GTCR Invests in Clear Capital

Chicago-based private equity firm GTCR has made a majority investment in Clear Capital, a Reno, Nevada–headquartered real estate analytics, valuation technology and data solutions provider; Clear Capital's co-founder and CEO Duane Andrews retains a substantial equity stake. GTCR will partner with management to expand Clear Capital's valuation and data offerings, invest in technology and accelerate M&A activity, including integration of its CubiCasa digital floor-plan product. Financial and legal advisors to the deal included Wells Fargo, Houlihan Lokey and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett for GTCR, and American Discovery Capital and O'Melveny & Myers for Clear Capital.