William Blair acted as financial advisor to Charlesbank Capital Partners (Charlesbank) in connection with its investment in CENTEGIX, a portfolio company of Gauge Capital. The transaction closed on August 19, 2025, continuing William Blair’s leadership in Education Technology and Government Technology, with the transaction representing William Blair’s 39th Education Technology transaction since January 1, 2021, and 4th transaction in 2025.
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Founded in 1998, Charlesbank is a leading middle-market private investment firm with over $22 billion of assets under management as of June 30, 2025. Drawing on nearly three decades of experience and sector insights, the firm takes a thematic approach to investing across its target sectors: business and consumer services, healthcare, industrial, and technology. Charlesbank partners with talented management teams to help businesses unlock value and accelerate growth, with a focus on long-term value creation. The firm provides flexible capital through complementary strategies spanning management-led buyouts, opportunistic credit and technology investments. Charlesbank has offices in Boston and New York.
CENTEGIX® is the industry leader in innovative safety solutions for all types of workplaces. The cloud-based CENTEGIX Safety Platform™ is the center for layered safety plans and initiates the fastest response time for emergencies, from the everyday to the extreme, anywhere on campus. Leaders nationwide trust CENTEGIX’s innovative safety solutions to empower and protect people every day.
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