CIBC Capital Partners
161 Bay Street, Brookfield Place, Toronto, Ontario, M5J 2S8, Canada
Overview
CIBC Capital Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in direct, fund, and mezzanine investments; providing subordinated debt and equity to mid and late stage private or public companies to finance internal growth, acquisitions, management/leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations for middle market and mature companies . The firm prefers to invest in companies undergoing financial restructurings (or requiring short-term liquidity) and investments are typically made in later stage. The firm typically invest in Internet retail, Industrials, Consumer staples, Healthcare services and equipment, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Financials, Online services, Application Software, Computer Hardware, and Telecommunication Services sector. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in Canada, Europe, and Australia. The firm prefers to invest between CAD10 million ($9.81 million) and CAD20 million ($19.61 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm typically exits its investments between 3 and 5 years and form transitional a capital investment, such as bridge financing, a horizon of up to 24 months is typical. CIBC Capital Partners was founded in 1989 and is based in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in New York, United States, Greater London, United Kingdom, Massachusetts, and United States.
- Total investments
- 1
- Lead investments
- 1
- Investments · 12mo
- 0
- Active investors
- 0
Sector focus
- Finance
- Financial Services
- Venture Capital
Investment portfolio
- Cortera
Led · Equity · Apr 2008
Cortera provides a commercial data analytics platform that helps customers predict opportunity and risk from point of client acquisition through payment. The platform leverages a contributory network to deliver insights into the purchase and payment behavior of private and public companies, using behavioral modeling, predictive risk scores and proactive monitoring. Its Cortera Credit Exchange is fueled by over $1.3 trillion in annual B2B transactions across more than 20 million U.S. business locations and delivers risk views across 45 industry segments. Product features include interactive infographics, self-service batch appends, robust APIs and real-time scorecard wizards to present data-driven insights in intuitive formats. Led by CEO Jim Swift, the company raised $10m in a Series B round. As part of the investment, Shea Wallon of Fitch Group Financial Venture Fund will join Cortera’s board of directors. Cortera specializes in affordable business and corporate intelligence solutions. It offers Quicklook, a service that provides information relevant to credit analysis, and TREE, a navigational tool that visually represents a company’s organization. The company has built a comprehensive database covering nearly every company in the United States, with related analytics for each record. Cortera’s products target credit analysis and corporate data needs. Financially, Cortera raised $8 million in a funding round led by CIBC Capital Partners with participation from Fidelity Ventures and Battery Ventures. Fidelity Ventures acquired Cortera in 2006 and, together with Battery Ventures, has provided $11 million in growth capital.
Team
No current team members are available.