Civica marks exciting new chapter for growth with Blackstone

Civica secures backing for growth strategy and vision to become a global GovTech champion

Blackstone, the world’s largest alternative asset manager, has completed its acquisition of Civica, from Partners Group, a leading global private markets firm, acting on behalf of its clients. The transaction was previously announced on November 22, 2023, and has fulfilled all regulatory approvals.

Civica’s vision to become a global GovTech champion will be supported by the investment. Providing a strong foundation to build on over two decades of growth as a global leader in software for the public sector, that helps deliver critical services to over 100 million citizens around the world.

Commenting on the announcement, Lee Perkins, Chief Executive Officer at Civica, said: “With digitalization transforming the expectation of public services around the world, Civica creates the software that helps public servants deliver for citizens every day. Blackstone has a long track record of investing in technology and in the UK, and we look forward to partnering with them as we build on two decades of growth and innovation.”

Jonathan Murphy, Senior Managing Director, and Miguel García Gómez, Principal at Blackstone, said: “Civica has established itself as a leader in the ‘GovTech’ space, helping public bodies globally embrace technology and improve their services. We’re thrilled to partner with Lee and the management team and support Civica’s continued growth and global expansion.”

About Blackstone
Blackstone is the world’s largest alternative asset manager. We seek to create positive economic impact and long-term value for our investors. We do this by relying on extraordinary people and flexible capital to help strengthen the companies we invest in. Our over $1 trillion in assets under management include investment vehicles focused on private equity, real estate, public debt and equity, infrastructure, life sciences, growth equity, opportunistic, non-investment grade credit, real assets and secondary funds, all on a global basis. Further information is available at www.blackstone.com. Follow @blackstone on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

About Civica Group  
We’re Civica and we make software that helps deliver critical services for citizens all around the world. From local government to central government, to education, to health and care, over 5,000 public bodies across the globe use our software to help provide critical services to over 100 million citizens. Our aspiration is to be a GovTech champion everywhere we work around the globe, supporting the needs of citizens and those that serve them every day. www.civica.com