
CCMP Capital),
Morgan Stanley (
Metalmark Capital), Deutsche Bank (
MidOcean Partners) and
Credit Suisse First Boston (
Avista Capital Partners,
Diamond Castle Holdings). In 2008, Citigroup sold off the bulk of its $400 million of interests in legacy Court Square investment funds to
secondary investors AlpInvest Partners and
Goldman Sachs. In 2025, Court Square Capital Partners, alongside Pamlico Capital, made an investment in Avant, a financial technology company focused on consumer lending. The investment was reported as a growth-oriented transaction aimed at supporting Avant’s continued expansion. In 2026, Court Square Capital Partners raised approximately $3.8 billion for its fifth flagship private equity fund, Court Square Capital Partners V. The fund focuses on middle-market investments, consistent with the firm's historical strategy of investing in companies across sectors such as business services, healthcare, and industrials. ==References==