Dallas, TX - November 5, 2025
CIC Partners ("CIC"), is pleased to announce that for a fifth year in a row, we have been named to the Inc.'s Founder-Friendly Investors List. The prestigious list honors the private equity firms with the best track records of success backing founder-led businesses and helping them thrive. All companies on the list have successful track records of collaboration and remaining actively involved with the businesses they invest in.
As part of the vetting process, Inc. spoke with some of our former operators who answered questions about their experiences working with CIC and shared data about the growth we achieved collectively during these partnerships.
CIC’s strategy is rooted in a strong belief that sustained success in investing is predicated upon alignment of interest among investors, founders and management teams. CIC’s funds are comprised of capital from its Investment Team and from its Operating Partners, a network of executives and company founders (many former CIC management teams), who bring industry and leadership expertise to its companies.
“Being a value-add partner is core to our investment approach. We go all in with our owner-operators. From day one through the life of the investment, CIC is locked arm-in-arm with the management team to reach our shared vision for these companies," said Fouad Bashour, Managing Partner.
For over 25 years, CIC has been partnering with founders in the lower middle market, where its capital and expertise can best provide strategic and operational value. Since its inception, the team has invested in over 50 founder-led companies representing over $4 billion in revenues. Uniquely, CIC is open to investments as a minority and majority partner, creating bespoke partnerships and structures that match the objectives of the founders.
About CIC Partners
CIC Partners is a middle-market private equity firm that invests in growth-oriented companies primarily in owner-operator led companies across sectors with particular focus on the food, consumer, and industrial industries. CIC manages the personal capital of its investment team, operating partners and strategic investors and seeks to partner with owner-operators, founders and management teams. CIC looks for opportunities where it can leverage its collective experience of its team, who are successful CEOs and entrepreneurs, to guide, support and add value to portfolio companies. Based in Dallas, Texas, the firm has been generating wealth in private equity investing for its investors and management teams for over 30 years. For additional information, please visit www.cicpartners.com