Court Square Capital Partners has completed its acquisition of Research Now Group, a provider of digital data collection services.
Research Now Group uses online panels – as well as mobile, digital and social media technologies – to assemble data that is used by its clients to drive business decisions and processes such as: strategy, competitive intelligence, new product development, brand positioning and digital ad effectiveness. Research Now operates in 38 countries and has 24 offices across the globe. The company is headquartered near Dallas in Plano, TX (www.researchnow.com).
“Court Square’s history of investing in winning companies makes them an ideal partner to help us achieve our bold vision,” said Kurt Knapton, President and CEO of Research Now. “With our 15-year track record of industry-leading growth, we have established ourselves as the global standard for quality data collection and client satisfaction. We look forward to building on that momentum with new products and technology offerings that address market opportunities.”
Court Square Capital Partners was established as an independent private equity firm by the former members of Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners. Court Square is focused primarily on leveraged buyout transactions in the middle market. Sectors of interest include business services, general industrial, healthcare, and technology/telecommunications. Court Square currently manages approximately $5.5 billion of capital and is based in New York (www.courtsquare.com).
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