Articles from Charlesbank Capital Partners

Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm, today announced that it has once again been included on Inc.’s annual list of Founder-Friendly Investors. The list highlights private equity, venture capital and debt firms recognized for their strong partnerships with founders and their success in helping companies scale and thrive.

Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm, is pleased to announce that it has again been included on GrowthCap’s list of “Top Private Equity Firms of 2025.”

Charlesbank is pleased to announce Carolyn Wintner as a 2025 recipient of GrowthCap’s Top Women Leaders in Growth Investing award. Now in its fifth year, the award honors exceptional women who are shaping the future of growth investing through outstanding leadership, demonstrating sustained excellence in their areas of expertise and earning the respect of their peers and stakeholders.

Two portfolio companies of Charlesbank Capital Partners – Action Behavior Centers and Tecomet – have been named to Newsweek’s list of "America’s Greatest Workplaces 2025." This recognition, earned for the second consecutive year, highlights their ongoing commitment to providing supportive workplace environments that lead to strong employee engagement.

Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”) is pleased to announce that it has been selected to Private Equity CXO’s (“PE-CXO”) 2025 list of Top 50 Private Equity Firms for Executives. The annual report spotlights those firms that prioritize supportive governance and engagement to create an environment that enables their portfolio executives to succeed.

Charlesbank Capital Partners, a middle-market private investment firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Treisman as Managing Director, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer. Mr. Treisman has over 20 years of experience advising private fund managers and is well-known in the private equity, credit and legal communities.

Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm, today announced that it has, through new aerospace manufacturing holding company Velocity One, successfully closed on its acquisition of EMCORE Corporation (formerly Nasdaq: EMKR) (“EMCORE”), a provider of specialized inertial navigation solutions to the aerospace and defense (“A&D”) industry. The transaction was first announced on November 8, 2024, following unanimous approval by the EMCORE board of directors.

BluWave, the Business Builders’ Network that connects the private equity industry with best-in-class talent, industry consultants and service providers, today announced Charlesbank Capital Partners as a 2025 Top PE Innovator Award winner.*

Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm with offices in Boston and New York, is proud to announce that it has been named to GrowthCap’s “Top Growth Equity Firms of 2024” for the second consecutive year. The firm was honored specifically for its Technology Opportunities strategy, which focuses on lower middle-market technology investments.

Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm, is pleased to announce that Dhruva Kaul and Mike Zirngibl, both Principals on the Technology Opportunities team, have been named to GrowthCap’s “Top 40 Under 40 Growth Investors of 2024” list. Now in its 11th year, the list recognizes experienced professionals who have demonstrated investment talent and acumen in the growth segment of the market, making valuable contributions to their firm and the industry.

Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm, is pleased to announce that it has been included on GrowthCap’s “Top Private Equity Firms of 2024” list.

Aprio (or the “Company”), a leading business advisory and accounting firm, today announced that it has received a strategic investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm with more than $18 billion of capital raised since inception, to accelerate innovation and growth of the business. The transaction represents the first investment of institutional capital into Aprio.

Charlesbank Capital Partners (“Charlesbank”), a middle-market private investment firm, announced today that it has successfully completed fundraising for Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund II (“TOF II” or the “Fund”). The Fund closed at its hard cap of $1.275 billion of commitments1 from a diverse set of existing and new limited partners, surpassing its target of $1.1 billion and initial hard cap of $1.2 billion. TOF II is the successor fund to Charlesbank’s inaugural Technology Opportunities vehicle (“TOF I”), which closed in 2020 with total limited partner commitments of approximately $700 million.