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Family investment companyTop 500· Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland
Family investment company, based in Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, with 4 direct investments on record.
Composed from this office's classification, location and record.
As of · the latest observation of this office; filed figures carry their own filing dates
- Direct investments
- 4
- Last deployment
- Jun 2026
Deal announcements, Form D and filings
The latest dated investment or commitment on record
As of · the latest observation of this office; filed figures carry their own filing dates
What matters now
- 2direct deals, 12 months
Latest direct deals: E•••••• (May 2026), E•••••• (Feb 2026) and L••••••••• (Jan 2009).
What it bought last is the best guide to what it will buy next, and to the check it writes.
Factannounced deals, press and filingsFor Founders and sponsors raising equityAll direct i••••••••• →
Readings, classification basis and verificationidentity confidence 80% · 19 observations · 2 sourcesShowHide
Family investment companyVerified Sep 16, 2026 (8 days ago)2 people · 4 investments · 0 public positions · 8 events
Why this class: An archived P••••••• executive-bio page (independent of our PR Newswire source) confirms CIG is a family-owned investment and management firm led by A••• S•••••, consistent with Wikipedia's account that R••••• N• S••••• founded CIG in 1971.
Direct investing
60
high
Co-investment
60
high
Each reading is 0 to 100 from the listed components in the evidence section; hover a tile for what it measures. No evidence yet of: external managers, private markets, sponsor-friendly, real estate.
Profile completeness 50% (high value, high value deep; the most valuable missing fact is contacts)
identityclassificationwealth origincapital-scale evidencepeoplecontactsmandatedirect investmentsfund relationshipsco-investorssponsor relationshipsreal estatepublic holdingsrecent eventsprovenancefreshness
Overviewshow
- Classification
- Family investment company
- Description
- ••• Locked
- Headquarters
- Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland
- Office address
- unknown
- Business phone
- unknown
- Website
- unknown
- Year established
- unknown
- Assets under management
- unknown
- Capital scale
- Reported office AUM: unknown. No public number of any kind.
Classification history
- Sep 15, 2026Family investment company 80%An archived P••••••• executive-bio page (independent of our PR Newswire source) confirms CIG is a family-owned investment and management firm led by A••• S•••••, consistent with Wikipedia's account that R••••• N• S••••• founded CIG in 1971Factverifiediccems.com“••• Locked”
- Sep 14, 2026Family investment company 70%a press release by E•••••• describes it as a family investment company (cited)Fact
Family and wealth originshow
- Family served
- S••••• family
- Source of wealth
- unknown
- Operating company origin
- unknown
Team2 people, decision makers firstshow
| Person | Title | Responsibility | Business contact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A••• S••••• | CEO | Leadership | none on record | iccems.com Fact |
| R••••• N• S••••• | Founder and Chairman | Leadership | none on record | en.wikipedia.org Fact |
Signals and timeline8show
Most significant first: what kind of change it is, its size, whose change it is, and how recent. 8 events. 13F position changes are under Public stakes and holdings.
- May 13, 2026Office discovered••• LockedDiscoveryFactprnewswire.com
- Sep 15, 2026Classification changed••• Lockedc•••••••••Facticcems.com
- Jun 2, 2026Portfolio exit••• LockedDirect investmentsFactnewsroom.wiley.com
- Jun 10, 2022Direct investment••• LockedDirect investmentsFacten.wikipedia.org
- Dec 1, 2021Portfolio exit••• LockedDirect investmentsFacten.wikipedia.org
Full timeline · 8 eventsShow fewer
- Dec 1, 2021Portfolio exit••• LockedDirect investmentsFacten.wikipedia.org
- May 17, 2019New manager relationship••• LockedFund relationshipsFactabout.proquest.com
- Feb 9, 2007Direct investment••• LockedDirect investmentsFacten.wikipedia.org
Investment mandateshow
••• Locked
Stated (their words, cited)
- Sectors
- ••• Locked Inference en.wikipedia.org“••• Locked”
- Control preference
- ••• Locked Fact about.proquest.com“••• Locked”
Observed (from the investment record)
- States
- none Fact
- Control
- unknown (3), majority (1) Fact
- Sectors
- information services (1) Fact
- Subsectors
- none Fact
- Co investors
- A•••••• (1) Fact
- Asset classes
- direct equity (1) Fact
- Direct vs fund
- Fund: 0 · Direct: 4 · Real estate: 0 Fact
- Sponsors backed
- none Fact
- Investment count
- 4 Fact
- Investment kinds
- direct investment (3), buyout / majority platform (1) Fact
- First and last deal
- Last: 2026-05-13 · First: 2007-02-09 Fact
- Lead vs participant
- participant (2), unknown (1), lead (1) Fact
- Disclosed check sizes
- Max: $5.3B · Min: $5.3B · Count: 1 Fact••• Locked
Inferred (regulatory shape and team)
Nothing to infer from.
- Invests directly
- unknown
- Allocates to managers
- unknown
- Asset classes
- unknown
- Sectors
- Portfolio has been concentrated in information services, scholarly/research publishing, and education (P•••••••, R.R. Bowker, Emerald Publishing, Sotheby's Institute of Art)
- Geography
- unknown
- Check size
- unknown
Direct investments4 dealsshow
| Date | Company | Kind | Sector | Role | Amount | With | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | E•••••• | Direct investment | unknown | participant | unknown | none named | prnewswire.com Fact “••• Locked” |
| Feb 4, 2026 | E•••••• | Direct investment | unknown | participant | unknown | none named | prnewswire.com Fact “••• Locked” |
| Jan 22, 2009 | L••••••••• | Direct investment | unknown | unknown | unknown | none named | globenewswire.com Fact “••• Locked” |
| Feb 9, 2007 exit Dec 1, 2021 | P••••••• | Buyout / majority platform | information services | lead · majority | $5.3B | A•••••• (co investor) | en.wikipedia.org Fact “••• Locked” |
Fund and manager relationshipsshow
No fund commitment or manager relationship on the record. Commitment amounts are shown only when public.
