TA Associates Invests $50M in Tech Firm

TA Associates, a Boston-based private equity and buyout firm, has announced the investment of $50 million in C&S Marketing, a provider of mortgage lending information and technology based in Sacramento, Calif.The investment represents a minority interest in C&S Marketing. "We have established a valuable and unique channel as a 'vendor-neutral' AVM provider, and we aim to become the dominant information portal for the mortgage lending community," said Steve Schroeder, C&S Marketing's chief executive officer. "We believe partnering with TA will help us achieve this goal and maintain our lead in providing customized best-of-breed solutions to our clients." The companies can be found online at http://www.ta.com and http://www.csmarketing.net.