Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Overbay Capital Partners

Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in Bridgepointe Technologies

January 11, 2022

IT Services

Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Bridgepointe Technologies, a San Mateo-based IT strategy and advisory firm. Bridgepointe raised more than $100 million in total proceeds to fund partner recruitment and enablement, service and brand expansion, key hires, and future acquisitions.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Majority Growth Investment in Petra Funds Group

October 19, 2023

Financial Services

Charlesbank Capital Partners has agreed to make a majority growth investment in Petra Funds Group, a fund administrator serving private investment firms. The Petra founders and management will remain significant shareholders, and the investment will support Petra's scaling of services, technology enablement, and talent recruitment to expand its fund administration and middle/back-office offerings.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Commits $250M to Rise Growth Partners

February 1, 2024

Wealth Management

Charlesbank Capital Partners has committed $250 million to Rise Growth Partners to provide growth capital that Rise will use to acquire minority stakes in high-growth registered investment advisors (RIAs). Rise, based in Austin, will leverage the capital and its operating team to provide strategic guidance and accelerate partner RIAs' organic growth and M&A activity.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Searchlight Cyber

January 18, 2024

Cybersecurity

Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Searchlight Cyber, a Portsmouth-based dark web intelligence and threat intelligence software company. The founders and existing investor Astra Capital Management remain invested; proceeds will be used to accelerate R&D, expand go-to-market capabilities and support organic growth and acquisitions. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Charlesbank and Livingbridge Make Strategic Growth Investment in Quorum Cyber

June 5, 2024

Cybersecurity

Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Quorum Cyber, with re-investment from Livingbridge (Enterprise 3) and existing investor Golding Capital Partners. The funding will support Quorum Cyber's US expansion, talent recruitment, capability enhancement (including AI-enabled services) and continued development of its Microsoft-aligned managed security offerings.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Acquires BOX Partners

December 14, 2021

Packaging

Charlesbank Capital Partners has acquired BOX Partners, a family-owned, technology-enabled wholesaler of packaging, shipping and industrial supplies headquartered in Elgin, Illinois. The deal—funded with equity and debt and marking the company's first outside equity—positions BOX to expand product categories, geographies and e-commerce capabilities; Neil Thomas will become CEO and the company's co-founder and president will step down.