Public stakes and holdingsshow
Form 13F holdings
No 13F filing on the record for this office.
Real estateshow
No documented real estate ownership link. A property is attributed to an office only through a documented control relationship, never from a surname.
Co-investors1show
| Counterparty | Kind | Shared deals | First, last | Examples | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A•••••• | organisation | 1 | Feb 9, 2007 (historical) | P••••••• | en.wikipedia.org |
- A•••••• Feb 9, 2007 recurring (2) Fact en.wikipedia.org
- A•••••• Feb 9, 2007 recurring (2) Fact en.wikipedia.org
Independent sponsor relationshipsshow
No cited relationship to an independent sponsor.
Related entitiesshow
Sources and evidence19show
Every observation behind this profile: the value, when it was effective, the source, the quote where there is one, and whether it is a fact, an inference or an estimate. 19 shown.
Score components
Freshness
+100 d••• s•••• t•• n••••• s••••••••• f••• o• a•••••• v••••••••• (6 days)
Contactability
+30 n•••• d••••••••• (••• Locked)
Data confidence
+10 d•••••••••
+10 s••••• m••••••
+10 p•••••
+15 i•••••••••
+10 i••••••••• s•••••• (2 sources)
Active deployment
+50 d•••• p•••••• i••••••••• i• l••• 2• m••••• (E•••••• (2026-05-13); E•••••• (2026-02-04))
+25 a• d•••• p•••••• i••••••••• i• l••• 1• m••••• (2026-05-13)
Exists confidence
+20 i••••••••• s•••••• (2 sources)
+30 a•••••••••
Research priority
+15 s••••• f••••• o• f••••• i••••••••• c••••••
+12 d••••• i••••••••• o• r•••••
+10 d••••••• i• l••• 2• m•••••
+2 n• w•••••• k•••• •••••••• w•••• f••• o•••
+0 r••• (77)
Mandate confidence
+40 m•••••• s•••••••• b• o••••••• i•••••••••
+20 s••••• m•••••• o• t•• r•••••
Identity confidence
+80 c••••••••• (••• Locked)
Real estate propensity
no components; scored 0
Co investment propensity
+40 c••••••••• o• t•• r••••• (A••••••; A••••••)
+20 p••••••••• i• s••••••••• r•••••
Family identity confidence
+40 f••••• n•••• (S••••• family)
Private markets propensity
no components; scored 0
Current activity confidence
+50 d•••• p•••••• i••••••••• i• 2• m•••••
+25 a• s••••••••• f••• w••••• 1• m••••• (132 days)
External manager propensity
no components; scored 0
Direct investment propensity
+60 o••••••• d••••• i••••••••• (4 on the record)
Independent sponsor propensity
no components; scored 0
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| Fact | Value | Effective | Source | Class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co invest behavior | ••• Locked “••• Locked” | May 17, 2019 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) about.proquest.com | Fact |
| Control preference | ••• Locked “••• Locked” | May 17, 2019 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) about.proquest.com | Fact |
| Description | ••• Locked “••• Locked” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) en.wikipedia.org | Fact |
| Description | ••• Locked “••• Locked” | Sep 15, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) en.wikipedia.org | Fact |
| Family served | S••••• family “••• Locked” | n/a | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) iccems.com | Fact |
| Formation year | ••• Locked “••• Locked” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) en.wikipedia.org | Fact |
| Formation year | ••• Locked “••• Locked” | Sep 15, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) en.wikipedia.org | Fact |
| Headquarters | Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland “Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) en.wikipedia.org | Fact |
| Headquarters | Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland “Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.” | Sep 15, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) en.wikipedia.org | Fact |
| Office type (stated) | Family investment company “••• Locked” | Sep 15, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) iccems.com | Fact |
| Office type (stated) | Family investment company | May 13, 2026 | PR Newswire releases that name a family office (discovery and investment records, quoted) prnewswire.com | Fact |
| Office type (stated) | Family investment company | Feb 4, 2026 | PR Newswire releases that name a family office (discovery and investment records, quoted) prnewswire.com | Fact |
| Sectors | ••• Locked “••• Locked” | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) en.wikipedia.org | Inference |
| Sectors | ••• Locked “••• Locked” | Sep 15, 2026 | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) en.wikipedia.org | Inference |
| Website search | research_hint:cig.com “••• Locked” | n/a | DFX analyst research (General-assisted, every claim URL-cited) iccems.com | Inference |
| Website search | Not found | Sep 21, 2026 | DFX model output (c••••••••• rules, scores, mandates, matches) no URL | Inference |
| Website search | Not found | Sep 19, 2026 | DFX model output (c••••••••• rules, scores, mandates, matches) no URL | Inference |
| Website search | Not found | Sep 16, 2026 | DFX model output (c••••••••• rules, scores, mandates, matches) no URL | Inference |
| Website search | Not found | Sep 14, 2026 | DFX model output (c••••••••• rules, scores, mandates, matches) no URL | Inference |
Not yet on record: decision makers, capital scale.